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Louisiana wants to put a breathalyzer between every convicted drunk driver and their car keys
3+ hour ago (496+ words) Every year, Louisiana roads claim lives that didn't have to be lost. In 2024 alone, 192 people were killed in drunk driving crashes across the state " more than one in four of all traffic fatalities, according to federal data. Now, a piece…...
Doctors in Bangkok watched a baby's brown eyes slowly turn indigo during COVID treatment and had no immediate explanation
5+ hour ago (657+ words) Credits: Jiravisitkul et al. 2023, DOI: 10. 3389/fped. 2023. 1154814. CC BY 4. 0, no changes made. No other part of his body showed any discoloration. His skin, nails, and hair looked completely normal. Only his eyes had changed " and no one in the room had…...
A hidden flaw inside the world's most promising solar material has finally been solved after years of dead ends
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (483+ words) Representation of a kesterite crystal, another of the materials with the greatest potential for solar energy Halide perovskites absorb and emit light better than almost any other known solar material " thin enough to coat a phone, flexible enough to wrap…...
Connecticut is rewriting its distracted driving laws for the smartphone era, and other states are watching closely
17+ hour ago (489+ words) Most distracted driving laws on the books today were written when a phone call was the biggest in-car distraction. Smartphones have since become portable entertainment systems capable of streaming video, scrolling feeds, and running dozens of apps " all within arm's…...
In Georgia, workers at a nuclear power plant made a bizarre discovery: a 13-foot-long creature that had been hidden there for 40 million years
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (536+ words) Buried beneath layers of Georgia soil sat the remains of a strange 13-foot-long creature. At first, workers thought the bones belonged to several creatures mixed together. The skeleton came from a single animal that had lived roughly 40 million years ago....
Researchers have tracked 13 whales fleeing across the Pacific from a strange sound humans cannot hear, as if an invisible predator were chasing them
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (556+ words) Thirteen whales suddenly changed direction across the Pacific Ocean. They abandoned feeding areas and altered deep-diving patterns. Researchers say the whales reacted like prey animals, detecting danger nearby. But humans nearby heard absolutely nothing. The sound existed beyond normal human…...
A 1, 200-ton boulder was found 600 feet from where it should be, and scientists believe a megatsunami moved it 7, 000 years ago in an event that could happen again
23+ hour ago (575+ words) A huge limestone boulder sits high above the coast of Tonga. Its size and weight make this one particularly special. Experts wanted to understand how it ended up on a cliff miles from where it should be. Their answer points…...
Brazil built a wind farm without measuring the noise, and now frogs are changing their calls just to be heard again
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (565+ words) Frogs living beside Brazilian wind turbines are changing the way they call each other. Not because of predators. Not because of climate shifts. But because giant wind turbines now drown out their calls. Some males now change pitch, timing, and…...
These four glaciers have existed since the age of the mammoths, and now they could disappear for the first time in human history
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (575+ words) These four glaciers have endured for thousands of years in changing environments. They first formed when mammoths still wandered across North America. Now, scientists warn that the ancient ice could disappear within decades. Researchers now think some Sierra Nevada ice…...
New York's drunk driving law has a quiet loophole that lets convicted offenders walk away without ever touching the device built to stop them
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (816+ words) Every year, drunk driving claims hundreds of lives on New York roads " 300 in 2024 alone, accounting for more than one in four traffic deaths statewide. The state has a law designed to prevent repeat offenses: convicted drivers are required to install…...