Hundreds evacuated as blaze engulfs Athens suburbs
Hundreds of people were evacuated early Wednesday as firefighters deployed planes and helicopters to fight a surging wildfire in mountainside suburbs north of Athens for a second day......»»
Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal
Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practice a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires—intensified by climate change—that have killed hundreds across Europe......»»
How political issues hindered Turkey"s 2023 earthquake response
Two major earthquakes shook southern Turkey on February 6, 2023. Over 50,000 people lost their lives and nearly 2 million people—many of whom were Syrian refugees—were evacuated from the country's affected provinces......»»
Amazon is having a huge sale on Nintendo Switch games — from $10
There's an ongoing sale with hundreds of Nintendo Switch game deals on Amazon right now, including huge discounts on some of the best titles on the console......»»
10 feared dead in Chile forest fires
Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency......»»
Crowdfunding after the Marshall fire overwhelmingly helped wealthy households, find researchers
After Colorado's Marshall Fire consumed more than 1,000 homes in suburban Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021, hundreds of crowdfunding campaigns sprang forth to provide some immediate relief to homeowners who lost everything......»»
Latest Fitbit Charge 5 update is causing a lot of issues
It appears that there are now hundreds of complaints from Fitbit Charge 5 owners following an update released in December. The post Latest Fitbit Charge 5 update is causing a lot of issues appeared first on Phandroid. Fitbit released an up.....»»
Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide
Police traced swatting calls to teen’s home IP addresses. Enlarge / Booking photo of Alan Filion, charged with multiple felonies connected to a "swatting" incident at the Masjid Al Hayy Mosque in Sanford, Florida. (credit: Semi.....»»
Hundreds of new Vision Pro apps available on launch day, says Apple
More than 600 new Vision Pro apps will be available on launch day, says Apple – adding to the million plus iPad apps that also run on the device. The company says that the new apps will change the way we approach everything from entertainment to.....»»
Pick up a 1TB 16-inch MacBook Pro for $1,799 today only
B&H Photo isn't afraid to drop the prices of MacBooks by hundreds of dollars at a time, and this week the Apple Authorized Reseller has a closeout steal on Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro with 1TB storage, now $900 off.Buyers looking for the largest scre.....»»
New mayor hopes trees will cool Athens down
Athens' new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP......»»
Firefighters battle "out of control" blaze in Argentina park
Firefighters in Argentina were battling an "out of control" blaze in a national park in Patagonia on Saturday, struggling to keep it from reaching two nearby towns......»»
A virus that infected animals hundreds of millions of years ago has become essential for the development of the embryo
All animals have evolved thanks to the fact that certain viruses infected primitive organisms hundreds of millions of years ago. Viral genetic material was integrated into the genome of the first multi-cellular beings and is still in our DNA today......»»
Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds
Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of last year's severe drought in the Amazon that sent rivers to record lows, required deliveries of food and drinking water to hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of e.....»»
Experiment shows how predator mass mortality events affect food webs
Over the last century, die-offs of animal populations, known as mass mortality events (MMEs), have increased in frequency and magnitude. The scale of these events can be staggering: billions of dead fish, hundreds of thousands of dead mammals and bir.....»»
New research analyzes state violence in India"s coal war
Police, who were deployed to block villagers from protesting a power plant on coastal wetlands in India 14 years ago, shot at protesters, killing three and injuring hundreds. Two years later on the other side of the country, a Buddhist monk was kille.....»»
Despite intensive scientific analyses, this centaur head remains a mystery
At the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, there is a marble head that was once part of the ancient Greek Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens. The head originally belonged to a centaur figure and was part of a scene depicting the Greek my.....»»
Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast
Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast......»»
Save up to $250 on Apple"s latest Macs this week, plus discounts on AppleCare
Shoppers looking for their next computer have an extra incentive this week, as Adorama is offering big savings of up to $250 off, plus up to $80 off accompanying AppleCare coverage.Save hundreds on Mac computers.Authorized reseller Adorama partnered.....»»
Study identifies priority areas for conservation of endangered crustacean in Brazil
Mass migration takes place between December and April on Trindade Island, the easternmost point of Brazil located in the Atlantic about 1,200 km from the coastal city of Vitória, capital of Espírito Santo state. Hundreds of Johngarthia lagostoma la.....»»
Hundreds of Samsung Galaxy S24 cases are already discounted
Ahead of the arrival of Samsung's latest flagship smartphones, you should take advantage of the discounts in this Samsung Galaxy S24 case sale from Amazon......»»