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......»»
What the Film Oppenheimer Probably Will Not Talk About: The Lost Women of the Manhattan Project
Hundreds of the scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project were women. They were physicists, chemists, engineers and mathematicians. Today we bring you the story of one of them......»»
Artificial intelligence: Experts propose guidelines for safe systems
A new voluntary framework has the backing of hundreds of experts around the world......»»
Costly Deep Tunnel flooding project can"t handle Chicago area"s severe storms fueled by climate change
Hours before heavy rains swamped Chicago and Cook County suburbs on July 2, the region's $3.8 billion flood-control project appeared ready as can be to bottle up storm runoff......»»
Early humans in the Hula Valley invested in systematic procurement of raw materials hundreds of thousands of years ago
A new study from Tel Aviv University and Tel-Hai College solves an old mystery: Where did early humans in the Hula Valley get flint to make the prehistoric tools known as handaxes?.....»»
"It"s horrible": Spain sweats through day 2 of heatwave
Spain issued "extreme" danger alerts over scorching temperatures in three regions Tuesday as firefighters said a blaze that had raged for days in the Canary Islands had almost burnt itself out......»»
Study challenges assumption that higher oxygen levels led to rise of multicellular organisms in Earth"s oceans
Oxygen didn't catalyze the swift blossoming of Earth's first multicellular organisms. The results of a new study defy a 70-year-old assumption about what caused an explosion of oceanic fauna hundreds of millions of years ago......»»
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity. How to balance the two
Cultivating one hectare of maize used to be an arduous task for Precious Banda, a farmer in Zambia. It would take her hundreds of hours to prepare her land before sowing and to keep it weed-free until harvest—equipped with nothing but a small hoe......»»
Droughts in Western states drive up emissions and threaten human health
When drought-stricken rivers and reservoirs run low across the American West, hydropower dries up and utilities fire up hundreds of power plants that burn coal, oil, or natural gas to keep up with demand for electricity. The timing couldn't be worse,.....»»
Pollution timebombs: Contaminated wetlands are ticking toward ignition
Wetlands across the globe have long served as natural repositories for humanity's toxic legacy, absorbing and retaining hundreds to thousands of years' worth of pollution......»»
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam
Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated in southern China and Vietnam on Monday, and dozens of flights canceled as a typhoon barreled towards land......»»
Acropolis closes at hottest hours amid Greece heatwave
The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, closed during the hottest hours on Friday and may well close again Saturday as the country wilts under a heatwave......»»
Dealmaster: Declutter your home or office with these Prime Day organization tools
I stayed away from tech and bought some products to stay organized and tidy up. ... and there's space for cables, accessories, and other knickknacks. (credit: Corey Gaskin) I didn't upgrade my tech or add any of the hundreds of gadge.....»»
Law firms under cyberattack
In April 2023, Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth was hit by a cyberattack that possibly resulted in data of hundreds of its clients and dozens of government agencies being compromised. The attack was claimed by the Russian-linked ALPHV/Blackcat ransom.....»»
Researchers explain how mushrooms can live for hundreds of years without getting cancer
The risk of cancer increases with every cell division. As such, you would expect long-lived species like elephants to get cancer more often than short-lived species like mice. In 1975, however, Richard Peto discovered that this is not the case, and t.....»»
Video games: YouTube channel NoClip rescues tapes from landfill
Hundreds of hours of gaming history were set to be lost until film-maker Danny O'Dwyer stepped in......»»
One dead as Japan warns of "heaviest rain ever" in southwest
One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region......»»
Science activism is surging, which marks a culture shift among scientists
Hundreds of scientists protested government efforts to restrict educational access to Western science theories, including Darwin's theory of evolution, in June 2023 in India. Similarly, scientists in Mexico participated in a research strike in May 20.....»»
83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess
The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground......»»
New genetic technology developed to halt malaria-spreading mosquitoes
Malaria remains one of the world's deadliest diseases. Each year malaria infections result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, with the majority of fatalities occurring in children under five. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently a.....»»
Actively exploited vulnerability threatens hundreds of solar power stations
Organizations using unpatched SolarView products face potentially serious consequences. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of Internet-exposed devices inside solar farms remain unpatched against a critical and activ.....»»