In the immediate aftermath of Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat the Washington Post editorial board blamed the Democratic Party for its embrace of progressivism. This ignores entirely the decision to move the party to the center to accommodate Liz Cheney and her small army of disaffected Republicans who had beenContinue Reading
At Least 95 Palestinians Are Killed in One Day as Israel Intensifies Attacks on Northern Gaza, Israeli Forces Detain, Beat and Brand Palestinians After Deadly West Bank Raid, Israel’s Assault on Lebanon Destroys or Damages One-Quarter of All Buildings Near Border, Peace Activists Celebrate as Barclays Sells Shares of IsraeliContinue Reading
Here’s the story of Squilla, a rare North Atlantic right whale mother, and her firstborn. To help their species continue, they’d have to navigate an increasingly dangerous ocean.Continue Reading
As Americans have flocked south and west, more people have been exposed to the risk of hazards like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and dangerous heat.Continue Reading
MPRIS is something most of us associate with music apps and movie players, but a new app makes use of this freedesktop standard for something less entertaining: timers. Yes, timers. Timing your pizza in the oven, setting a deadline for a task, dedicating time to a hobby, or obsessively countingContinue Reading
It’s been a busy week in GNOME ecosystem, with updates across core apps and libraries, exciting new releases in GNOME Circle, and advancements in third-party projects. The post GNOME Weekly Update: GNOME Core Apps and Libraries Receive Updates appeared first on OSTechNix., Read MoreContinue Reading
This week in KDE, the team is making final adjustments for the upcoming Plasma 6.2 release. Here are some highlights from the latest updates. The post KDE Weekly Update: Plasma 6.2 Reaches Bug-Fixing Mode appeared first on OSTechNix., Read MoreContinue Reading
As a teenager living in a small village in what was then Yugoslavia, Admir Masic witnessed the collapse of his home country and the outbreak of the Bosnian war. When his childhood home was destroyed by a tank, his family was forced to flee the violence, leaving their remaining possessionsContinue Reading
In a first for both universities, MIT undergraduates are engaged in research projects at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), while MIT scholars are collaborating with UVG undergraduates on in-depth field studies in Guatemala. These pilot projects are part of a larger enterprise, called ASPIRE (Achieving Sustainable Partnerships forContinue Reading
Climate hazards helping to double the number of displaced people to 120 million, UNHCR reports., Climate hazards helping to double the number of displaced people to 120 million, UNHCR reports. Climate change is helping to drive a rising refugee crisis, adding to the huge numbers already displaced by conflict, accordingContinue Reading
Some 20 major storms hit the archipelago or its waters each year, but they are intensifying due to climate change., The Philippines issued new weather warnings as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated before Typhoon Toraji. Now a weakenedContinue Reading
Vattenfall commits over EUR five billion by 2src28 to fossil-free energy production, e-mobility and related services in Europe’s largest economy…Continue Reading
Supported by the Climate Misinformation Grant Program from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, Science Feedback is launching the Climate Science Desk, an initiative aimed at helping fact-checkers and journalists connect with scientists to review the veracity of climate change-related claims. The Climate Science Desk features aContinue Reading