The US is twice as likely to face a ‘dust bowl’ more devastating than what occurred during the Great Depression. The stark warning comes from a study that used hundreds of climate simulations combined data from 1936 and present day greenhouse gases levels. The results showed that if global temperatures rise more than 3.6 degrees … Read more
Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more
British berries will be ‘sweeter than ever’ this year thanks to a warmer-than-usual spring, producers claim Berries thrived during the warm temperatures seen across Britain in April Farmers are hoping for a bumper crop at harvest time with ultra-sweet berries Berries are graded on sweetness using the Brix scale which measures the concentration of dissolved … Read more
Scientists create the most advanced human-mouse ‘hybrid’ embryo ever, with as much as 4% of its blood, brain tissue, and heart cells coming from human stem cells Researchers created a hybrid embryo of mice cells and human stem cells The embyros are the most advanced human-mice hybrids, with some made of up to 4% human … Read more
A satellite data company has created the first map of the UK’s warmest areas in preparation for what could be one of the hottest summers on record.
Iron age ‘Princess’ discovered in France: Archaeologists unearth 2,200-year-old tomb of a woman dripping with blue glass beads and wearing a copper belt buckle Body was unearthed outside Saint-Vulbas, about 20 miles from the Lyon, France Woman, believed to be a Princess, was buried with bracelets and belt buckle Separate burial was also made at … Read more
Nintendo sues hackers who allegedly sell products allowing gamers to play pirated video games on the Switch and Switch Lite Nintendo is taking aim at hackers selling video game pirating kits New lawsuits allege a group called ‘Team Xecuter’ is selling an ‘unauthorized operating system’ and other hacking products A site named in the suit has … Read more
Mother Nature seems to be releasing her fury on the US – first murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now a deadly plant bacteria. Greenhouses in Michigan have been ordered to destroy any Fantasia Pink Flare geraniums imported from Guatemala, as the flowers are carrying a bacteria that could threaten food crops across the nation. The … Read more
Ill winds: Keeping six feet apart may not be enough to protect people from COVID-19 during blustery weather, study shows Researchers simulated what happens to saliva droplets when coughed out Many factors affect saliva spread — including droplet size, wind and humidity The model found that droplets can travel over 16 feet in a breeze … Read more
Scientists have identified three biological clues in COVID-19 patients’ blood samples to predict their risk of death with up to 90 per cent accuracy. Chinese researchers used machine learning to analyse blood samples of patients in Wuhan and identify the three biomarkers of mortality risk 10 days early. High levels of both an enzyme associated … Read more