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2 Southern California gang members sentenced for violent robbery of elderly couple at mall

2 Southern California gang members sentenced for violent robbery of elderly couple at mall.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooNov 1st, 2024

In Patagonia, more snow could protect glaciers from melt—but only if greenhouse gas are curbed emissions soon

In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice. But, a new study in Scientific Reports from INSTAAR postdoc Matthias Troch suggests that this protective effect might be pushed up against i.....»»

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Study: Brilliant white male characters more believable, some viewers say

Brilliant characters often play key roles in movies and TV shows. However, when these characters are played by women and people of color, some audience members dismiss them as unrealistic, even if they portray real people and events, a recent study f.....»»

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Watch Blue Origin launch its latest space tourism flight this morning

Blue Origin will shortly be launching its ninth space tourism flight that will carry six private crew members on a 10-minute flight......»»

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"Doomsday fish" washed ashore in California, but what does that mean?

If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 38 min. ago

DOJ indicts Phillips 66 for Southern California refinery allegedly dumping industrial wastewater into sewer

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles voted to indict Texas-based oil refiner Phillips 66 for allegedly dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater from its Carson refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system and then failing.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 38 min. ago

Broadcast police communications may pose privacy risks, especially to Black men

Police radio transmissions contain personally identifiable information that could pose privacy risks for members of the public, especially Black males, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State and the University of Chicago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Oldies but goodies: Study shows why elderly animals offer crucial scientific insights

A new study on aging in the animal kingdom has highlighted how urgently Earth's oldest and wisest creatures must be protected, with knowledge and environmental stability lost due to human intervention......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Are fast radio bursts caused by interstellar objects crashing into neutron stars?

Every now and then, astronomers will detect an odd kind of radio signal. So powerful it can outshine a galaxy, but lasting only milliseconds. They are known as fast radio bursts (FRBs). When they were first discovered a couple of decades ago, we had.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Astronomers take first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy

Located a staggering 160,000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the impressive sharpness offered by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO's VLTI). The new observations reveal a star puffi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it"s taking a costly toll on the planet and on millions of young customers

Fast fashion is everywhere—in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Plastic reduces krill"s ability to remove carbon in the deep ocean, marine ecologists find

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere. The results are published this month in the journal.....»»

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Plant biologists show how two genes work together to trigger embryo formation in rice

Rice is a staple food crop for more than half the world's population, but most farmers don't grow high-yielding varieties because the seeds are too expensive. Researchers from the University of California's Davis and Berkeley campuses have identified.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Madagascar"s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an inte.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Ancient DNA sheds light on adaptation of early Europeans at the dawn of the agricultural revolution

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Los Angeles has revealed new insights into h.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea found to be talking to himself

A team of marine biologists at the University of Southern Denmark has discovered a solo male dolphin living in the Baltic Sea, who appears to be talking to himself. In their paper published in the journal Bioacoustics, the group describes how they an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

I’ve had the Apple Watch Series 10 for months. Here are 5 things you should know before buying

The Apple Watch Series 10 got rave reviews when it launched. A couple of months later, is it holding up OK? Here's what you need to know......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

California water recycling plant gains $26 million to feed Lake Mead

Toilet water in Los Angeles will soon reduce the strain on Lake Mead, thanks in part to a $26.2 million boost that was announced Monday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

In southern India"s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of thousands of tea shrubs in southern India's Nilgiris region—a gateway to a time before colonization and the commercial growing o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

In 1975, only 1% of public schools had their own police officers. Today, 44% do. A large reason for the increase is the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which led to the creation of the federal Community Oriented Policing Servic.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

EV, battery-makers group says EV tax incentive boosts U.S. industry vs China

The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), a trade group whose members include the likes of Tesla, Waymo, Rivian, and Uber, is coming out in support of tax incentives for both the production and the sale of electric vehicles (EVs)......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024