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More evidence on the dangerous attitudes of men who ogle

A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has provided further evidence that men who frequently stare at women's bodies, rather than their faces, are more likely to harbor harmful attitudes and show tendencies that may lead to sexual assault......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 8th, 2024

Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers

From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work. Enlarge / This is fine. (credit: Getty Images) If you use Google regularly, you may have noticed the company's new AI Overviews.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

“False” & “extremely dangerous”: AG Garland hits Trump saying DOJ had authorization to kill him during Mar-a-Lago raid.

“False” & “extremely dangerous”: AG Garland hits Trump saying DOJ had authorization to kill him during Mar-a-Lago raid......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Ransomware fallout: 94% experience downtime, 40% face work stoppage

Within the last 12 months, 48% of organizations identified evidence of a successful breach within their environment, according to Arctic Wolf. To fully understand the gravity of this statistic, it is important to understand that, although 48% of thes.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Apple is ignoring Congo"s accusations over conflict materials, say lawyers

Lawyers for the Congo government say that Apple has not responded to its requests over the use of conflict minerals in the iPhone and other devices — and that it has new evidence against the company.Apple has been asked to verify that it doesn't us.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer

Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Niña......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia

Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people traveling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into Australia and New Guinea......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Youths" attitudes in post-conflict Colombia reflect both cynicism and hope for peace, research finds

Following numerous attempts at peace, in 2016, the Colombian government and the FARC, the largest left-wing guerilla group, signed a peace treaty. Although Colombians were deeply divided about the treaty's prospects when it was first signed, the agre.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Democratizing air quality data at nearly no cost

Due to the high cost of air quality monitors, many countries don't have the tools in place to regularly monitor pollutants. Without routine measurements, policymakers cannot make evidence-based policy decisions to reduce fine particulate matter (PM2......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: A dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia"s door

A dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. While we remain free from this strain for now, it's only a matter of time before it arrives......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Apple News+ could be a lifeline for news & magazine sites

While many publishers were initially cautious about the launch of Apple News+, with some fearing that it could do more harm than good, there’s increasing evidence that it might act as a lifeline in what has become an increasingly precarious busines.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Apple is ignoring Congo"s accusations over conflict materials, say lawyers [u]

Lawyers for the Congo government say that Apple has not responded to its requests over the use of conflict minerals in the iPhone and other devices — and that it has new evidence against the company.Apple has been asked to verify that it doesn't us.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Detecting odors on the edge: Researchers decipher how insects smell more with less

Whether it's the wafting aroma of our favorite meal or the dangerous fumes seeping from a toxic chemical, the human sense of smell has evolved into a sophisticated system that processes scents through several intricate stages. The brains of mammals h.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season

One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year—El Niño—is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

No shot: Why America won"t pull the trigger on gun control

Whether you consider the Second Amendment a dangerous relic or inspiration for a tattoo, the U.S. public as a whole doesn't consider guns an important issue, except in the immediate wake of a mass shooting......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Daily Telescope: Black holes have been merging for a long, long time

Webb wows us again. Enlarge / Scientists have determined the system to be evidence of an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. (credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Legacy of Indigenous stewardship of camas dates back more than 3,500 years, study finds

An Oregon State University study has found evidence that Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest were intentionally harvesting edible camas bulbs at optimal stages of the plant's maturation as far back as 3,500 years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

How racism impacts support for affordable housing

The majority of people in the United States support affordable housing, but attitudes often shift when local developments are proposed. Stanford researchers have found that negative emotional associations with the idea of affordable housing, as well.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Satellite radar data uncover "vigorous melting" at Antarctica"s Thwaites Glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ice of West Antarctica.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Astronomers determine Mars may face more potentially hazardous asteroids than Earth

A team of astronomers at Nanjing University has found evidence that Mars likely has more potentially hazardous asteroids in its path than Earth. In their study, posted on the arXiv preprint server, the group investigated the number of potentially haz.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Study finds evidence that subduction zone splay faults compound hazards of great earthquakes

Research has provided new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of the Earth's largest earthquakes and tsunamis......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024