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Technology is changing the face of modern warfare – for good and bad. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Mar 20 – Commercial drones, Airbnb donations, TikTok chronicles, deepfake propaganda, and trolling Russian soldiers through Tinder. The conflict in the Ukraine has precipitated new …
Typical amounts of solar particles hitting the earth’s magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic. Svein-Magne Tunli – tunliweb.no/Wikimedia, CC BY-NC-SA – By David Wallace, Assistant Clinical Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University Published: 2022 Mar 18 – On …
It is hoped discovery of medieval trading town Ravenser Odd can teach people about perils of climate crisis. Ravenser Odd, thought to have been located near Spurn Point in the Humber estuary, was destroyed in 1362. Photograph: Mr. Nut/Alamy – By Mark Brown …
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles into space that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons – By Piyush Mehta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University Published: 2022 Mar 02 – On 2022 Feb 04, …
Hackers can get eyes inside systems that are supposed to be secure. Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images – By Scott Jasper, Senior Lecturer in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School Published: 2022 Feb 25 – U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would …
The group has claimed credit for hacking the Russian Ministry of Defence database, and is believed to have hacked multiple state TV channels to show pro-Ukraine content. Russia-Ukraine war latest news: follow live updates A tweet from an account linked to Anonymous, @YourAnonOne, …
The Greenland ice sheet is melting from the bottom up, scientists say, which could have a significant impact on global sea level rise. Poul Christoffersen – By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN Published 2022 Feb 22 – CNN — The ice sheet covering Greenland is …
Human-caused climate change significant driver of destructive conditions as even drier decades lie ahead, researchers say. Houseboats are moored on Lake Oroville reservoir during the California drought emergency in Oroville, California, on 2021 May 25. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images – By Gabrielle …
The Ford F-150 Lightning with extended-range 131-kWh battery pack can power the average US home for three days in the event of an outage. Ford View 5 Images – By C.C. Weiss 2022 Feb 03 – Electric vehicles are increasingly including the capability …
Scientists have studied the chemical components of everyday plastics such as drink bottles, and found that many contribute to fat cell development in mice. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jan 31 – Obesity rates around the world are on the rise, almost tripling …