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This artist’s impression shows ultra-fast winds blasting out from the center of galaxy Markarian 817. These winds, moving at many millions of kilometers per hour, clear out interstellar gas from a vast region of space. Without this gas, the galaxy can’t form new stars and the black hole in the galactic center has little left to eat. Credit: ESAObservations reveal black holes can alter galaxies by ejecting gas, impeding star formation, with significant implications for understanding galactic evolution.Black holes are like…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new survey of 2,000 European consumers reveals persistent confusion around recycling food packaging, despite sustainability efforts by brands. The InformPack project is a collaboration between Aarhus University, University of Reading and other European industry partners and research institutes, identified key themes across five additional countries,…

Since time immemorial, humans around the world have gazed up in wonder at the night sky. The starry night sky has not only inspired countless works of music, art, and poetry but has also played an important role in timekeeping, navigation and agricultural practices in many traditions.For many cultures, the night sky, with its stars, planets and the Milky Way, is considered just as important a part of the natural environment as the forests, lakes and mountains below. Countless people around the world gaze at the night sky:…

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) says Nigeria’s failure to develop other viable sectors of the nation’s economy has worsened the nation’s socio-economic challenges. In a statement Tuesday by its Chief Executive Officer, Laoye Jaiyeola, the group said that Nigeria’s poor economic growth is a reflection of how the nation manages its human capital. NESG also called on all stakeholders to be involved in discussions that will foster economic growth and nation building. “The recognition of the effects of…

CLIMATEWIRE | Kentucky residents who are struggling to rebuild after devastating flooding face huge financial obstacles because almost nobody in the state has flood insurance. The area hit by the flash floods that began in late July and killed at least 37 people has a large concentration of low-income families. Only 17,250 property owners in Kentucky have federal flood insurance, government records show. The public program provides the vast majority of flood policies in the United States. A recent Federal Emergency…

An aerial view of several Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked at King County International Airport-Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2022.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday said the manufacturer won't ramp up production of its bestselling 737 Max yet because of supply chain constraints.The company is producing 31 of the Max planes each month on average, and Boeing will focus on stabilizing that rate before increasing output, according to Calhoun."Averages don't work very well for customers;…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain U.S. teachers and principals are experiencing frequent job-related stress at a rate about twice that of the general population of working adults, according to a new RAND Corporation survey. Well-being is reported as especially poor among Hispanic/Latinx teachers, mid-career teachers and female teachers and principals.…