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Wildfire engulfs parts of main town in Canada"s Jasper National Park

An "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said Thursday, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 26th, 2024

US temporarily bans drones in parts of NJ, may use “deadly force” against aircraft

Drone sightings cause worry; FBI said it hadn't "identified anything anomalous." The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily banned drones over parts of New Jersey yesterday a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News9 hr. 41 min. ago

Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, he conspired to operate the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS)......»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated News21 hr. 41 min. ago

Miniaturized all-fiber photoacoustic spectrometer for intravascular gas detection rivals lab-based systems

Miniaturized spectroscopy systems that can detect trace concentrations at the parts-per-billion (ppb) level are of the utmost importance in applications ranging from environmental monitoring and industrial process control to biomedical diagnostics. H.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

How one state"s repeal of a prison "pay-to-stay" law could guide national reform

Nearly every state requires incarcerated individuals to pay for room, board and basic services under so-called "pay-to-stay" laws. In 2019, Illinois became one of the first to repeal such a law—a move that prompted Brittany Friedman, assistant prof.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Report: Ecological crises are interconnected and must be tackled in a coordinated way

Maria J. Santos, a professor at the University of Zurich, is one of the main authors of the comprehensive scientific analysis published this week by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). At a pr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Q&A: Inside the search for dark matter

More than a decade ago, dark matter experts Daniel Akerib and Thomas Shutt joined the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, continuing their mission to uncover the elusive substance. SLAC recently caught up with them to discuss.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Huge growth in AI usage could cause electricity blackouts in US from next year

Electricity regulators are concerned that the huge growth in AI usage could lead to power blackouts in the US and Canada as early as next year. The prediction was published shortly after the public release of iOS 18.2 brought many more Apple Intellig.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Most popular home internet routers in US may be banned as national security risk

The most popular home internet router brand in the US may be banned from sale in the country over fears that it represents a threat to national security. Three separate US agencies have opened investigations into TP-Link routers, which account for.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Wildfire risk climbs as trees reclaim eastern US landscapes

The eastern U.S. has more trees and shrubs than three decades ago. This growth, driven by processes such as tree and understory infilling in unmanaged forests, is helping fuel wildfires, contributing to changing fire regimes in the eastern half of th.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

South Korea at a crossroads after president is impeached. Here"s what will happen next

South Korea's National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday, December 14. The vote marks the third time a president has been impeached in the country's constitutional history......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Captive tilapia study shows cold-blooded animals using behaviorally-induced fever to battle infection

A team of life scientists at East China Normal University has found that at least one type of cold-blooded animal uses behaviorally-induced fever to battle infections. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the g.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

PFAS detected in firefighter gloves, hoods, and wildland gear

The protective clothing worn by wildland firefighters often contains PFAS, according to a new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The study also found PFAS in hoods and gloves worn by firefighters who respond to buil.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Lake Michigan experiences warmest November in 30 years as climate change heats up the Great Lakes

Lake Michigan surface temperatures peaked at over 6 degrees above normal last month, the warmest they have been in November since 1995 when recordkeeping began at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In the first two weeks of December.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Scientists reveal characteristics of Salmonella dry surface biofilm

Food scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have revealed key characteristics of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella dry surface biofilm (DSB), a previously overlooked type of biofilm that commonly exists in dry food processing enviro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Shrubs can help or hinder a forest"s recovery after wildfire

Research from the University of California, Davis, is shedding light on when and where to plant tree seedlings to help restore forests after high-severity wildfires, and it has a lot to do with shrubs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Femtosecond lasers and ordered nanopillars: A new path for high-speed electron control

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Australian National University, Canberra has demonstrated a novel way of steering a beam of relativistic electron pulses produced by an ultrahigh intensity, femtosecond las.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

These are the iPhone’s most downloaded App Store apps of the year

Apple has revealed the most downloaded App Store apps and games of 2024. Its top charts are localized for many parts of the world, so you can see the most popular downloads in your own country. Here are the top apps and games of the year. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

New data from "the last ice area" may help long-term conservation efforts in the Arctic

Earlier this year our international team of scientists from the Refuge Arctic consortium departed Iqaluit, Nvt. on a 56-day research expedition in the far north. We were sailing aboard the icebreaker CCGS Amundsen and our main objective was to study.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024