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When hunting for mice in winter, red and arctic fox are known to plunge headfirst at speeds of 2-4 meters per second, but their sharp noses reduce the impact force in snow and protect them from injury, according to a new Cornell University study. The fundamental research sheds light on the biomechanics of the unique … Read more

The call from Ukraine’s leader comes as Russia intensifies its offensive in the east. #Zelensky #urges #faster #delivery #arms #frontline

The year 2024 is one of the biggest election years in history, with billions of people going to the polls around the globe. Although elections are considered protected, internal state affairs under international law, election interference between nations has nonetheless risen. In particular, cyber-enabled influence operations (CEIO) via social media—including disinformation, misinformation or “fake news”—have … Read more

Madrid, Spain – Millions of people in Spain have been glued to their televisions as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a live address to the nation to say he would stay on in charge of the government. The announcement on Monday ended five days of high tension. Last week, the country appeared rudderless while Sanchez … Read more

An AI-generated image of ancient ruins looks like a teddy bear when motion blur is added Daniel Geng, Inbum Park, Andrew Owens AI models designed to create images from text descriptions can make optical illusions that look like different objects depending on how they are viewed. Daniel Geng at the University of Michigan and his … Read more

Once denounced by former United States (US) Vice President Al Gore as “delusional in the extreme”, solar geoengineering is receiving greater attention from American scientists and policymakers. Increasingly pessimistic as to the prospects of existing strategies for addressing climate change and mindful of America’s acute vulnerability to its effects, these voices are challenging taboos by … Read more

Beyond DESI, a slew of new instruments are coming online in the coming years, including the 8.4-meter Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission. “Our data in cosmology has made enormous leaps over the last 25 years, and it’s about to make bigger leaps,” … Read more

Tornadoes that tore across Oklahoma left a wide trail of destruction Sunday, leveling homes and buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents. At least three people were killed, including a child. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect Sunday … Read more

Experts have produced a new report on one of the most fascinating shipwrecks of the Late Middle Ages, detailing discoveries off the Swedish coast that include a unique weapons chest and fragments of chain armor. As you might guess, this was a military vessel: the flagship vessel of Danish-Norwegian King John Hans, called the Griffin … Read more

More than two dozen people marched in Winnipeg this weekend in solidarity with a man facing the death sentence in Iran. Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian, was sentenced to death earlier this week, according to his lawyer. He had been detained by officials in the aftermath of the death of Masha Amini, following her arrest by … Read more