Heatwave triggers "false autumn" in UK
Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early......»»
Poll shows who Americans trust (and don"t trust) for health news
Misinformation about health and medicine is rampant in the United States, with far too many Americans being presented false claims and left wondering what to believe, a new survey reports......»»
New research shows bats feast as insects migrate through Pyrenees
Bats gather to feast as nocturnal insects fly through mountain passes in the Pyrenees each autumn, new research shows......»»
Some plants do not shed their leaves in autumn, for good reason
Retention of dead biomass by plants is common in the temperate herbaceous flora and can be related to certain plant traits, indicating relevance to ecosystem functioning. These are the main findings of an experimental study on more than 100 plant spe.....»»
YouTube to prohibit false claims about cancer treatments under its medical misinformation policy
YouTube announced Tuesday that it will start removing false claims about cancer treatments as part of an ongoing effort to build out its medical misinformation policy......»»
Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted
Dell Australia is paying for something many of its peers are guilty of. Enlarge (credit: Dell) Dell's Australia arm has been slapped with a $10 million AUD (about $6.49 million) fine for "making false and misleading rep.....»»
Countering false and omitted evidence of historically heterogeneous western US dry forests and mixed-severity fires
Evidence of forest structure and fires in pre-industrial dry forests—major forests covering ~26 million hectares (64 million acres) of the western U.S.—provides an essential historical baseline. Dry forests are dominated by ponderosa pine (Pinus.....»»
Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license
Tenpenny lost her license for refusing to cooperate with a board investigation. Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio Chann.....»»
Carbon dioxide, not water, triggers explosive basaltic volcanoes
Geoscientists have long thought that water—along with shallow magma stored in Earth's crust—drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools at Cornell, scientists have learned that gaseous carbon dioxide can trigger explo.....»»
Sports media use linked to belief in rape myths
Young men in a recent study who were regular consumers of sports media were more likely to accept rape myths, a set of false and prejudiced beliefs that can serve to excuse or downplay sexual assault......»»
Angry Tesla customers sue firm over “grossly” exaggerated EV range
Three Tesla drivers launch class action, alleging fraud and false advertising. Enlarge / Tesla cars charging on July 17, 2022, in Nephi, Utah. (credit: Getty Images | George Frey ) Tesla is facing a class-action lawsuit.....»»
What’s new on Apple TV+ this month (August 2023)
This August looks to be on the quiet side for Apple TV+ releases, but we’re just a few weeks away from a very active Autumn 2023 for the platform......»»
Apple Watch emergency calls false positives slammed by UK police chiefs
The Apple Watch has been blamed for a rise in calls to emergency services in the United Kingdom, police chiefs in the country have warned, caused by the various automatic-calling functions of the wearable device.[Dom J/Pexels]While features like Cras.....»»
Netflix touts $900k AI jobs amid Hollywood strikes
The job posting amid a strike partly driven by AI fears triggers an angry reaction from actors......»»
OpenAI discontinues its AI writing detector due to “low rate of accuracy”
Research shows that any AI writing detector can be defeated—and false positives abound. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a slot machine in a desert. (credit: Midjourney) On Thursday, OpenAI quietly pulled its AI Clas.....»»
Man who drove off a cliff is saved by iPhone 14
A combination of Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite on an iPhone 14 guided rescuers to a driver who had gone off a cliff in California and was bleeding from the head.Crash Detection does keep sending false alarms to emergency services, s.....»»
Heat wave lowers driving range in some EVs by 31%
The historic heatwave gripping much of the U.S. and the world is impacting electric vehicle battery range......»»
Heat-struck Mediterranean is climate change "hot spot"
Struck by near-record temperatures and wildfires during this week's heatwave, the Mediterranean region is ranked as a climate-change "hot spot" by scientists......»»
"It"s horrible": Spain sweats through day 2 of heatwave
Spain issued "extreme" danger alerts over scorching temperatures in three regions Tuesday as firefighters said a blaze that had raged for days in the Canary Islands had almost burnt itself out......»»
A Twitter user found scam numbers for major airlines on Google Maps. Google is working to fix it
Google is working to fix false contact information for some major airlines on Google Maps after a Twitter user found a phone number actually connected callers to scammers......»»
Scientists create high-quality chromosome-level reference genome of Chelidonichthys spinosus
Chelidonichthys spinosus, commonly known as the spiny red gurnard in the order Scorpaeniformes, is a typical migratory fish that undertakes offshore overwintering migrations in late autumn and early winter, and returns to nearshore areas for spawning.....»»