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......»»
Noble False Widow Spider captures bats in the attic
Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of Pipistrelle bats in the UK......»»
Brazilian Academics Create Automated Fake News Detection Platform
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: A group of Brazilian researchers has created a web platform that is able to identify false information online in an automated manner. Developed by academics at the Center for Mathematical Sciences Appli.....»»
1.7 million Hondas are being investigated for phantom braking
NHTSA has received 278 complaints about inappropriate automatic emergency braking. Enlarge / Honda's forward collision warning system has always been sensitive. Now the NHTSA is investigating some Hondas for false-positive automatic em.....»»
The True Story of the Viral False Teeth That Fooled the World
Paul Bishop vomited his false teeth into a Spanish bin 11 years ago. Then a DNA analysis seemingly returned them to his home in the UK. But the truth, it turns out, is even weirder......»»
OpenSea NFT Heist Likely Triggers Drop in Activity
Activity on OpenSea, the world's largest marketplace for digital collectibles, likely dropped precipitously after a phishing attack that saw traders lose as much as an estimated $3 million. From a report: Trading in nonfungible tokens plummeted in re.....»»
Tesla’s radar-less cars investigated by NHTSA after complaints spike
Tesla's safety camera system has a real problem with false positives. Enlarge / Tesla's camera-only approach to driver assistance keeps landing it in trouble. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Tesla) Tesla is facing a new headache this.....»»
Fact checks, not false tags, counter COVID-19 misinformation
New Cornell University research finds journalistic fact checks are a more effective counter to COVID-19 misinformation than the false news tags commonly used by social media outlets......»»
California sizzles in February heatwave
A heatwave was bringing unseasonably high temperatures to California on Thursday, sending sun-worshippers to the beach, but also sparking a brushfire......»»
Police arrest Mesa County clerk who promoted Trump’s false election claims
Tina Peters was filmed kicking leg toward officer and likely faces charges. Enlarge / Tina Peters. (credit: Tina Peters' campaign website) Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters—who was recently barred from overseeing an election and.....»»
Second class action suit targets Powerbeats Pro battery life, charging issues
A Powerbeats Pro owner has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for its "false, misleading and deceptive" advertising over the wireless headphones battery life and charging case.An existing class action suit claims that Powerbeats Pro don't las.....»»
American "hero" plotted massive land grab and broke peace treaty, map discovery reveals
A once-in-a-lifetime archival discovery reveals that a rare map hiding behind a false identity in Washington D.C. was the work of William Clark, the once revered but now increasingly controversial American explorer, Indian agent and territorial gover.....»»
For T-cells, omicron is nothing unusual
T-cell response from earlier infection or vaccination is down, but not by much. Enlarge / False-color image of a T-cell (orange) latching on to a cell in preparation for killing it. (credit: Getty Images) From the start, the o.....»»
Blue Box Game Studios YouTube Hacked, Warns Users Of False Pre-Order Emails
Blue Box Game Studios has revealed that its YouTube account has been hacked. The post Blue Box Game Studios YouTube Hacked, Warns Users Of False Pre-Order Emails appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios.....»»
Gran Turismo 7 Trailer Goes Heavy On PS5 Features Including 3D Audio, Adaptive Triggers
Watch the new Gran Turismo 7 trailer from Sony, which highlights the various features included in the PS5 version of the racer. The post Gran Turismo 7 Trailer Goes Heavy On PS5 Features Including 3D Audio, Adaptive Triggers appeared first on PlaySta.....»»
NASA"s "Nuclear Option" May Be Crucial for Getting Humans to Mars
After decades of false starts, a new push for nuclear-powered rocketry could make or break the space agency’s plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Towards quantum simulation of false vacuum decay
Phase transitions are everywhere, ranging from water boiling to snowflakes melting, and from magnetic transitions in solids to cosmological phase transitions in the early universe. Particularly intriguing are quantum phase transitions that occur at t.....»»
Understanding how autoactivation triggers cell death
Apoptosis is a process that causes cell death. It can go awry in cancer cells, sustaining the disease. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have captured the structure of BAK, a protein that triggers apoptosis. They have shown how BAK.....»»
New study pinpoints twin triggers of Triassic era extinction event
Curtin-led research has revealed an increase in levels of both acid and hydrogen sulfide in the ocean was the double whammy that wiped out marine life during a mass extinction event 201 million years ago......»»
Drought makes heatwaves hotter but less deadly
During heatwaves, the land dries out. That drought further enhances the rising of heatwave temperatures. However, desiccated soils still make the heatwaves less rather than more deadly to humans, due to a reduction in air humidity......»»
Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
The first detailed observations of lightning's emergence inside a cloud have exposed how electric fields grow strong enough to let bolts fly......»»