Extreme heat is breaking honey bees’ natural cooling system
Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused damaging temperature fluctuations inside hives, leading to population declines. Smaller colonies were hit hardest, experiencing the most severe swings. As global temperatures rise,Continue Reading
What makes a good proton conductor?
A number of advanced energy technologies — including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and an emerging class of low-power electronics — use protons as the key charge carrier. Whether or not these devices will be widely adopted hinges, in part, on how efficiently they can move protons. One class of materials knownContinue Reading
The Pentagon Just Requested An Adult Toy Shop Halt Shipment of Sex Toys to Deployed Troops
A Toronto-based sex shop owner is still laughing, and shaking her head, after receiving not one but two official letters from the U.S. military, all because a couple of “spicy” items ended up on a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, where sex toys are illegal. Grace Bennett, founder of theContinue Reading
The Billionaires, the Fed and November
The lack of stock market reaction to the news that President Traitor 47 ordered his Justice Department to investigate criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surprises many people. After all, everyone knows that the claims about cost overruns being the basis for the investigation is nonsense. The TraitorContinue Reading
Supreme Court likely to uphold state bans on trans athletes competing in girls’ sports
The ruling may not directly affect California and the liberal-leaning states, at least for now., Read MoreContinue Reading
Private infusion centers present new options for chronic illnesses
Privately owned, standalone infusion centers are providing an alternative to hospitals and doctors’ offices for patients with chronic Illnesses., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor’s executive order classifies illicit fentanyl as ‘weapon of mass destruction’
President Traitor 47 on Monday designated illicit fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” in an executive order. The order goes beyond calling it a lethal drug., Read MoreContinue Reading
Newsom names 2 former CDC leaders to California public health roles
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the hiring of two former top officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Read MoreContinue Reading
Mexico confirms first case of so called ‘super flu; variant
Mexico has confirmed its first case of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K, a variant commonly referred to as the “super flu,” health authorities said, Read MoreContinue Reading
New Jolla phone and Sailfish 5 offer a break from iOS-Android monotony
Powered by the original mobile Linux OS with crowdsourced specs hands on After successful crowdfunding, the latest release of the original handheld Linux distro will power a new handset coming in mid-2026.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Apple blocks dev from all accounts after he tries to redeem bad gift card
Paris Buttfield-Addison literally wrote books on Swift Apple has blocked a long-time developer from his Apple ID after he failed to redeem what support suggested was a dodgy $500 gift card, leaving him unable to work, cut off from personal files, and barred from what he calls his “core digitalContinue Reading
Roomba maker iRobot gets cleaned out in Chapter 11
Company vacuumed up by its own manufacturer iRobot, the company behind autonomous vacuum cleaner brand Roomba, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, telling investors that its Chinese manufacturer will assume control going forward.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Apple, Google forced to issue emergency 0-day patches
Both admit attackers were already exploiting the bugs, with scant detail and hints of spyware-grade abuse Apple and Google have both issued emergency patches after zero-day bugs were caught being actively exploited in what the companies describe as “sophisticated” real-world attacks.…, Read MoreContinue Reading