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UCLA football took on a ranked opponent for the third straight week and finished with a loss for the fourth straight week. Facing Penn State for the first time in over 50 years, the Bruins fell 27-11 to the Nittany Lions, and to 1-4 overall on the season. Here are the top three takeaways from the loss:With Ethan Garbers injured, Justyn Martin earned his first career start for the Bruins. Martin showed moments of promise during his start. He led UCLA on a nice opening drive — before they failed to convert on 4th-and-1 — converted several third downs, and was able…

Over a decade after the P1 rocked the automotive world, McLaren has unveiled its newest hypercar, the W1. Like its successor, the W1 is a rear-wheel drive hybrid with a V-8 mounted in the middle. But that doesn’t even come close to telling the full story. This is a far more advanced car in every way. Here’s what makes it so fascinating. High-Downforce, Low-Drag Aerodynamics So much of this car’s story is about aerodynamics, which is what you’d expect from an automaker tied to a Formula 1 team. McLaren quotes a maximum figure of 2,205 pounds at 174 miles per…

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar electric field, was predicted to exist decades ago but never detected, until now. his animation shows how the ambipolar electric field works. The most abundant gas in the lower atmosphere, the part we live in, is nitrogen (N2, shown around seven seconds). Pan up to the ionosphere (14 seconds), though, and you’ll find more atomic oxygen. Photons from the sun can collide with oxygen and knock one of their electrons loose, leaving a positively charged oxygen ion behind. The…

With roughly 2,000 giant pandas remaining in the wild, scientists have spent the last several decades looking for new ways to help the iconic black-and-white bears stave off extinction. And now, it seems there may be more hope than ever before. For the first time, scientists have taken ordinary skin cells from the animal and transformed them into stem cells, the team reports September 20 in Science Advances. Having this type of stem cell, which can be nudged into becoming any kind of cell in the body, could help researchers breed more giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and develop treatments for…

Heat-related deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40 years from now? Scientists now have a clue. Currently, an estimated 8,000-plus deaths in the United States every year are associated with extreme temperatures, both hot and cold. Within the next few decades, that number could double or even triple, largely due to heat, researchers report September 20 in JAMA Network Open. “As the climate warms, the frequency, duration and intensity of heat waves is increasing. Understanding how this will impact our health is crucial,” Sameed Khatana, a cardiologist at…

One of the world’s richest biodiversity hot spots is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon nestled at the base of the Andes mountains. When biogeochemist Jacqueline Gerson first traveled there in 2017, she found herself on a boat headed downstream through the forest. As the riverbanks passed by, she observed a scenic shift. At first, “it was beautiful, primary old-growth forest, lots of birds, lots of different wildlife,” says Gerson, a Ph.D. student at Duke University at the time. “Then, as I continued downstream … first you see these rocks,” she adds. “As you keep going, you…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJust days after Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced off in the first and only vice presidential debate on 2024, the two candidates were back at it again on Saturday night… sort of.Saturday Night Live’s cold open sketch on October 5 featured a parody of the matchup, with cast member Bowen Yang cast as Vance and guest Jim Gaffigan turning as Walz.The show kicked off with the “candidates” finding awkward common ground during the “gotcha”…

Note: With EA Sports’ College Football 25 bringing college football back to the video game world, the Deseret News is simulating every Utah State game against an FBS opponent this season.Utah State faces a monumental task as it starts Mountain West Conference play.The Aggies are on a three-game losing streak heading into conference action.Utah State will also take on the league’s top-ranked team to kick off MWC play, as the Aggies hit the road to face Boise State on Saturday.Can the Aggies hang with the Broncos?The Deseret News ran a simulation of Saturday’s game on the EA Sports College Football…

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With Heisman candidate Ashton Jeanty lining up in the backfield, the No. 21 ranked Boise State Broncos face the Utah State Aggies in a Week 6 college football showdown today. This game kicks off at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET (5 p.m. MDT) on Saturday, October 5 with a live broadcast on FS2, and streaming live on demand.• WATCH: Boise State vs. Utah State football live for free with Fubo (free trial) or with Sling (cheapest streaming plans, $25 off your first month) or see more streaming options below.What TV channel is the Boise State vs. Utah State football game…