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AI could help drones ride air currents like birds

Sep 25, 2018 17:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Birds have long inspired humans to create their own ways to fly. We know that soaring bird species that migrate long distances use thermal updrafts to stay in the air without using up energy flapping their wings. And...

Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers

Sep 25, 2018 10:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Few people pay close attention to the traffic situation unfolding around them when theyre travelling as a passenger in a car, even if theyre in the front seat. And that could make partially automated vehicles, which are...

Police on Twitter: Talking to the community, or just to themselves?

Sep 25, 2018 10:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

North American police departments have been using Twitter for operational and public relations purposes for more than a decade. While some departments are more Twitter-savvy than others, they all seem to herald the...

Worried about AI taking over the world? You may be making some rather unscientific assumptions

Sep 25, 2018 09:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Should we be afraid of artificial intelligence? For me, this is a simple question with an even simpler, two letter answer: no. But not everyone agrees many people, including the late physicist Stephen Hawking, have raised...

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Gameplay, Development: Skrillex Co-Writes Opening Theme of Upcoming Installment

Sep 25, 2018 08:06 am UTC| Technology

The past few weeks saw a goldmine for footage of Kingdom Hearts 3 as Square Enix bombarded fans with one teaser clip after another. Among those that caught the attention of fans is the battle between Sora and Aqua, Comic...

‘GTA 6’ Release Date & Gameplay Rumors: What the ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Launch Means for ‘GTA V’ Sequel

Sep 25, 2018 08:00 am UTC| Technology

Last Sept. 13 marked the fifth anniversary of GTA Vs official release date. This also means that half a decade has passed with no official update on the development of GTA 6. Rockstar Games is known for some of the...

'Red Dead Redemption 2' Release Date, Features: This Is How the Dev's Are Breathing Life into the Upcoming Game

Sep 25, 2018 07:26 am UTC| Technology

Red Dead Redemption 2 and its promise of a living and breathing world for players to freely explore have been the center of discussion from Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games recently released a feature preview on their...

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Economy

Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

The Caribbeans sandy beaches, clear turquoise water and vibrant coral reefs filled with an amazing variety of sea creatures have long been the pride of the islands. The big three sun, sea and sand have made this...

Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions

You are walking through the bustling centre of Bo, Sierra Leones third largest city. Following the crowd, you turn off the main road onto a narrower thoroughfare and find yourself in an open-air market. Shelters...

Africa doesn’t have a choice between economic growth and protecting the environment: how they can go hand in hand

Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than 4% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, many of its countries face...

Spare us the talk about a wages explosion. There’s nothing wrong with lifting Australia’s lowest wages in line with inflation

What is it with the Coalition and wages? When, in the final days of the 2022 election campaign, the then opposition leader Anthony Albanese backed an increase in award wages to keep pace with inflation, his opposite...

Net zero is not just good science – it’s also a good deal for ordinary people

As the UK moves into a general election, a misinformed debate over the countrys climate transition and legally binding net zero targets risks further dividing people. Much of this debate in the UK focuses on the cost of...

Politics

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

For the Freedom Party of Austria (FP), the weeks are going by like clockwork. The far-right party continues to top the polls. It is expected to clinch a comfortable victory in the European elections on 9 June with almost...

Indian election: Narendra Modi hasn’t delivered the expected landslide – where the BJP may have gone wrong

Narendra Modi may have led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a historic third term, but the landslide victory that many had expected failed to materialise. With half of the 640...

Iran: president’s death has set hardliners jostling for position to replace ageing supreme leader

The death of Irans president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash in May plunged Iran into political uncertainly. Raisis death has set off an intense power struggle within the Islamic Republic. Irans consitution...

Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

Indias ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the countrys six-week general election the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But with results...

Trump’s lawyers in lawsuits claiming he won in 2020 are getting punished for abusing courts and making unsupported claims and false statements

Over the past four years, U.S. courts and state bar associations have taken action to protect the integrity of the U.S. judicial system by penalizing attorneys who filed meritless lawsuits claiming without evidence that...

Science

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home

Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haasts eagle, and the answer will likely be yes. The same cant be said of New Zealands extinct, but equally unique, mergansers a group...

Technology

Hamster Kombat Reaches 150 Million Players, Hints for July Token Airdrop

The crypto gaming phenomenon known as Hamster Kombat, which is centered on Telegram, said on Friday that it now has a player base greater than the population of Russia, over 150 million gamers. Hamster Kombat Game Sees...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Accepted for Food Deliveries via DevourGO and Coinbase Commerce

It is now possible to use Shiba Inu (SHIB), the second largest meme coin in the cryptocurrency market, to complete the payment process for a Web3 meal delivery service. According to Devour, the food order was placed...

Tesla’s FSD Fleet Hits Shanghai: 10 Cars Set for Pilot Ahead of Public Debut

Shanghai has ignited excitement by approving the testing of ten Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology, heralding a near-future public rollout. Shanghais Approval Paves Way for Tesla Chinas FSD...

Bitcoin Price Nosedives: Whale Activity and High Mining Costs Fuel Market Turmoil

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been experiencing a downward trend over the past few days, resulting in it losing a sizeable portion of the gain it had accumulated in recent circumstances. The price of Bitcoin Has...

Tesla to Discontinue Foundation Series Cybertruck, New Models and Global Versions on the Horizon

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, spent Thursdays annual shareholder meeting discussing the potential role that robotics and autonomous vehicles will play in the future and providing updates on the corporations automobile industry....