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On July 24, 2024, air quality in Denver was severely affected by smoke from wildfires in Oregon and western Canadian provinces. David Zarbowski/AP Hide caption Toggle caption David Zarbowski/AP Wildfire season is upon us again. Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. Research shows that Deadly Like the flame itself. Recently, a group of scientists sought to quantify the long-term effects of exposure to smoke from California wildfires between 2008 and 2018. Their papers The researchers modeled statewide levels of PM2.5, a fine particle found in wildfire smoke, and applied mortality data by ZIP code. They estimated that up to 55,710 premature…

NASA’s $450 million lunar probe, the Volatile Investigation Polar Rover (VIPER), I won’t go to the moonBut something else will take its place, and given the costs involved, the decision is likely to raise some eyebrows, if not serious questions, about the space agency’s budget situation.The rover, which is already completed, was originally intended to be mounted on a lunar lander called Griffin, which was developed by the private company Astrobotic at a cost of an additional $323 million.Griffin will go to the moon, but instead of carrying VIPER, it will carry a “mass simulator” instead, which is NASA’s technical…

If you buy through links on our site, New York Post may receive compensation or an affiliate commission. after that A star-studded ceremony it is A spectacular comeback performance Celine Dion’s proclamation officially opened the 2024 Paris Olympics. Over the next 16 days, the world’s best athletes will compete at the highest level, and as with all Olympic Games, expect tears of joy and sorrow, records broken and set, and plenty of gold medals for Team USA. But you might be wondering. How to watch All of it, and how to watch it for free, most likely. NBC will be…

Apple’s M3 MacBook Air Apple’s lightest and thinnest laptop design 3rd Generation Apple SiliconB&H Photo Video is offering $200 off the 2024 laptop model. Normally priced at $1,299, the model with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is just $1,099.of 2024 MacBook Air The M3 chip, Apple’s silicon made using a 3nm process, has been added, packing more electronic components into a smaller space than the previous generation chip. Apple’s Neural Engine is Apple Intelligence AI features The M3 family, due to launch this fall, is 15 percent faster than the M2. While the M3 MacBook Air may not…

Izzy McKinney was a healthy teen who wrote poetry, played the mandolin, and prided herself on her talent for penciling eyeliner. She also had acne.She tried topical medications, then antibiotics. Two weeks after starting the antibiotic her doctor prescribed (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole), Izzy developed a slight fever.Less than three months later, Izzy’s heart stopped and she passed away, one month after her 16th birthday.The autopsy revealed the cause dress — A drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. It is a rare but potentially fatal condition caused by drugs commonly used to treat acne, seizures, and gout.Subtle at first, then terrifyingly violent,…

Our ambitions for space exploration have boldly sent humans to the Moon, probes to Mars, and spacecraft to the ends of the Earth. Solar SystemBut can humans and spacecraft ever reach Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth?Alpha Centauri is about 4.4 Light years (about 25 trillion miles, or 40 trillion kilometers, from Earth) and is home to three separate stars. The closest star, Proxima Centauri, is one that scientists believe may host an exoplanet. The conditions necessary for life.But reaching this star system will not be easy. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Like NASA’s retired 122-foot (38-meter)…

Getty Images “alienThe next installment in the “Alien” series, “Alien: Romulus,” brought blood, gore and even chestbursters to San Diego. Comic-Con. Director Fede Alvarez, along with cast members Cailee Spaeny, David Johnson, Archie Renaud, Isabella Merced, Spike Fern and Eileen Wu, appeared in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday to talk about the upcoming “Alien,” which hits theaters on August 16. The film takes place between Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s popular sequel Alien 2. The story follows “a group of young people on a distant planet who come face to face with the most terrifying lifeforms…

Bacterial infections have a cure. With the right antibiotic and the right course of treatment, we can kill the bacteria and stop the disease. In theory, that should be the case. But in reality, bacteria are struggling to survive and are starting to develop antibiotic resistance. This can put human lives at risk, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has called bacterial resistance “one of the world’s greatest threats to public health and development.”WHO report Last November, it was reported that antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, was directly associated with 1.27 million deaths and contributed to 4.95 million deaths globally…

U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmuss of Australia finish preliminaries in the women’s 400-meter freestyle in Paris on Saturday. The final, scheduled for Saturday afternoon, is one of the most anticipated events of the entire Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsiyana/AFP via Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption Manan Vatsiyana/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — Less than 24 hours after the incident Olympic Games Opening Ceremony One of the most anticipated events of the year Paris Summer Olympics: Women’s 400m freestyle. The race is set to be a showdown of giants, headlined by three women: Australian standout Ariarne Titmuss, who has…

The Falcon 9 resumed flight two weeks after the upper stage failure. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX’s two-week launch pause ended just after midnight Saturday with the Starlink 10-9 mission, which saw the Falcon 9 resume flying its workhorse rocket after being grounded by an upper stage accident on July 11. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 1:45 a.m. EDT (5:45 a.m. UTC), marking the 50th dedicated Starlink launch of 2024. Successful deployment of the payload was confirmed just one hour after liftoff. The Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that…