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Let's answer some of your electric vehicle questions
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A new study found that people underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support by as much as 30%. Are you one of them? Let us answer some of your questions.
Gizmodo
15 hours ago
You Will Not Feel the World's Smallest Walking RC Robot Crawling Across Your Body
Gizmodo - Andrew Liszewski
With all the doom and gloom over the inevitable robot apocalypse, we’ve at least been able to take solace in the fact that we’ll see them …
CNBC
9 hours ago
Monkeypox has spread to more than 20 countries but the outbreaks are containable, WHO says
CNBC - Annika Kim Constantino
The World Health Organization on Thursday said the monkeypox virus has spread to more than 20 countries, urging nations to increase surveillance of …
Axios
10 hours ago
Monkeypox is not another COVID
Axios - Eileen Drage O'Reilly
The growing monkeypox outbreak may appear alarming to people — potentially triggering bad memories of the rapid spread of COVID over the globe — but …
Flipboard Science
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Boeing's Starliner Returns to Earth, But Was Mission a Success?
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It seems that the voyage to the International Space Station went well, except for the hitch with the propulsion. Nevertheless, Boeing's spacecraft successfully docked with the orbital habitat and safely landed back on the planet. What happens next? Will NASA give Boeing its blessing to begin crewed flights? Is SpaceX's monopoly in jeopardy?
Mashable
18 hours ago
Astronomer captures image of the huge mile-wide asteroid (safely) passing Earth
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
Fortunately, it's not a threat. It's extremely unlikely that a colossal space rock will slam into Earth in the coming centuries, and beyond. NASA, however, is vigilantly watching the skies for any near-Earth objects that might threaten our planet, whether on a small, regional, or planetary scale. …