Scientists discover a mysterious new frog hiding in the Amazon
Scientists discovered a new frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, distinguishing it from nearly identical relatives through DNA and its unique call. Adenomera varcena highlights how much Amazonian biodiversity remains hidden even as habitat loss and climate change threaten these poorly understood species., Read MoreContinue Reading
Stuxnet Versus Skynet
Sometime around late 2009, centrifuges at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant began malfunctioning. They would suddenly speed up or slow down, placing enormous stress on the delicate machinery. Centrifuges failed. The engineers trying to diagnose the problem had another problem: According to the computers monitoring the equipment, everything looked normal.Continue Reading
The Traitor Wants to Further Destroy the Clean Water Act
This story was originally published by Sentient. Last November, the The Traitor administration proposed a regulation that would strip federal water pollution protections from wide swaths of wetlands in the United States. Now, 10 months later, the administration has updated it in an attempt to take away even more wetland protections.Continue Reading
To Understand the Houthis, Begin With Yemen
The Houthis are routinely described as Iranian proxies. The description has become even more common as their military reach has expanded from northern Yemen toward the Red Sea and the Bab el Mandeb strait. Iran has supplied weapons, training, intelligence and technical assistance that have greatly increased Houthi military capabilities.Continue Reading
Boyle Heights warehouse company says it’s being unfairly scapegoated for fire and stench
The company that owns the vast cold storage warehouse scorched in a June blaze that plagued neighbors in Boyle Heights with smoke and stink said it doesn’t deserve the pummeling it got for how it contained the catastrophe., Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI
Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” issued an ominous warning: Congress may only have one year left to implement safeguards on artificial intelligence before it loses control of it., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
9 women have been found dead in South Africa over the last two months
South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating. All nine bodies were found in the Ekurhuleni municipality over the last two months, raising concerns that theyContinue Reading
South Africa gender commissioner: women ‘hunted’ amid femicide crisis
A ninth woman has been found dead amid a wave of killings in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni region, east of Johannesburg., NewsFeed A ninth woman has been found dead amid a wave of killings in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni region, east of Johannesburg. Gender equality commissioner Princess Eurika Mogane told Al JazeeraContinue Reading
English FA calls for Infantino to release FIFA World Cup sell-off documents
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup selloff plan has faced global backlash with English FA latest to seek document release., Gianni Infantino’s World Cup selloff plan has faced global backlash with English FA latest to seek document release. The chair of the English Football Association (FA) has called on FIFA President GianniContinue Reading
“Fast Food Nation,” Mystery Meat & The Traitor’s Dismantling of U.S. Food Safety System: Eric Schlosser
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Traitor 47 last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in with other cuts to make ground beef. Imported beef and pork were once labeled with their country ofContinue Reading
LATI introduces thermoplastic compounds for EV thermal management and EMI shielding
Italian compounder LATI has collected the engineering thermoplastics it develops for electrified vehicles into a single technical brochure, spanning flame-retardant, high-temperature, thermally conductive, EMI-shielding, low-friction and recycled-content grades. The halogen-free flame-retardant (HFFR) compounds are built on polyamide, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyphthalamide (PPA) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) matrices, and LATI ratesContinue Reading
TUAL’s PowerUp battery-integrated charging technology keeps mission-critical commercial EVs rolling in the UK
TUAL, a developer of charging solutions for commercial EVs, has rolled out its PowerUp Charger technology at three SP Energy Networks sites in the UK, following a successful pilot at Middlewich in Cheshire. SP Energy Networks, operator of a regional electrical transmission and distribution network, will use TUAL’s battery-buffered PowerUpContinue Reading
ICE Officer Arrested on Charges of Assault and Lying to Investigators
An ICE agent long wanted in Minnesota for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan immigrant was finally captured by local authorities. Christian Castro was booked in the Hennepin County Jail on Wednesday. He faces four second-degree assault charges, and another charge for false reporting of a crime, according to the jail’s inmateContinue Reading