Bomb that exploded prematurely in Athens would have caused extensive damage, Greek minister says
Bomb that exploded prematurely in Athens would have caused extensive damage, Greek minister says.....»»
Cultural burning isn"t just important to Indigenous culture—it"s essential to Australia"s disaster management
Last month, Australia's newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside Lismore in New South Wales, as part of the Nation.....»»
Natural compound found in flowers blocks activity of an enzyme involved in multiple sclerosis and cancer
Scientists have identified a natural compound that halts the process involved in the progression of certain forms of cancer and demyelinating conditions—those that damage the sheath, known as myelin, that surrounds neurons—such as multiple sclero.....»»
Lawsuit: Chatbot that allegedly caused teen’s suicide is now more dangerous for kids
Google-funded Character.AI added guardrails, but grieving mom wants a recall. Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—.....»»
Daily 5 report for Oct. 23: EVs get collateral damage from political attack ads
A study says 88 percent of political ads involving EVs are negative. The electric vehicle industry is worried about reputational damage. .....»»
AP photographer describes how he captured dramatic Israeli bomb strike on Beirut building
AP photographer describes how he captured dramatic Israeli bomb strike on Beirut building.....»»
Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb
Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb.....»»
Chatbot that caused teen’s suicide is now more dangerous for kids, lawsuit says
Google-funded Character.AI added guardrails, but grieving mom wants a recall. Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—.....»»
Experiments find people assume unidentified bystanders in a war zone are combatants, acceptable collateral damage
People's bias toward sacrificing unknown bystanders appears to stem from assuming the unidentified person is an enemy, according to a study published October 23, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Scott Danielson from the University of Cant.....»»
AP PHOTOS: Images capture the exact moments an Israeli bomb strikes a building in Beirut
AP PHOTOS: Images capture the exact moments an Israeli bomb strikes a building in Beirut.....»»
Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists say
Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday......»»
Ancient meteorite was "giant fertilizer bomb" for life on Earth
Ancient meteorite was "giant fertilizer bomb" for life on Earth.....»»
A Boeing-built satellite just exploded in orbit
A Boeing-built satellite just exploded in orbit.....»»
NASA reveals prototype telescope for gravitational wave observatory
NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources......»»
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community's water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days......»»
A Boeing-built satellite appears to have exploded in orbit
A satellite designed and built by Boeing appears to have exploded in orbit, for unknown reasons......»»
Accurately weighing costs and benefits of different methods for controlling invasive species
Invasive insect species bring a host of health, social, ecological and economic consequences, including crop damage, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, ecosystem disruption, human disease transmission and rising allergy rates......»»
Q&A: More kids than ever need special education, but burnout has caused a teacher shortage
A growing number of students in public schools—right now, about 15% of them—are eligible for special education services. These services include specially designed instruction for students with autism, learning or physical disabilities, or traumat.....»»
Attribution studies reveal increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics and public health
Climate change is increasingly influencing fire behavior worldwide and intensifying fire smoke, endangering public health from air pollution caused by fires. These are the results of two new climate change impact attribution studies, both published i.....»»
Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastics
New research highlights how extensive plastic pollution is—and how nonhuman species, including dolphins, are exposed......»»
North Carolina"s hurricane damage is not just destroyed homes, but contaminated water systems, experts say
Hurricane Helene brought death and destruction to North Carolina, with the western part of the state in particular seeing entire towns and homes washed away......»»