Callery pears: An invader "worse than murder hornets!"
Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm native plants and sport nasty four-inch spikes......»»
Eastern Canada breaks autumn heat records
Eastern Canada shattered heat records this week with temperatures close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), worrying experts and everyday people struggling to cope with extreme weather made worse by climate change......»»
Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report......»»
September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it "mind-blowing"
After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday......»»
Bumble bees drop to shake off Asian hornets
Bumble bees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows......»»
Only Murders in the Building season 3 ending, explained
Only Murders in the Building season 3 added Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, and an exciting new murder mystery for the trio to solve. But who killed Ben Glenroy?.....»»
The worst GPUs of all time: loud, disappointing, uninspired
Some graphics cards are worse than others, but you haven't seen the true definition of "flop" before you've seen these four GPUs......»»
Students made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England, research suggests
A project mapping medieval England's known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London's 14th century slayings, and found that Oxford's student population was by far the most lethally violent of all social or professional.....»»
“Unprecedented” youth climate trial demands action from 32 European governments
Youth suing: "I'm forced to stay inside," and "things are getting worse." Enlarge / Firefighters tackle a wildfire at Vale de Abelha village in Macao, Portugal, on August 16, 2017. (credit: AFP Contributor / Contributor | AFP).....»»
How climate change could make fungal diseases worse
Disease-causing fungi are likely to thrive in a warmer, stormier world. Enlarge / Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of parasitic, yeast-like dimorphic fungus that can, if inhaled, cause a type of lung infection called histoplas.....»»
26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma
The Baltimore Police Department has announced an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted for the murder of Pava LaPere, the 26-year-old CEO of startup EcoMap Technologies, who was found dead in a downtown Baltimore apartment Monday with signs of blunt-fo.....»»
The arrival of mandatory corporate sustainability reporting
To paraphrase the management icon Peter Drucker, you can't manage something unless you measure it. Without measurement, you can't tell if management's actions are making things better or worse. The importance and seriousness of sustainability managem.....»»
USB-C on iPhone 15: Everything you need to know
Apple's new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro each have a USB-C port, but the capabilities of this port differ between models. Here's what you need to know.Apple finally shifted from Lightning to USB-C with the iPhone 15 lineup. For better or worse, this u.....»»
New research finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture
Ahead of World Rivers Day (24 September), new research by the University of Oxford reveals that sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on water quality, and the animals and plants that live in rivers, than surrounding land use. The finding.....»»
Inside Tiktok"s real-life frenzies - from riots to false murder accusations
Former staff and users tell the BBC the app's algorithm has encouraged harmful real-life behaviour......»»
A Haunting in Venice review: a zany, spooky, and fun time
A Haunting in Venice is Kenneth Branagh's spookiest and best Hercule Poirot murder mystery yet......»»
How Google Authenticator made one company’s network breach much, much worse
Google's app for generating MFA codes syncs to user accounts by default. Who knew? Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A security company is calling out a feature in Google’s authenticator app that it says made a recent int.....»»
This Is Your Kid’s Brain on Extreme Heat
It's too hot for school, as stifling classrooms cause some teachers to switch to remote learning—or cancel lessons altogether. And the heat will only get worse......»»
Worse results and more drop-outs recorded when teaching is in English, Swedish study finds
Using English as the language of instruction in higher education has a marked negative impact on learning outcomes when it is not the students' first language, according to a new study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Chalmers University of.....»»
Mortal Kombat 1’s story mode shares strengths and weaknesses with superhero movies
Mortal Kombat 1's story mode is an action-film romp that feels a lot like a Marvel movie, for better and for worse......»»
Did Andor ruin Ahsoka, and maybe the entire Star Wars franchise, by being too good?
Ahsoka has so far shown that Andor's shadow still looms large over the Star Wars franchise. Does Andor's greatness make Ahsoka look worse than it actually is?.....»»