Worker killed in blast at TSMC"s Arizona construction site
A worker has died after being caught in an explosion at the Arizona site where iPhone processor manufacturer TSMC is building a new plant — and has previously been accused of using dangerous construction methods.TSMC investing $40 billion in Arizon.....»»
Sudan food emergency: Local researcher unpacks scale of the disaster and what action is needed
The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed civilians and devastated livelihoods on a massive scale. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, includi.....»»
Giant Magellan Telescope enclosure ready for construction
The Giant Magellan Telescope and IDOM has announced that the telescope's enclosure, set to be one of the world's largest astronomical facilities, passed its final design review and is now ready for construction in Chile. The review marks a major mile.....»»
New way to spot beetle-killed spruce can help forest, wildfire managers
A new machine-learning system developed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in Alaska, even in forests of low and moderate infestatio.....»»
Scientists propose novel AI approach for lipid nanoparticles screening in mRNA delivery
The targeted treatment of pan-cancer by messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is a hot topic in drug research. A key challenge in mRNA design is the construction of delivery systems called lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which serve as carriers to deliver mRNA th.....»»
Athens Acropolis closes as Greece bakes in heat wave
The Athens Acropolis, Greece's most visited tourist site, was closed to the public during the hottest hours of Wednesday because of a heat wave sweeping the country......»»
Underwater gardeners plant eelgrass to save "dead" Danish fjord
Under a white tent on the shores of a polluted Danish fjord, volunteers and researchers prepare slender green shoots of eelgrass to be planted on the seabed to help restore the site's damaged ecosystem......»»
Ancient Greek sanctuary slowly sinks into the Aegean Sea
A brief boat ride from the thrumming nightclubs of Mykonos lies the UNESCO heritage site of Delos, one of the most important sanctuaries of the ancient Greek and Roman world......»»
Human bodies mostly recover from space, tourist mission shows
How bad for your health is space travel? Answering this question will be crucial not just for astronauts aiming to go to Mars, but for a booming space tourism industry planning to blast anyone who can afford it into orbit......»»
Sherlocked by Sequoia: What apps Apple may have killed in macOS and iOS 18
Another year, another set of Apple updates — and another set of popular app developers who could lose their livelihoods. Here's what Apple Sherlocked at WWDC 2024.Apple's new Passwords app is just one of many new tools that "Sherlock" existing apps.....»»
The Google Pay app is dead
Google Wallet takes over app duties, but it looks like Google is quitting P2P payments. Enlarge / Google Pay is dead! (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Google has killed off the Google Pay app. 9to5Google reports Go.....»»
Bird flu virus from Texas human case kills 100% of ferrets in CDC study
H5N1 bird flu viruses have shown to be lethal in ferret model before. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Yui Mok) The strain of H5N1 bird flu isolated from a dairy worker in Texas was 100 percent fatal in ferrets used to model inf.....»»
Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones
Handwriting is dead. At least that's what a New York Times article announced in 2023 in its postmortem investigation "What Killed Penmanship?" But there was no doubt about the culprit: technology......»»
Flooding and landslides kill three in Vietnam"s north
Flooding and landslides in northern Vietnam have killed three people, state media said Monday, after days of heavy rain that partially submerged thousands of homes......»»
Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Isl.....»»
California wildfire pollution killed 52,000 in a decade: study
Pollution from California wildfires killed more than 52,000 people in a decade, a new study claimed Friday, as the western United States girds for a hot summer that could bring more blazes......»»
iOS 18 may have a fun surprise for longtime iPhone fans
Apple is expected to showcase iOS 18 at WWDC 2024 and we could get a blast from the past in terms of wallpapers......»»
Ancient crustal weaknesses contribute to modern earthquakes in West Africa, study finds
Though it was the site of active tectonics 140 million years ago, today, the coast of West Africa is a passive margin, far from an active tectonic plate boundary and thought to be seismically quiet. So scientists don't fully understand why the region.....»»
Feds expect to decide this year on Mosaic"s "radioactive roads" plan in Florida
Federal environmental regulators said they expect to decide this year on a controversial proposal that would allow Tampa-based Fortune 500 mining company Mosaic to test its phosphate waste as an ingredient in road construction......»»
New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph......»»
‘Mastermind’ Arrested After Pirate Site ‘Ads’ Were Painted on 630-Yr-Old Palace
After a five-month police investigation, the alleged 'mastermind' behind a nighttime graffiti attack on the 630-year-old Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, has been arrested. Last December, CCTV footage revealed a figure in black spray-paint.....»»