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......»»
US graduates brace for return of student loan repayments
After a three-and-a-half year pandemic-era pause, US federal student loans start accumulating interest again from Friday, with repayments set to cut the monthly take-home pay of millions of Americans by hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of dolla.....»»
Southern California"s "water doctor" pushes for transformation to adapt to climate change
When Adel Hagekhalil speaks about the future of water in Southern California, he often starts by mentioning the three conduits the region depends on to bring water from hundreds of miles away: the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the Colorado River Aqueduct and.....»»
Migrant workers facing the dangers of wildfires need support, say researchers
Wildfires continue to burn across Canada, destroying hundreds of structures and displacing thousands of people. However, while many have been able to evacuate and receive help, migrant workers have been coping with the effects of the fires with relat.....»»
Impressions: Starfield’s sheer scale is already giving me vertigo
Hundreds of planets, hundreds of quests, but is there anything worth seeing? Enlarge / We are all but specks amid Starfield's vast cosmos. There's a quote from Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that.....»»
ChatGPT on the chopping block as organizations reevaluate AI usage
ChatGPT has attracted hundreds of millions of users and was initially praised for its transformative potential. However, concerns for safety controls and unpredictability have landed it on IT leaders’ list of apps to ban in the workplace. In this H.....»»
Greece blaze is "largest wildfire ever recorded in EU"
A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilizing nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday......»»
Sushi-loving Japan scrambles to save its fishing industry as oceans heat up
Every year, as July draws to a close, Norio Terada and his fellow oyster farmers submerge hundreds of scallop shells strung on wire rings into the waters of Lake Hamana......»»
Northern map turtles found to survive cold winter conditions by staying active under ice
Imagine it's winter, and you're standing on a frozen lake or pond, when suddenly below your feet you notice hundreds of turtles. What are they doing down there below the ice?.....»»
New methodology combines earthquake ground shaking and ground failure for forecasting gas pipeline damage
After an earthquake strikes in an area with a buried gas pipeline network, it can be critical to identify where potential damage to the pipeline might have occurred—especially since these networks can cover hundreds of kilometers and may sometimes.....»»
Hybrid vehicles get another U.S. boost from Ford, others
Ford is the latest of several top automakers, including Toyota and Chrysler parent Stellantis, planning to build and sell hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles in the U.S. over the next five years......»»
So Far, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 was the Right Choice for Me
When the Galaxy Tab S9 line-up pre-orders arrived, I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the smallest model. I was able to save hundreds of dollars on it because I had a Galaxy Tab S7+ to trade-in, plus there was a special $50 bonus that helped driv.....»»
No, Tucker Carlson"s Trump interview doesn"t have 230 million video views on X
On Wednesday night, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed former president Donald Trump on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Now, Trump and his supporters are claiming that Carlson's video has received hundreds of millions of views.....»»
Trump evidently didn"t sell Mar-a-Lago
Did Donald Trump quietly sell off his Mar-a-Lago estate for hundreds of millions of dollars just a few short weeks before being booked in Georgia for trying to steal the 2020 presidential election?While many media outlets ran with the story, the clai.....»»
Wildfires continue to rage in Greece, as seen by satellite
A month after fires ravaged the island of Rhodes in July 2023, more fires have ripped through Greece this week as southern Europe swelters under a late summer heat wave. This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the ongoing blaze near Alexandroupoli in.....»»
Microsoft signing keys keep getting hijacked, to the delight of Chinese threat actors
What's the point of locks when hackers can easily get the keys to unlock them? Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In July, security researchers revealed a sobering discovery: hundreds of pieces of malware used by multiple ha.....»»
Trash fire "emergency" chokes locals on Indonesia"s Java
A days-long fire at a landfill in Indonesia's most populous province has been declared an emergency by local authorities as thick and putrid smoke from the blaze chokes nearby residents, officials said Friday......»»
A Michigan storm with 75 mph winds downs trees and power lines; several people are killed
A strong storm powered by winds of up to 75 mph (121 kph) in Michigan downed trees, tore roofs off buildings and left hundreds of thousands of customers without power. The National Weather Service said Friday some of the damage may have been caused b.....»»
Bees from the time of the pharaohs found mummified on the southwest coast of Portugal
A new study reports the discovery of hundreds of mummified bees inside their cocoons. These cocoons, produced almost 3,000 years ago, were discovered in a new paleontological site discovered on the coast of Odemira, in Portugal......»»
Museum researchers enlist hundreds of home gardeners in fight to save the iconic monarch butterfly
On a suburban street with smooth lawns and trimmed bushes, Martha Chiplis' yard stands out. It's not just the wildflowers: purple wild petunia, golden lanceleaf coreopsis, hot-pink Bush's poppy mallow. It's the lemon-yellow goldfinches that snack on.....»»
Best camera deals: Save hundreds on Canon, Nikon and more
Expand your photography capabilities and save along the way with the best camera deals from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic and GoPro......»»