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Renewable vs. non-renewable power generation across the region (updated every 30 minutes)
Renewables includes biomass(24.3%), nuclear(4.8%), solar(0%) and wind(42.6%). Excludes imports
Diversity Must Improve In Medical Device Testing
The current approach to medical device trials systematically excludes large segments of the population. Women, ethnic minorities, elderly patients, and those with rare conditions are routinely underrepresented in clinical trials. This isn't just an issue of fairness – it's a matter of life and death.
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NASA Picture of the Day: Ice Clouds over a Red Planet
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If you could stand on Mars -- what might you see? You might look out over a vast orange landscape covered with rocks under a dusty orange sky, with a blue-tinted Sun setting over the horizon, and odd-shaped water clouds hovering high overhead. This was just the view captured last March by NASA's rolling explorer, Perseverance. The orange coloring is caused by rusted iron in the Martian dirt, some of which is small enough to be swept up by winds into the atmosphere.
Asteroid Flybys Over the next 7 Days
NameDateMin Dia. (m)Max Dia. (m)Rel. Velocity (mph)Miss Distance (miles)
(2008 YS27)5th Dec15534817,23110,813,533
(2004 CO49)6th Dec12026918,45914,043,744
(2018 MY6)12th Dec14031465,52227,682,434
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