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AI Tool Predicts Whether Online Health Misinformation Will Cause Real-World Harm

A new AI-based analytical technique reveals that specific language phrasing in Reddit misinformation posts foretold people rejecting COVID vaccinations.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamMay 24th, 2024

Ending native forest logging would help Australia"s climate goals much more than planting trees

Australia contains some of the world's most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array of unique tree-dwelling marsupials, rare birds, in.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News5 hr. 48 min. ago

Cyprus records a second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar

A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heat wave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News6 hr. 48 min. ago

Searching for a female partner for the world"s "loneliest" plant

"Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world," wrote paleontologist Richard Fortey in his book about the evolution of life......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated News7 hr. 48 min. ago

Searching for a female partner for the world’s “loneliest” plant

AI assists in the pursuit for one threatened plant species. Enlarge / Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa. (credit: CC BY-NC) “Surely this is the most solita.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News12 hr. 48 min. ago

Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week

Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News15 hr. 16 min. ago

Foreign-born pandas join China"s efforts to boost wild population

After years of charming millions of people around the world with their furry bodies and clumsy antics, foreign-born giant pandas are adapting to new lives in China......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News15 hr. 16 min. ago

Video games are changing, and Summer Game Fest just teased what’s next

Summer Game Fest was full of exciting world premieres, but its most important reveal was teasing the future of video games......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?

It's relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor's actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrator.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia

Contract seafarers in Ukraine are turning to online whisper networks to keep themselves from being hired into Russia’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Improving soil health yields unexpected benefits for farmers

In the U.S., as farmers wrestle with extreme heat and drought, heavy rainfall and flooding, and erosion—all factors of climate change which can take a toll on crops—there's been a lot of buzz over regenerative agriculture over the past few years,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Is your Android phone not charging? Here’s how to fix it

Your Android phone is the center of your life, so it not charging is a real problem. Here are some ways to fix your Android phone not charging......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

25 years of massive fusion energy experiment data open on the "cloud" and available to everyone

High-temperature fusion plasma experiments conducted in the Large Helical Device (LHD) of the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), have renewed the world record for an acquired data amount, 0.92 terabytes (TB) per experiment, in February 202.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Truist Bank confirms data breach after stolen data appears online

Sp1d3r is back with another bank attack, and is demanding $1 million this time......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Study indicates Pennsylvania private forest landowners value fire as tool to manage woodlands

Fire can help shape ecosystems, and after a century of suppressing naturally occurring fire that has thrown forests out balance, some states—including Pennsylvania—are using controlled burns to help manage forests on public lands. Now, a new four.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Ultracompact and high-efficiency liquid-crystal-on-silicon light engines for augmented reality glasses

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are innovative display technologies with the ability to revolutionize the way we interact and experience the world......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Seeing at a distance with multicore fibers: All-optical, ultra-long-distance image acquisition and transmission system

With the exponential growth of data globally, the demand for high-speed acquisition and long-distance transmission of multidimensional data is escalating. Online video surveillance in sectors like industrial manufacturing has significantly boosted pr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Research highlights potential of photo-driven fin field-effect transistors

Infrared detectors are the core components of infrared detection systems and play an important role in fields such as night vision, remote sensing, and health monitoring. In this context, the utilization of mature silicon technologies to develop mini.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Scientists warn of coral reef decline due to ocean acidification

The French Polynesian island Moorea is the most beautiful isle in the world, some say. Its lagoons are surrounded by reefs dominated by Porites corals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

YetiHunter: Open-source threat hunting tool for Snowflake environments

Cloud identity protection company Permiso has created YetiHunter, a threat detection and hunting tool companies can use to query their Snowflake environments for evidence of compromise. YetiHunter executing queries (Source: Permiso Security) Recent a.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024