# NuseReal

Miscellaneous news

U.S. Senate Democrats, with some Republicans' support, block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump's crypto ventures (LINK) 8 May 2025.

— It failed 49-48 on a procedural vote Thursday after Democrats said that they needed to see more changes to the legislation before they could back it.

Switzerland unveils a national drought-detection system (LINK) 8 May 2025.

CERN detects lead atoms turning into gold (LINK) 8 May 2025.

— Lead is made of 82 protons and around 126 neutrons at its core. Gold instead has 79 protons, just three fewer than lead. Removing three protons from each lead atom is what is needed to make this transmutation. The ALICE experiment of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) looks at what happens when heavy ions smash together. Mostly, it is to understand the quark-gluon plasma that existed in the first moments after the Big Bang. But smashing lead ions together can break those atoms into more commonly recognizable forms, such as the conversion of lead to gold.

9 Environmental stories that don't get as much coverage as they should: from whales to soil microbes, our planet's living systems are fraying in silence. (LINK) 8 May 2025.

10 jobs that will definitely get replaced with AI, including content writer, marketing professional and project manager (LINK) 8 May 2025.