Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning
As the range and incidence of valley fever grows, public health officials are struggling to warn visitors of the risk.Continue Reading
‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee
As the number of people forced from their homes by Israeli attacks grows, communities are stepping in to help., Beirut, Lebanon – At Nation Station, a communal kitchen in the Geitawi neighbourhood, volunteers move to and fro, stacking food on a table. Behind them, others stir meat, cook rice orContinue Reading
Suspected WWII bomb grounds Japanese airport
An explosion of a US bombshell left a huge crater at Miyazaki Airport, prompting cancellation of nearly 90 flights., A US bombshell blast leaves a huge crater at Miyazaki Airport, prompting cancellation of nearly 90 flights. The detonation of a US bombshell, likely dropped during World War II, has forcedContinue Reading
Woman of Steel: The Earthquake Engineer Building a More Resilient Future
Zeynep Gulerce’s career has been shaped by earthquakes. She was a young civil-engineer-in-training in Türkiye when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Kocaeli Province of the country., Read MoreContinue Reading
MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/02/2024
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each factContinue Reading
Research in 4 continents links outdoor air pollution to differences in children’s brains
A research team systematically analyzed 40 empirical studies, the majority of which had found that outdoor air pollution is associated with differences in children’s brains. These differences include volumes of white matter, which is associated with cognitive function, connections throughout the brain and even early markers for Alzheimer’s., Read MoreContinue Reading
Under fire and using old equipment, Lebanon’s rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensive
The civil defense forces of one of the world’s most war-torn nations are shocked at the destruction underway in Lebanon, Read MoreContinue Reading
Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo’s mpox outbreak
Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in eastern Congo’s Kamituga town, Read MoreContinue Reading
VP debate: How Vance and Walz differed from their running mates on immigration
Immigration is a central issue in this election, and polls have shown a majority of voters want to see immigration levels reduced., Read MoreContinue Reading
FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
Summary Despite a mostly civil debate between Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two disagreed repeatedly not just on policy, but also on the facts. We referee some of those competing claims, and other factual missteps by the vice presidential candidates. Vance claimed that housing “is totallyContinue Reading
Walz’s False Project 2025 Pregnancy Monitoring Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz falsely claimed that Project 2025 calls for the tracking of “all pregnancies” and would require people “to register with a new federal agency” upon getting pregnant. The conservative playbook advocates the reporting of all miscarriagesContinue Reading
Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: Its new AI model is open, massive, and ready to rival GPT-4
Nvidia has released NVLM 1.0, a powerful open-source AI model that rivals GPT-4 and Google’s systems, marking a major breakthrough in multimodal language models for vision and text tasks…Continue Reading
NASA Announces Selections for Lunar Comms, Network Studies
NASA has selected Intuitive Machines of Houston and Aalyria Technologies Inc. of Livermore, California, to perform capability studies with the goal of advancing space communications and exploration technologies. These studies will allow NASA to gain insights into industry capabilities and innovations to facilitate NASA partnerships with commercial communications and navigation providers. The awards, under theContinue Reading