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Helium: South Africa strikes new "gold"

In a grassy plain in South Africa, once the world's largest gold producer, prospectors have stumbled upon a new treasure: helium......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 20th, 2021

Saturday Citations: Corn sweat! Nanoplastics! Plus: Massive objects in your area are dragging spacetime

It's the last day of August, which means that in the Northern Hemisphere, tomorrow will be 50 degrees and cloudy; conditions are expected to be hot and humid south of the equator. In science news this week, we reported on nanoplastic contamination, s.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 31st, 2024

Mini lab secures NASA ride to the moon

A miniaturized laboratory developed by The Open University (OU) with support from RAL Space will fly to the lunar South Polar region in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package in search of volatiles, including water ice, as part of NASA's.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

A new study led by the University of South Florida has shed light on the human colonization of the western Mediterranean, revealing that humans settled there much earlier than previously believed. This research, detailed in a recent issue of the jour.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Floods submerge Vietnam"s dragon fruit farms

Floods submerged hundreds of hectares of dragon fruit farms in south Vietnam, residents told AFP on Thursday, with many villagers forced to seek shelter on higher ground......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Africa"s "youthquake": Huge numbers of young people have no jobs, the wrong skills and little hope

By 2050, one in every three young people on Earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labor Organization's (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa's young people will be key players in the direction of futur.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

South Africa"s coal workers face uncertainty—study shows they"re being left out of the green transition

South Africa is on the path to decarbonization—doing away with burning coal and other fossil fuels and moving towards renewable, clean energy, such as solar and wind power. However, the coal industry employs 91,000 people. If these workers lost the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

South Korea court to rule on embryo plaintiff climate case

A groundbreaking climate case brought against the South Korean government by young environmental activists who named an embryo as a lead plaintiff is set to be decided Thursday by the country's Constitutional Court......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Study: Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark

Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable. A team of researchers including University of South Florida sociologist David Jacobson challenges that assumption......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

APT group exploits WPS Office for Windows RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-7262)

ESET researchers discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in WPS Office for Windows (CVE-2024-7262). APT-C-60, a South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group, was exploiting it to target East Asian countries. When examining the root cause, ESET d.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: report

A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution, with favorable weather a likely factor, a new report said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

"Alarming" rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists

Climate change is fueling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world's most populous country, scientists warn......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

SpaceX Polaris Dawn launch pushed back after helium leak

SpaceX on Monday pushed back the historic launch of an all-civilian crew on an orbital expedition set to mark a new chapter in space exploration with the first spacewalk by private citizens......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

NatGeo’s Cursed Gold documents rise and fall of notorious 1980s treasure hunter

Thompson's expedition discovered wreck of the SS Central America, aka the "Ship of Gold." Enlarge / Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal documents the spectacular rise and fall of treasure hunter Tommy Thompson. (credit: Recovery Lim.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

After wildfires, mudslides come: Fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities

It took more than 25 years for Rhonda MacDonald and her family to transform their 41-hectare property on the Shackan Indian Band Lands, south of Merritt, BC, into a vibrant business and homestead—but a massive 2022 debris flow changed everything in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Fire outside Rivian"s Illinois plant damages multiple EVs; no injuries reported

The fire was reported in the parking lot on the north side of the 4-million-square-foot factory, located 130 miles south of Chicago, and the assembly plant was unaffected, the Normal Fire Department said in a statement to Reuters......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

S.Africa plan to "bomb" mice that eat albatrosses alive

Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tons of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 25th, 2024

South Africa"s scarce water needs careful management—study finds smaller, local systems offer more benefits

South Africa is a water-scarce country, the 30th driest in the world. Using water wisely will become more and more important as the population grows and droughts related to climate change increase. A lack of clean, fresh water has a negative impact o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 25th, 2024

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya, study finds

Sub-Saharan Africa has a vast amount of uncultivated, arable land—about 2 million km2, accounting for about 50% of the global total. This land is a critical habitat for many animal species, including birds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 24th, 2024

The changing dynamics of ransomware as law enforcement strikes

After peaking in late 2023, the ransomware industry is beginning to stabilize in productivity, with notable developments in ransomware targets, and industry dynamics, according to WithSecure. Sectors impacted by ransomware (Source: WithSecure) While.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Town urges curfew over mosquito-spread disease that kills up to 50% of people

Eastern Equine Encephalitis is very rare in the US, but when it strikes, it's bad. Enlarge / A mosquito collected to test for mosquito-borne diseases. (credit: Getty | Jon Cherry) A small town in Massachusetts is urging.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024