Measuring the retreat of Italy"s largest glacier
The Adamello glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, is slowly being destroyed by global warming, with experts giving it less than a century to survive......»»
NASA"s massive moon booster arrives at Kennedy Space Center
It's still covered up in what looks like the world's largest PEZ dispenser, but the core stage booster for NASA's Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis II moon mission arrived by barge to Florida on Tuesday......»»
Meta unveils Llama 3.1, its biggest and best open source model yet
The new LLM will be available in three sizes — 8B, 70B, and 405B parameters — the latter being the largest open-source AI built to date.....»»
New date for Earth"s largest iron deposits offers clues for future exploration
Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth's largest iron ore deposits—in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia—are about one billion years younger than previously believed, a discovery which could greatly boost the search for mor.....»»
Astrophysicists uncover supermassive black hole/dark matter connection in solving the "final parsec problem"
Researchers have found a link between some of the largest and smallest objects in the cosmos: supermassive black holes and dark matter particles......»»
Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update
By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors that threw Windows hosts into a blue-screen-of-dea.....»»
What is CrowdStrike? How the worst tech outage of all time really happened
Who's the cybersecurity technology company behind the largest tech outage in history? Here is everything you need to know about the company......»»
Top 5 stories of the week: Penske buys largest Ford dealership; the economics of EV ownership
A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest......»»
New hope for critically endangered Siamese crocodile
Sixty Siamese crocodiles, from five separate nests, have successfully hatched in Cambodia's Cardamom National Park—the largest record of this species breeding in the wild this century and a massive boost for the survival prospects of this criticall.....»»
AutoNation, Sonic likely to be hardest hit on Q2 earnings by CDK cyberattack
Both the second- and sixth-largest dealership groups in the U.S. use CDK's dealer management system at all stores......»»
AutoNation, Sonic likely to be hardest hit on Q2 earnings by CDK cyberattacks
Both the second- and sixth-largest dealership groups in the U.S. use CDK's dealer management system at all stores......»»
Q2 earnings: CDK Global shutdown will hit all 6 public auto retailers, analysts predict
Both the second- and sixth-largest dealership groups in the U.S. use CDK's dealer management system at all stores......»»
Ten years of data preceding a rockfall in the French Alps suggest the need for more comprehensive monitoring systems
In August 2023, 14,000 cubic meters of sandstone and shale detached from a slope in the French Alps. This rockslide at La Praz closed a road and a major railway between France and Italy at least until the end of 2024......»»
Beyond the Barrier Reef: Australia"s three other World Heritage reefs are also in trouble
The Great Barrier Reef is world famous—it's the largest coral reef system in the world and home to tens of thousands of species. No wonder it is World Heritage listed......»»
Freezing and melting reshape diversity and structure of glacier microbial communities
With the increasing attention on global climate change and glacier retreat, the study of glacier microbiota has gradually become an important field of research......»»
Study detects the largest methane leak ever recorded in an oil well
An international team of scientists led by Dr. Luis Guanter, UPV professor and head of the LARS Group of the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de València (IIAMA-UPV), has documented the largest methane.....»»
Penske Automotive buys Bill Brown Ford, the world"s largest Ford dealership
Penske said it estimates the suburban Detroit dealership, founded in 1941 by the Brown family, will add $550 million in annual revenue. The dealership's name will stay the same. .....»»
New analysis of Cassini data yields insights into Titan"s seas
A new study of radar experiment data from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn has yielded fresh insights related to the makeup and activity of the liquid hydrocarbon seas near the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn's 146 known moons......»»
Studies investigate the impact of agriculture on air quality in Lombardy
In the wake of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers in northern Italy noticed that notwithstanding the partial suspension of travel and industrial production in the region, the level of particulate matter in the atmosphere remained high......»»
The salmon diaries: Life before and after Klamath Dam removal
When salmon return from the ocean to the Klamath River after the world's largest dam removal project ends this fall, they will regain access to 400 miles of historical spawning habitat their species has been cut off from for more than a century......»»
Ineos Automotive"s Americas boss Greg Clark to step down
Clark played a pivotal role in getting Ineos Automotive set up in the U.S. and Canada. The region is already Ineos' largest......»»