Two More ‘Ringleaders’ of Torrent Site ‘Asgaard’ Sentenced in Denmark
Following investigations by anti-piracy group Rights Alliance, police have been rounding up people who played prominent roles at Danish private torrent site Asgaard. This week two more people were convicted of copyright infringement offenses. Both we.....»»
What I played on my summer vacation
Don't let Baldur's Gate obscure these inventive, smaller recent releases. Enlarge (credit: Sad Owl Studios) Careful Ars readers may have noticed that my byline was absent from the site for a large portion of July and Aug.....»»
File-Hosting Icon AnonFiles Throws in the Towel, Domain For Sale
The popular file-hosting site AnonFiles.com has thrown in the towel. The site's operators cite massive abuse by uploaders as the reason for the shutdown. AnonFiles tried to limit the problems though automated upload filters and filename restrictions.....»»
Researchers find fossilized nonflying precursor to pterosaur in Brazil
A team of paleontologists from Brazil, Argentina and the U.S., has found the fossilized remains of a creature they describe as a precursor to the pterosaur at a dig site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In their paper published in the journal Nature, th.....»»
Anonymous file-sharing site has shut down after "years of abuse"
Anonfiles operators grew tired of trying to remove malicious content being uploaded constantly......»»
Threat from climate change to some of India"s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
The famous pilgrimage site of Kedarnath, located in the central Himalayas of India, is believed to be a sacred land. It has been referred to as "deva bhumi," or the "land of the gods," for centuries......»»
Amazon expands use of generative AI to summarize product reviews
Amazon is rolling out the use of generative-AI technology to summarize customers’ product reviews on its shopping site......»»
Scientists explore dinosaur "coliseum" in Denali National Park
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered and documented the largest known single dinosaur track site in Alaska. The site, located in Denali National Park and Preserve, has been dubbed "The Coliseum" by researchers......»»
Origins of the plantation system revealed
The first-ever investigation of an archaeological site on São Tomé is revealing the African island's involvement in the inception of the plantation economic model later exported to the Americas......»»
Researchers characterize tardigrade species richness in Denmark
They're found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and thousands of them have even crash landed and been spilled onto the moon. The microscopic water bear has a nearly unfathomable ability to survive in the most.....»»
Maui wildfires point to a long, painful road ahead, disaster recovery expert says
The devastating wildfires that swept quickly through the Hawaiian island of Maui this week have claimed the lives of at least 36 people. The wind-whipped flames left the historic town of Lahaina, known as a site of Hawaiian cultural heritage, in ruin.....»»
Photos: Black Hat USA 2023
Black Hat USA 2023 returned to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and Help Net Security was on-site. The conference featured over 100 selected Briefings, open-source tool demos in the Arsenal, a Business Hall, networking events, and more.....»»
ChargePoint sets initiatives to improve charger reliability
ChargePoint will also remove and repurpose some chargers owned by site hosts that are not operational......»»
Carbon Capture and Storage projects in Denmark at risk from bitumen formation
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is increasingly being cited to help our global warming crisis by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through capturing carbon dioxide and storing deep underground. In the Danish North Sea, chalk rocks below the sea bed.....»»
How algae conquered the world—and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges
Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in the rocks of South Australia's Flinders Ranges—a site now vying for World Heritage listing......»»
Dinosaur track site in Lesotho: How a wrong turn led to an exciting find
I am a poor navigator. This is not an easy thing for a field geologist to admit. We need to be able to find our planned area of interest in good time and make our way back to our potentially hidden and distant vehicles at the end of the day. It's esp.....»»
Etsy U-turn in row over withholding sellers" money
The online marketplace faced calls from sellers to boycott its site over money being held in reserve......»»
Systematic use of coal as a fuel source found at Bronze Age dig site
A large team of archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in China and the U.K. has found evidence of systematic coal use by Bronze Age people in what is now China. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group descri.....»»
Competition for food? Jaw analyses show what cave bears and brown bears ate
The differences are in the details: Special 3D shape analyses of the jaws and dentitions of cave bears and brown bears living at the same time from the fossil site in the caves of Goyet in Belgium show their clearly different food spectrum......»»
AC is hard on the planet. This building has a sustainable solution
In mid-July at the construction site at 1 Java Street in Brooklyn, New York, the outside temperatures can reach sweltering highs in the 90s. But 500-feet underground, it's 55 degrees all year round......»»
Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared
Cause of Guillain-Barré cases is under investigation, but gut microbe suspected. Enlarge / The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima in Peru, part of a Unesco world heritage site in Lima. (credit: Getty | Frédéric Soltan/Corb.....»»