Research highlights drought risk and awareness gaps in global society
Natural disasters have threatened human beings and the ecosystem. Among the various natural disasters, drought is one of the most insidious and costliest, adversely affecting the global economy and livelihoods. Unlike sudden disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes, drought is
'More than just numbers:' Statistics expert uses data to predict extreme weather, financial downturns
Using data and numbers, a West Virginia University statistician is exploring new methods that could predict and model extreme patterns in weather events, financial turmoil and pollution levels.
Did Morgan Freeman Say a 2nd Trump Presidency Would Be 'Good for the Country'?
The Oscar-winning actor has been very critical of Trump in the past.
'Alarming' satellite evidence suggests Israel is building long-term presence in Gaza
There is evidence Israel could be establishing infrastructure in Gaza signalling plans for a long-term military presence in the Strip.Satellite imagery, gathered over months, has mapped
The battle for Pokrovsk – why Russia wants to capture this key Ukrainian city
Kremlin forces continue to advance on the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, where fighting has been described as "exceptionally tough".Russia has been pressing hard in that
Four-year-old boy who smashed rare Bronze Age jar returns to museum
A four-year-old boy who accidentally broke an ancient urn dating back to the late Bronze Age has returned for a visit to the museum in Israel.The
Trump threatens to imprison Facebook founder for 'rest of his life'
Donald Trump has threatened to imprison Mark Zuckerberg if the Facebook founder does "anything illegal" to influence the upcoming presidential election.
Ex-rugby star who quit for NFL leaves Super Bowl champions
Former rugby player Louis Rees-Zammit has left reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs after failing to make the team's 53-man roster.
Professor highlights challenges in adopting blockchain for asset-backed securities
Mention "Asset-backed securities" (ABS) to certain finance professionals and investors, and the turmoil of the 2008 Financial Crisis immediately comes to mind. The causes of this generation's version of The Great Depression have been thoroughly documented, ranging from a low-interest
HeterMM: Applying in-DRAM index to heterogeneous memory-based key-value stores
Emerging byte-addressable storage technologies, such as NVM, provide a more cost-effective and larger-capacity alternative to DRAM, presenting new opportunities to address the high cost, limited capacity, and volatility of in-memory key-value (KV) stores.
Seeing the invisible: How X-ray reveals spatter behavior during 3D printing
Research conducted by UCL researchers reveals and explains the links between vapor depression shape and spatter dynamics during LPBF under various industry-relevant processing conditions.
Reconfigurable smart antenna offers low complexity and high gain
Smart antennas have garnered significant attention for their ability to enable both communication and perception functions simultaneously; however, they commonly come with complicated controls and a high cost.
Polls: Harris leads Trump in post-DNC afterglow
A spate of recent polling shows that support for Harris continues to surge after the Democratic National Convention last week.
Abcarian: Why Tweety McTreason's politicking at Arlington National Cemetery should disgust every American
The former president's campaign tried to exploit the hallowed military cemetery and the deaths of service members in Afghanistan for partisan purposes.