Eight homes, suits and kits for surviving an apocalypse
From a wearable survival kit to an underground bunker, here are eight homes, suits and kits that architects and designers have created to prepare for an apocalypse. Read more From a wearable survival kit to an underground bunker, here are.....»»
South Africa"s Lee Berger, palaeontology action hero
Donning Indiana Jones hats and astronaut-like suits, Lee Berger is something of a paleontology action hero......»»
More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods
More than 500 people were evacuated from their homes in northern Ecuador on Sunday following flooding caused by heavy rains, President Guillermo Lasso said......»»
No groundwater, no new homes, as Arizona severely restricts new housing
Cities, developers will have to turn to costly sources to build new homes. Enlarge / Aerial view of a subdivision in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. (credit: dszc via Getty) The nation’s fifth-largest city and surrou.....»»
Cutting boards can produce microparticles when used to chop veggies, study shows
Cutting boards are handy tools found in most homes and restaurant kitchens. But a small-scale study in Environmental Science & Technology suggests that they are an overlooked source of micrometer-sized particles......»»
Phishing campaigns thrive as evasive tactics outsmart conventional detection
A 25% increase in the use of phishing kits has been recorded in 2022, according to Group-IB. The key phishing trends observed are the increasing use of access control and advanced detection evasion techniques. The rise in evasive tactics, such as ant.....»»
Is ChatGPT creating a cybersecurity nightmare? We asked the experts
ChatGPT can help novice coders create vicious malware, but does this herald a cyber apocalypse or is the problem overblown? We asked the experts to find out......»»
As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking
If rising oceans aren't worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself......»»
Kanchha Sherpa: The last of the first on Everest
Nonagenarian Kanchha Sherpa is the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first humans to summit the world's highest mountain......»»
Could wildflowers and bug hotels help avert an insect apocalypse? We just don"t know—yet
Insects are in rapid decline. One study found the global total is falling by 2.5% a year, with insect species going extinct eight times faster than mammals, birds and reptiles......»»
Ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy: Watching molecules relax in real time
Designing the next generation of efficient energy conversion devices for powering our electronics and heating our homes requires a detailed understanding of how molecules move and vibrate while undergoing light-induced chemical reactions......»»
Where have all the Luddites gone? Exploring what makes us human—and whether modern technology threatens to destroy it
The great—if sometimes overlooked—20th-century philosopher and cultural critic Günther Anders once proposed that our modern age is characterized by a dangerous and pervasive "Apocalypse-Blindheit": a blindness to the apocalypse......»»
Where to watch Selling Sunset season 6
A new era is upon the real estate brokers of the Oppenheim Group as they return for more drama and luxurious homes in Netflix's Selling Sunset season 6......»»
TikTok has been banned in Montana, but chances of the law surviving are slim
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed legislation to ban TikTok from the state, but it won't go into effect until January 1 and could be overturned.A state-level TikTok ban has been passed in MontanaThere have been many calls to ban TikTok in th.....»»
Your ISP"s Wi-Fi router is probably cheating you out of some Internet speed
Despite Wi-Fi performance still lagging far behind Ethernet performance in homes, it appears there's hope for the future from what some might consider an unlikely source — the internet service providers.Netgear Orbi ProIn an in-depth look at Wi-Fi.....»»
Feeling frozen? 4 out of 5 homes in southern Australia are colder than is healthy
Every winter we hear about soaring energy bills and people's inability to stay warm. But, until now, we haven't really known just how cold Australian homes are. Our newly published research suggests around four out of five of Australian homes fail to.....»»
Heat-loving marine bacteria can help detoxify asbestos
Asbestos materials were once widely used in homes, buildings, automobile brakes and many other built materials due to their strength and resistance to heat and fire, as well as to their low electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, asbestos exposure th.....»»
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were reported, but the true impact was not ye.....»»
One killed as tornado hits south Texas near the Gulf coast, damaging dozens of homes
One person was killed and a curfew was imposed after a powerful tornado tore through a community near the southern tip of Texas before dawn Saturday, damaging dozens of residences and knocking down power lines, authorities said......»»
Skydiver"s iPhone survives 14,000-foot fall from a plane
A TikTok video shows a skydiver dropping his iPhone from a plane during a dive, with it somehow surviving the 14,000-foot fall to the ground.[TikTok/@capt_rumcoffee]Dropping an iPhone can be a fear-filled occasion for most users, worrying over potent.....»»
Biofortification of microgreens with zinc could mitigate global "hidden hunger"
When the seeds of plants such as pea and sunflower are biofortified with zinc, the seedlings they quickly produce—harvested as microgreens—could both help to mitigate global malnutrition and boost the odds of people surviving a catastrophe......»»