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Space Mirrors, Ocean Fertilization, Cloud Thinning: Weighing Geoengineering Risks

To slow down the accelerating pace of climate change, scientists are working on radical geoengineering technologies like space mirrors, ocean iron fertilization, and cirrus cloud thinning to tweak the earth’s climate system. But a new study published in the journal …

Research Finds Pool Ban on Risky Dives Pointless in Curbing Kids’ Injuries

Head, neck, and face injuries that have increased in recent decades with the popularity of board diving among children do not necessarily mean stricter regulations are needed, such as disallowing somersault and backward facing dives, because divers generally self-regulate based …