Environmental NewsSenior managers at Facebook knew about a data breach associated with campaign consulting firm Cambridge Analytica before it was first reported in the media in 2015, according to a U.K. Parliament report that concludes the company “deliberately misled” a wide-ranging investigation into disinformation, “fake news” and election interference. “Among the countless innocuous postings of celebrations […]
Amazon is threatening to scrap plans to open a brick-and-mortar location in Philadelphia over a proposal that would bar retailers from refusing to accept cash. The city council on Thursday approved legislation that would require businesses to accept cash. Proponents say cashless stores discriminate against lower-income shoppers, who are less likely to pay for goods […]
A team of investigators from the Colorado School of Public Health at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and the University of Colorado Boulder has identified that people living in homes with high ventilation are more likely to suffer from respiratory health issues such as asthma. The findings are published in the February issue of Environmental […]
The hashtag #SnOMG has been making the rounds this week — and for once it’s not an exaggeration. From surprise snow showers in the tropics to snowed-in ski resorts, extreme weather has ruled the week out West. The extreme weather is due to a powerful Pacific Ocean jet stream pattern. Part of the polar jet […]
Artificial leaves mimic photosynthesis — the process whereby plants use water and carbon dioxide from the air to produce carbohydrates using energy from the sun. But even state-of-the-art artificial leaves, which hold promise in reducing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, only work in the laboratory because they use pure, pressurized carbon dioxide from tanks. But […]
A photo posted to Instagram on Feb. 10, 2019 by user @muah_irinaelis (Irina Elis)in the remote town of Belushya Guba, on Russia’s Novaya Zemlya peninsula, shows a group of polar bears looking for food. The region declared a state of emergency over a “mass invasion” of polar bears. Instagram/Irina Elis A Russian Arctic archipelago on […]
Wells Fargo said that a systems outage prevented some customers from using its ATMs and mobile and online banking services, promising to reverse any fees people incurred because of the disruption. Although the bank said the issue was largely resolved on Thursday, customers said they were still having problems accessing their accounts on Friday, including […]
In a nationwide study, counties with dirtier air had higher rates of stroke deaths and shorter life expectancies, according to preliminary research to be presented in Honolulu at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2019, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Researchers examined […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is accusing the publisher of the National Enquirer of blackmail and extortion. In a essay on Medium, Bezos published emails from American Media Inc. as evidence. Elaine Quijano reports. Source link قالب وردپرس
Climate change is warming the ocean, but it’s warming land faster and that’s really bad news for air quality all over the world, says a new University of California, Riverside study. The study, published February 4 in Nature Climate Change, shows that the contrast in warming between the continents and sea, called the land-sea warming […]
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