Raw milk from farm with no electricity sparks outbreak that nearly killed baby
Raw milk is dangerous for everyone, but especially younger children. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Lukas Schulze) A 10-month-old baby in Tennessee developed a life-threatening condition last year and spent 27 days in the hosp.....»»
"True Detective: Night Country" finale: Who killed the scientists?
Someone's responsible for the corpsicle. What was revealed in the season finale of "True Detective" Season 4? It's been weeks since the stunning first episode of HBO's True Detective: Night Country, helmed by showrunner Issa López. That'.....»»
Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds
The electron is the basic unit of electricity, as it carries a single negative charge. This is what we're taught in high school physics, and it is overwhelmingly the case in most materials in nature......»»
Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot
Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support. Enlarge (credit: Alvin Man | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus) After months of resisting, Air Canada was forced to give a partial refund to a grie.....»»
New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
University of Pennsylvania engineers have developed a new chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex math essential to training AI. The chip has the potential to radically accelerate the processing speed of computers.....»»
Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds
Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has found......»»
Researchers remotely map crops, field by field
Crop maps help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate how they might shift with climate change and growing populations. But getting accurate maps of the types of crops that are grown from farm to farm often requires on-th.....»»
New Model 3 ‘takes out the baby fat,’ Tesla designer says in new video
Tesla designers and engineers have been talking about the recent improvements made to the automaker's most popular electric vehicle, the Model 3......»»
Expert on dimorphous expressions explains the term "cute aggression"
A romantic spark this Valentine's Day could lead to playful bites of a partner, tears of joy at the sight of an engagement ring or the birth of a baby who's so cute you just want to pinch him......»»
A movie piracy app snuck onto the App Store in 2023 and Apple only just killed it
Apple needs to tighten its App Store review process because a movie piracy app disguised as a vision tester existed on it for months without detection, despite Apple's emphasis on security.Kimi app removed from App Store for allowing users to pirate.....»»
San Francisco Waymo arson sparks fresh debate on self-driving cars
A crowd attacked a Waymo robotaxi when it drove toward revelers in San Francisco celebrating the first day of Chinese New Year......»»
Superlist is the new Wunderlist, after Microsoft killed the original
There’s good news for those who were fans of the Wunderlist to-do list app before Microsoft killed it. The founder of the app is back with a new incarnation of the spirit of Wunderlist, called Superlist. One Wunderlist enthusiast has been triall.....»»
Roads, farming threaten Ecuador "lost city" complex
Shielded by the jungle for hundreds of years, the remains of a massive 2,500-year-old network of Ecuadoran cities are being threatened by road and farm encroachment just as its long-held secrets are being revealed, researchers say......»»
Measuring exciton "holes": Insights into charge transfer at atomically thin interfaces between semiconductors
Semiconductors are ubiquitous in modern technology, working to either enable or prevent the flow of electricity. In order to understand the potential of two-dimensional semiconductors for future computer and photovoltaic technologies, researchers fro.....»»
Permaculture showed us how to farm the land more gently. Can we do the same as we farm the sea?
As wild fish and other marine species get scarcer from overfishing and demand for 'blue foods' grows around the world, farming of the ocean is growing rapidly. Fish, kelp, prawns, oysters and more are now widely farmed. The world now eats more farmed.....»»
Getting Started with Grocery Cash-Back Apps: A Beginner’s Guide
Cash-back apps have surged in popularity with tens of millions of shoppers now using these solutions to save big bucks off everyday grocery essentials from milk and eggs to pantry staples and school lunch snacks. The chance to earn rewards just for b.....»»
Hubble spies baby stars being born amid chaos of interacting galaxies
Amid swirling gas and dust pulled by gravitational forces of interacting galaxies, there can be bursts of star formation, creating new generations of stars......»»
In Chile, huge wildfires have killed at least 131 people, but one village was untouched
Chile has experienced one of the worst fire-related disasters in its history. A series of huge forest fires burned from February 1 to 5, leaving at least 131 people dead—and this number will probably increase as charred bodies are collected and sev.....»»
Something is happening to Progressive Web Apps in iOS 17.4 -- but they aren"t dead
Users have taken to social media to decry that progressive web apps were killed by Apple in iOS 17.4, but the reality is more complex than that.Apple's half-hearted support for Web Pushes was added in iOS 16.4Apple is being required to allow alternat.....»»
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......»»
Cleaned surfaces may be germ-free, but they"re not bare
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, surfaces in public spaces have been cleaned more often. While disinfectant solutions eliminate germs, they don't leave behind a truly bare surface. They deposit a thin film that doesn't get wiped up, even after giving.....»»