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......»»
Power cuts and sleepless nights in China"s record heatwave
The lights are out along a once-bustling boulevard in a tourist spot at the epicenter of China's hottest summer on record, as people take refuge indoors from the searing heat engulfing the country's southwest......»»
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......»»
China warns of "severe" threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record......»»
Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize
“False social reality” obscures widespread U.S. support for climate protection measures.....»»
Online teaching triggers a different response in the body
Moderate stress can be beneficial for learning. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated whether stress occurs to the same extent in online teaching as during in-person classes. They measured various physiological parameters in stude.....»»
Plant molecular geneticists discover, and begin to crack, the epigenetic code
When plants sense environmental challenges such as drought or extended periods of extreme temperatures, they instinctively reprogram their genetic material to survive and even thrive. The chemical code that triggers those changes can be deciphered an.....»»
China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring
Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs......»»
Power outage in China could affect iPad production amid its worst heatwave
iPad production could be affected by China’s worst heatwave in 60 years. According to Reuters, producers of lithium and other metals “shut plants or curbed output in the country’s southwestern Sichuan province after it rationed industrial elec.....»»
Power outage may cut iPad production at Foxconn and Compal
Production of the iPad could be impacted by power outages instigated by a rationing of electricity by a Chinese province during the worst heatwave in 60 years.Officials of China's southwestern Sichuan province ordered a rationing of industrial electr.....»»
Twitter activates election policy enforcement for US midterms
Twitter will now label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false claims about how to cast a ballot or the outcomes of a race, as part of a broader set of content enforcement policies it's activating ahead of the midterm.....»»
Taming tomorrow"s wildfires
Wildfire has ravaged the Western United States throughout the last decade. Over three million acres have already burned across the country this year. As fires spark earlier and extend further into autumn each year, turning from "fire seasons" to "fir.....»»
Piracy Lawsuit Triggers Dispute Over ‘Hollywood Style Quality’ of Adult Films
Piracy lawsuits should be pretty straightforward. Rightsholders must provide solid evidence that someone shared a copy of their content without permission. However, in a piracy case filed by adult entertainment company Strike 3 the purported "Hollywo.....»»
Apple Pay launches in Malaysia after false start
Following the withdrawal of a premature announcement by Malaysia's AmBank, Apple has now officially launched Apple Pay in the country.Only AmBank published details of its Apple Pay support early, but Apple has now confirmed that a total of three bank.....»»
Tesla faces new probes into motorbike deaths, false advertising
NHTSA is investigating bike deaths as California says Tesla statements are "untrue." Enlarge / Elon Musk said in June that without autonomous driving technology, Tesla is "worth basically nothing." Tesla went into the weekend.....»»
Critical thinking protecting Ukrainians against Russia"s disinformation campaign
In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.....»»
Researchers document "infodemic" of false information on COVID-19 in first year of pandemic
More than 225,000 tweets with the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic led to an "infodemic" of misinformation and disinformation on Twitter during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers published in PLOS ON.....»»
How listening to uninterrupted noise helped millions to focus
False copyright claim briefly took Lofi Girl and her continuous music stream down. Enlarge (credit: Juan Pablo Machado) Who among us isn’t depressingly familiar with the constant tug of war between putting off tasks that req.....»»
Driest July in memory imperils Europe"s crops
As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent's breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and deepen the cost-of-living crisis......»»
Avowed bitcoin creator Craig Wright is not happy with £1 win in UK libel lawsuit
What the judge calls "deliberately false," Wright calls misunderstood evidence. Enlarge / Craig Wright, self-declared inventor of bitcoin, center, arrives at federal court with his attorney Andres Rivero, right, in West Palm Beach, Flo.....»»
Cold Stone’s Nintendo-themed ice cream sundaes are a sweet way to beat the heatwave
I tried all three of Cold Stone's Nintendo-themed ice cream flavors. You know, for journalistic purposes......»»