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How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out
What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with a promise not to build a nuclear weapon. Then, the global community verifies that stated intent via the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons[1].
Once a country signs the treaty, the world’s nuclear watchdog, the ...
Why drones and AI can’t quickly find missing flood victims, yet
For search and rescue, AI is not more accurate than humans, but it is far faster.
Recent successes in applying computer vision and machine learning to drone imagery for rapidly determining building and road damage[1] after hurricanes or shifting wildfire lines[2] suggest that artificial intelligence could be valuable in searching for missing...
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The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi
Golden oyster mushrooms[1], with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home from mushroom kits.
But this food craze has also unleashed an invasive species into the wild, and new research shows it’s pushing out native fungi[2].
In a study we believe is the first...