"Visionary" US astrophysicist Eugene Parker dead at 94
Eugene Parker, a pioneering American astrophysicist whose mathematical prediction that charged particles streamed from stars in a solar wind was met with disbelief before he was ultimately vindicated, has died aged 94, NASA said on Wednesday......»»
Why are dead and dying seabirds washing up on Australian beaches in hundreds?
In October and November, horrified beachgoers often find dead and dying muttonbirds washing up in an event called a seabird "wreck.".....»»
Turkana stone beads tell a story of herder life in a drying east Africa 5,000 years ago
On the shores of Lake Turkana in east Africa, about 5,000 to 4,000 years ago, pastoralists buried their dead in communal cemeteries that were marked by stone circles and pillars. The north-west Kenya "pillar sites" were built around the same time as.....»»
Is capitalism dead? Economics professor thinks it is, and he knows who killed it
Yanis Varoufakis grew up during the Greek dictatorship of 1967–1974. He later became an economics professor and was briefly Greek finance minister in 2015......»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 11/06/2023
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'A Haunting in Venice' tops the chart, followed by 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One'. ‘Five Nights at Freddy's' completes the t.....»»
After 14 years, chat website Omegle shuts down
Omegle, a once-popular online chat service known for connecting random users, has been permanently shut down. After 14 years, Omegle is dead. The chat website experienced a bit of a revival during the pandemic, but now it's gone offline for goo.....»»
The death of native resolution? It’s not so simple
A string of PC releases has suggested that native resolution gaming is dead, but there's a little more to the conversation......»»
An exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading across Ohio
A species of exotic tick arrived in Ohio in 2021 in such huge numbers that their feeding frenzy on a southeastern farm left three cattle dead of what researchers believe was severe blood loss......»»
Climate change is turning swaths of California"s mountains into "zombie forests"
There's something eerie about this forest in the southern Sierra Nevada. Tangles of bony branches obscure the ground. Dead trees stand gray and bristly. An aura of doom hangs over the green conifers that remain......»»
Ten dead as Storm Ciaran batters Western Europe
At least 10 people were killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe with record winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, causing travel mayhem with closed ports and flight and rail disruptions......»»
Vast destruction, 39 dead in Mexico after Acapulco hurricane
Acapulco was struggling Saturday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 39 lives and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages......»»
Tourists evacuated from Mexico"s hurricane-hit Acapulco
Airlines began to evacuate tourists from Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco on Friday after a scale-topping Category 5 hurricane left a trail of destruction and at least 27 people dead, authorities said......»»
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 fixes one of its predecessor’s biggest flaws
I loved Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, even when I wasn't playing as Peter Parker or Miles Morales......»»
iLeakage attack resurrects Spectre with password and website data extraction
Spectre can't stay dead despite numerous attempts by Apple to patch it, with iLeakage the latest attack vector to utilize speculative execution demonstrated by researchers.iLeakage attackApple's move to Apple Silicon processors hasn't stopped specula.....»»
Bird flu kills more than 500 marine mammals in Brazil
At least 522 seals and sea lions have been found dead along the coast of southern Brazil, authorities said Wednesday, blaming the die-off on avian flu......»»
Physics has long failed to explain life—but researchers are testing a groundbreaking new theory in the lab
Modern physics can explain everything from the spin of the tiniest particle to the behavior of entire galaxy clusters. But it can't explain life. There's simply no formula to explain the difference between a living lump of matter and a dead one. Life.....»»
Minerals in ancient meteorites offer insights into the origin of most of the Earth"s surface
Dr. Alice Stephant, an astrophysicist, is helping to solve a longstanding mystery about water on Earth: where it came from......»»
Everything leaving Max (formerly HBO Max) in November 2023
From Gangs of London to Fear the Walking Dead to a lot of Freddy Kruger movies, here are all the films and TV shows leaving Max in November 2023......»»
I was wrong about the iPhone 15 Pro
I thought I knew what to expect from the iPhone 15 Pro. But after using the phone for a while, I have a confession. I was dead wrong about it......»»
‘The Whole Health System Is Collapsing Around Us.’ Doctors Say Gaza Is on the Brink
Doctors say they are operating without anesthesia, hospitals have run out of space to put the wounded, and the dead are being buried in mass graves......»»
Stench leads officials to 189 rotting corpses at taxidermist’s funeral home
One family who received ashes aren't sure if they're the cremains of a loved one. Enlarge / Medical examiner or forensic scientist with dead man's corpse in morgue. (credit: Getty Images) Authorities on Tuesday reporte.....»»