Survivors plucked from rooftops as New Zealand cyclone kills four
Military helicopters winched stranded storm survivors to safety in New Zealand on Wednesday, after Cyclone Gabrielle killed four people and displaced 10,500 more......»»
Study sheds light on how antibiotic "Velcro" kills bacteria
A small antibiotic called plectasin uses an innovative mechanism to kill bacteria. By assembling into large structures, plectasin latches onto its target on the bacterial cell surface, similar to how both sides of Velcro form a bond......»»
HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly
Most new HP laptops will be an OmniBook, ProBook, or EliteBook. Enlarge / HP's new OmniBook X laptop (left) and EliteBook Ultra G1q (right) will start at $1,200 and $1,700, respectively. (credit: HP ) HP is rebranding.....»»
Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home
Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haast's eagle, and the answer will likely be yes. The same can't be said of New Zealand's extinct, but equally unique, mergansers—a group of fish-eating ducks wit.....»»
Denser housing can be greener, too: How NZ can build better for biodiversity
Cities across Aotearoa New Zealand are trying to solve a housing crisis, with increasing residential density a key solution. But not everyone is happy about the resulting loss of natural habitats and biodiversity......»»
Earth from space: New Zealand"s North Island
Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New Zealand's North Island......»»
Apple kills $329 iPad with home button, Lightning port
No more home button. Enlarge Apple is lowering the price of its 10th-generation iPad from $399 to $349, the company announced at its Let Loose event today. The 10th-generation iPad did away with the top and bottom bezel.....»»
Giving Holocaust survivors a digital voice in the world
With every year that passes, fewer witnesses can tell us about their personal experience of the horrors of the Second World War. That is why the project LediZ (Learning with Digital Testimonies) has developed new interactive digital media that conser.....»»
Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills at least 78
Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their homes......»»
Cyclone bears down on flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania
Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya......»»
Kenya on alert as it braces for first-ever cyclone
Kenyan President William Ruto put the flood-ravaged country on high alert on Friday and postponed the reopening of schools indefinitely as the nation braced for its first-ever cyclone......»»
Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches
The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast......»»
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist
Kenya and Tanzania were bracing Thursday for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes......»»
Will New Zealand"s school phone ban work? Let"s see what it does for students" curiosity
With the coalition government's ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the skeptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids seem okay with it)......»»
Microsoft finally kills this legacy Windows app — for good this time
Microsoft is swapping its legacy Skype for business communication platform for a new option in Teams......»»
Boy Kills World’s Dawid Szatarski on making the action movie’s insane fight scenes
In an interview with Digital Trends, action director & fight coordinator Dawid Szatarski discussed how he created the elaborate fight scenes in Boy Kills World.....»»
Like Boy Kills World? Then watch these 3 extreme action movies now
From a cult Nicolas Cage movie to a 1980s John Carpenter classic, these three violent action movies have plenty in common with the new film Boy Kills World......»»
Boy Kills World review: You deserve better than this
Boy Kills World wants to be your next favorite cult action movie, but it instead makes you want to watch the films it so shamelessly rips off......»»
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as Southeast Asia bakes
Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year......»»
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes
Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year......»»
Lemur"s lament: When one vulnerable species stalks another
What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by another vulnerable species, a carnivore called a fosa.....»»