Some patients may experience vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs such as propofol, midazolam, diazepam, and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive or sexual comments or act out, such as grabbing or kissing medical professionals or touching themselves sexually. Others wake up mistakenly believing they have been sexually assaulted. Why does this…
Alternative satellite internet company Astranis has its first spacecraft in orbit and says it’s working “perfectly”. “We have a new way to connect people in some of the most remote and underserved parts of the world,” Astranis CEO John Gedmark told CNBC. The company’s small satellite, built largely in-house and dubbed “Arcturus,” launched on SpaceX’s…
At the time of signing, the Montreal Protocol was seen as good for the planet. A new study shows it was even better than anyone first thought. Naeblys / Alamy Stock Photo This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this one at…
A devastating 2005 flood that killed 1,000 people in the Indian city of Mumbai has been blamed on a tragically simple problem: Plastic bags had blocked storm drains, preventing monsoon flood water from draining out of the city. Now a new report, in an attempt to quantify this problem, estimates that 218 million of the…
CEDAR RAPIDS – In the cool morning air, Candice Kucera walked to the edge of a small pier jutting out of Cedar Rapids’ Mohawk Park into the Cedar River. She gripped a small bucket-like container in one hand, tied to a string she held in the other palm. In one smooth motion, he tossed the…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn in February 2023. Saturn regained the title of planet with the most moons in the solar system after the discovery of 62 new moons, for a total of 145, thus surpassing Jupiter by 50. Credits: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Scientists have discovered…
A United Nations panel is questioning the promise of using machines to remove large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and sea in order to fight climate change. The high-profile organization’s skepticism has sent shockwaves through the emerging industry of carbon removal companies that many scientists say will be essential for the world to…
ST. LOUIS Commercial imaging satellites and change sensing analysis have emerged as powerful tools increasingly used by national security agencies. But the potential of this technology has yet to be tapped for US homeland defense, officials said May 23. There are still technology barriers to adopting new commercial geospatial technologies, including a shortage of skilled…
Marijuana smoking is not associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a newly released study. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles looked at participants who smoke or have smoked tobacco cigarettes and divided them into three groups: current, former, or never smokers. The study authors said limited data are available…
Underserved communities will be able to access $30 million in environmental justice grants for restoration projects in the Great Lakes region under a new federal program. The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has set aside the funds as part of the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program. The money is part of the…