There were almost two internets. Then, the CIA destroyed one.
In Mashable’s new three-part episode of our series on the digital age's dark side, Kernel Panic, we explore a startlingly advanced computer network developed in Salvador Allende's Chile of the 1970s. Called Project Cybersyn, the network was a c.....»»
Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34
Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands......»»
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been hanging over Germany for weeks
Huge wildfires in Canada have destroyed millions of hectares of forest, displaced more than 100,000 inhabitants and affected the air quality of millions of people in North America. The traces of this ecological disaster can also be felt in the atmosp.....»»
College sues for damages, saying cleaner turned off lab freezer and destroyed research
More than 20 years of cell cultures and other specimens stored at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were destroyed when a cleaner switched off power to a lab freezer, according to a lawsuit filed by the school......»»
Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds
Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released Tuesday revealed......»»
Molecular filament shielded our young solar system from supernova, suggests study
Isotope ratios found in meteorites suggest that a supernova exploded nearby while the sun and solar system were still forming. But the blast wave from a supernova that close could have potentially destroyed the nascent solar system. New calculations.....»»
The bad blood between Musk and Zuckerberg began with a bang
"I'm deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's launch failure destroyed our satellite." Enlarge / Musk versus Zuckerberg in a cage match? Probably not. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images ( David Paul Morris | Nathan Laine)).....»»
Satellite images show colossal damage from Ukraine"s destroyed Kakhovka dam
Before and after satellite footage taken by Maxar Technologies shows the extent of flooding after an explosion at a dam in the currently Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine.Before the explosion, the 30-meter-high and two-kilometer-lon.....»»
Why millions of usable hard drives are being destroyed
It is estimated that 90% of hard drives are destroyed. Why aren't more wiped and reused?.....»»
Why millions of useable hard drives are being destroyed
It is estimated that 90% of hard drives are destroyed. Why aren't more wiped and reused?.....»»
The lessons of a wildfire that destroyed a town and burned for 15 months
Until it hit, the local firefighters couldn't conceive of something that ferocious. Enlarge / The aftermath of the Fort McMurray fire. (credit: Katie Daubs) At noon on May 3, the fire chief in the oil town of Fort McMurr.....»»
Polarized optical emission from tidal disruption found to be caused by colliding streams of material from a star
A team of space scientists from Finland, Greece and the U.S. has found evidence showing that polarized optical emissions observed during a tidal disruption event were caused by colliding streams of material from a destroyed star. In their study, repo.....»»
The 2022 Durban floods were the most catastrophic yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, says study
The disastrous flood that hit Durban in April 2022 was the most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in collective terms of lives lost, homes and infrastructure damaged or destroyed and economic impact......»»
Judge finds Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court
Google in trouble for auto-deleting chats needed as evidence in Epic Games case. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Hup) A federal judge yesterday ruled that Google intentionally destroyed evidence and must be sanctioned, r.....»»
Meta & Google shouldn"t be allowed to bully their way out of paying for news
Journalism has been nearly destroyed by Google and Facebook stealing news — and they should not be allowed to use threats to escape regulation demanding that they pay for profiting from it.Canadian lawmakers are debating whether to charge online pl.....»»
Google defends auto-deletion of chats after US alleged it destroyed evidence
Despite deleted chats, Google says US wasn't denied access to "material" info. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | picture alliance ) Google defended its use of "history-off chats" for many internal communications, denying t.....»»
Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes
One mudslide after another finally destroyed the house of Elvis Palomino in Chaclacayo, east of Peru's capital Lima, where others are stacking sandbags they hope will save them from a similar fate......»»
Floods fill some of California"s summer strawberry fields
As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate as their homes were flooded and businesses destroyed......»»
Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd-stage failure
Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades......»»
Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd stage failure
Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket moments into its launch Tuesday after the ignition for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades failed......»»
US says Google routinely destroyed evidence and lied about use of auto-delete
Filing: Google deleted chats for nearly four years despite requirement to keep them. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Diy13) The US government asked a federal court to sanction Google for allegedly using an auto-delete fu.....»»