Ti West’s X, Pearl, and MaXXXine to receive novelizations
On Tuesaday, A24 announced the company will be releasing novelizations of Ti West's X film series — X, Pearl, and MaXXXine......»»
Dealers will register soon for new, used EV tax credit transfers
U.S. Treasury says dealers in January can submit new and used EV sales information to the IRS to receive payments for transferred tax credits. ‘Foreign entity of concern' and other important guidance also coming this year, department says......»»
Migration in West Africa: New study on Nigeria shows the ambivalence of biometric ID systems
Most states in West Africa lack reliable data on the number and origin of migrants living within their borders. Rulers often exploit this lack of clarity in a way that consolidates their own position of power. Biometric ID technologies play a key rol.....»»
NASA scientists test new tool for tracking algal blooms
By the time they were over, a series of massive algal blooms along the west coast of Florida in 2020 would be linked to some 2,000 tons of dead marine life around Tampa Bay. The human costs were stark, too, including a double-digit increase in asthma.....»»
5+ New Features Arrive in September Android Feature Drop
Google’s Pixel phones aren’t the only Android phones that receive new toys on a regular basis. Alongside those fun quarterly Pixel Feature Drops, Google is also pretty good about releasing Android Feature Drops that add new features to ma.....»»
Pixel Watch App September Update Arrives With 4 Changes
We might still be waiting for a September Pixel device update, but the Pixel Watch is seeing its companion app receive an update at this time. Google shared the new this morning, laying out 4 changes that deal with Google Accounts, where you can fin.....»»
These were the best games we played at PAX West 2023: Mario, Persona, and more
This year's PAX West was filled with promising demos, from Persona 5 Tactica to left-field indie charmers. Here are some of our favorites......»»
Investigating responses to China"s Digital Silk Road initiative
From the second century to the middle of the 15th century, the Silk Road, or more appropriately, the Silk Routes, provided a way for trade and culture to be exchanged between Asia and Europe. The routes connected East and West across more than 6,400.....»»
In Mississippi, a tiny fish is reintroduced to the river where it disappeared 50 years ago
A species of tiny fish that once flourished in a river running hundreds of miles from central Mississippi into southeastern Louisiana is being reintroduced to the Pearl River after disappearing 50 years ago......»»
Migrant workers facing the dangers of wildfires need support, say researchers
Wildfires continue to burn across Canada, destroying hundreds of structures and displacing thousands of people. However, while many have been able to evacuate and receive help, migrant workers have been coping with the effects of the fires with relat.....»»
NASA completes last OSIRIS-REx test before asteroid sample delivery
A team led by NASA in Utah's West Desert is in the final stages of preparing for the arrival of the first U.S. asteroid sample—slated to land on Earth in September......»»
Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall
A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida's west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm......»»
Cybersecurity experts say the west has failed to learn lessons from Ukraine
US and its allies struggle to copy Kyiv’s collaborative efforts. Enlarge / Viktor Zhora from Ukraine’s information protection service, says cyber has become a major component of hybrid warfare. (credit: Dragonflypd.com/Black.....»»
Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way—to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging
Even though it's still winter, the fire season has already started in Australia's arid center. About half of the Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park west of Alice Springs has burnt this year......»»
Warming decimates Antarctica"s emperor penguin chicks
Helpless emperor penguin chicks perished at multiple breeding grounds in West Antarctica late last year, drowning or freezing to death when sea ice eroded by global warming gave way under their tiny feet, scientists said Thursday......»»
The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction
Unusual and often breathtaking, the genre is relatively unknown in the West. Enlarge / Inside the Submarine by Kim Kwang Nam, from the series "The Future is Bright." (credit: Koryo Studio) A plane is flying to the Philip.....»»
Doctoral thesis: The land use of West Estonian lowlands in Late Stone Age turned out to be seasonal
At the end of the Middle Stone Age and during the Late Stone Age, settlements in the West Estonian lowlands were more seasonal than in the neighboring areas of the island of Saaremaa and the Pärnu Bay catchment area, indicates the study conducted by.....»»
US high tide flooding continues to break records
Coastal communities in eight locations along the East and West coasts experienced record high tide flooding last year—a trend that is expected to continue in 2024. For many communities, the expected strengthening of El Niño will bring even more hi.....»»
Climate change impacts are unraveling the fabric of society in the South-West Pacific, says report
Weather-related disasters and climate change impacts are unraveling the fabric of society in the South-West Pacific. Sea level rise threatens the future of low-lying islands while increasing ocean heat and acidification harms vital and vulnerable mar.....»»
Our health care system may soon receive a much-needed cybersecurity boost
We're now researching better defenses to US health care's digital infrastructure. Enlarge (credit: Lorenzo Capunata/Getty) The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H), a research support agency within the.....»»
New 3D images give never-seen-before views inside New Zealand"s largest fault
Aotearoa New Zealand's largest fault, the Hikurangi Subduction Zone (HSZ), is where the Pacific tectonic plate dives west beneath the Australian plate and underneath the east coast of the North Island......»»