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Valley Fever Is Spreading Through a Hotter, Drier Western US

Researchers haven’t pinned down exactly what’s behind the rise of the deadly fungal disease. But one thing is nearly certain: Climate change plays a role......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredSep 25th, 2021

Adversaries love bots, short-lived IP addresses, out-of-band domains

Fastly found 91% of cyberattacks – up from 69% in 2023 – targeted multiple customers using mass scanning techniques to uncover and exploit software vulnerabilities, revealing an alarming trend in attacks spreading across a broader target base. In.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down, study shows

While a mosquito bite is often no more than a temporary bother, in many parts of the world it can be scary. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, spreads the viruses that cause over 100,000,000 cases of dengue, yellow fever, Zika and other diseases ev.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

US water reservoirs are shrinking and becoming less reliable, new study finds

Major water reservoirs across the continental United States are experiencing longer, more severe, and more variable periods of low storage than several decades ago, a new study reports. The problems are most severe in the western and central United S.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

Delay California"s oil drilling protections until 2031? No way

Communities across California, from Los Angeles to the San Joaquin Valley, have fought for more than a decade to stop oil companies from drilling in their neighborhoods and spewing health-damaging pollution into the air......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

Honey bees may play key role in spreading viruses to wild bumble bees

Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Study finds "DNA scavengers" can stop some antibiotic resistance from spreading

For nearly a century, scientists have waged war on antibiotic-resistant microbes. Michigan State University researchers say they've found a new way to prevent it—by unleashing "DNA scavengers" in wastewater treatment plants......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Monument Valley 3 coming later this year, but only for Netflix subscribers

Monument Valley is a popular puzzle game developed by Ustwo Games, and is widely known by iOS users. With two versions highly acclaimed by critics and players, the game is now getting another sequel called “Monument Valley 3” – but it will only.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Coming through wildfire: Professor"s campus is a living lab

Flames surrounded West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund's crews. Firefighters had dug in to protect the $75-million Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant from the 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Concerned about your early reader? Why "wait and see" isn"t advised for reading struggles

At Western University's Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic, I work on a team training future school psychologists. In our work, we encounter parents concerned about their children's learning on an almost daily basis......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Pioneering research discovers PFOS chemical pollution in platypuses

Research from Western Sydney University has discovered PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) chemical contamination in the livers of deceased platypuses across eastern New South Wales......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Brazil fishermen turn to mobile app to combat pollution scourge

Brazilian activist and fisherman Alexandre Anderson uses one hand to steer his boat, and the other to film an oil stain spreading over Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Newly discovered protein stops DNA damage

Researchers from Western University have discovered a protein that has the never-before-seen ability to stop DNA damage in its tracks. The finding could provide the foundation for developing everything from vaccines against cancer, to crops that can.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Exotic eye worm rapidly invades US by spreading from testes of fruit flies

The spread to bears shows the worm is gaining ground and new hosts in the US. Enlarge / An adult Thelazia callipaeda in the eye of a cat. In a battle of bear versus exotic eye worm, the eye worm wins—and that's bad ne.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

Scientists cook up a plan to save freshwater crocodiles from toxic cane toads

Scientists from Macquarie University working with Bunuba Indigenous rangers and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) in Western Australia have trialed a new way to protect freshwater crocodiles from deadly invasive cane.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

Astronomers detect a blazar exhibiting sinusoidal radio variability

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a blazar with highly significant sinusoidal radio variability using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO). The finding was detailed in a research paper published August 5 in the arXiv.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

Apple Maps Look Around spreading outside city centers in the U.S., coming to more countries

Apple is bringing Look Around to more areas, including an expansion of existing locations for the Apple Maps feature and into new countries, including Egypt, China, and Turkey.An example of Apple Maps' Look Around functionApple's take on Google Stree.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury

At least it wasn't novichok. Enlarge / Amina Abakarova allegedly spreading mercury on her rival's chess board. Russia is no stranger to unique poisonings. State agents have been known to use everything from polonium-lac.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

China auto market hits milestone as EVs, hybrids make up half of July sales

Half of all vehicles sold in China in July were either new pure electric vehicles (EV) or plug-in hybrids, industry data showed, a milestone that underscores how far the world's biggest auto market has leapt ahead of Western counterparts in EV adopti.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Scientists and rangers share knowledge to restore seagrass

Scientists from The University of Western Australia have partnered with Indigenous rangers on a seagrass restoration project in Gathaagudu (Shark Bay) to help moderate climate change and conserve biodiversity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Harvest starts very early in Sicily"s drought-hit vineyards

On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already well underway, the grapes ripening earlier than usual because of drought and high temperatures......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024