Statistics can help us figure out how historic battles could have turned out differently, say experts
Statistical methods can evaluate whether pivotal military events, like the Battle of Jutland, American involvement in the Vietnam war or the nuclear arms race, could've turned out otherwise, according to a new book......»»
American Science is in Dangerous Decline while Chinese Research Surges, Experts Warn
The U.S. sorely needs a coordinated national research strategy, says Marcia McNutt, president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.....»»
Tim Walz Has a Strong Record on Climate Change
Minnesota governor Tim Walz will promote climate action as Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick, experts say.....»»
Broadway embraces particle physics with musical about Higgs boson discovery
The 2013 documentary Particle Fever is being turned into a Broadway musical. A collision between subatomic particles in the Large Hadron Collider's CMS detector. (credit: Research.gov) Particle physics is poised to hit t.....»»
Chang"e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the moon back to Earth—what this sample could hold
China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June 2024. It's moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 kilograms) of rocks and soil. These samples c.....»»
Tropical weather brings record rainfall. Experts share how to stay safe in floods.
The extreme weather seen in places across the United States in recent weeks shows that it doesn't take a catastrophic hurricane to cause significant damage—the torrential rain from Tropical Storm Debby in parts of the Southeast is just one example......»»
Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heat wave severity, experts report
Even though climate change is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, there is no standard, global way to measure heat-wave severity, and existing indices have different thresholds for defining dangerous heat-stress conditions......»»
CrowdStrike engages external experts, details causes of massive outage
CrowdStrike has published a technical root cause analysis of what went wrong when a content update pushed to its Falcon sensors borked over 8.5 million Windows machines around the world on July 19, and has confirmed that it has hired two unnamed thir.....»»
Users have to confirm screen recording permission every week in macOS Sequoia
Even if a user has turned on permissions in Settings for an app to screen record their Mac, the forthcoming macOS Sequoia is going to make them confirm that choice weekly.Any app that has screen capture or screen recording features will cause this pr.....»»
Public Health Experts Want Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Break Up
Scientists, activists, and ordinary petitioners want the Olympics to break with Coca-Cola, comparing it to the tobacco companies that long sponsored the Games. They aren’t holding their breath......»»
New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones
Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather......»»
Survey says AI is more buzzkill than buzzword for marketing
Washington State University survey finds people are turned off by mention of AI in products......»»
Apple Towson wins historic labor agreement with pay increases & quality-of-life improvements
Apple's first retail union formed in Towson, Maryland, won a historic victory against Apple thanks to negotiations performed by IAM CORE.Apple Towson Town Center in MarylandTwo years after Apple Towson unionized with IAM CORE representing 85 employee.....»»
This AI humanoid robot helped assemble BMWs at US factory
BMW has no timeline to integrate humanoid robots into its production lines. Enlarge / This is the Figure 02, a new humanoid robot that recently tried its hand(s) at assembling BMW chassis in South Carolina. (credit: BMW).....»»
Figure’s latest robot is already in testing at a BMW plant
The Figure 02 runs 50% longer with 3 times the compute and inference power of its predecessor......»»
ToyotAbility for disabled workers takes center stage at Texas truck plant
A newly built subassembly area in Toyota's truck plant near San Antonio integrates the work of differently-abled team members into plant operations......»»
Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern US
Tropical rainfall and training bands: It's going to be a soggy mess. Enlarge / Satellite image of Tropical Storm Debby on Sunday morning. (credit: NOAA) As often happens during the month of July, the Atlantic tropics ent.....»»
UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives in a leafy corner of Somerset, southwest England......»»
Study analyzes potato-pathogen "arms race" after Irish potato famine
In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish.....»»
Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern United States
Tropical rainfall and training bands, it's going to be a soggy mess. Enlarge / Satellite image of Tropical Storm Debby on Sunday morning. (credit: NOAA) As often happens during the month of July, the Atlantic tropics ent.....»»
Google Ads used to distribute Mac malware disguised as "Loom" app
Experts recently discovered a macOS stealer malware disguised as the popular screen recording app Loom, spread through deceptive Google-sponsored URLs.Crazy Evil malwareMoonlock Lab found a sophisticated macOS stealer malware disguised as Loom, orche.....»»