Our World
By Lorenzo | A variety of stories, both good and bad, about this wonderful world we are trying to share with one another and with all other forms of life.
A slowdown in ocean circulation seems to be happening, and it could signal a coming disaster
<i>The Day After Tomorrow</i> is an awful movie in almost every way. Not only is it filled with over-the-top acting and editing that values noise over …
Global WarmingVigorous exercise linked to increased risk of developing motor neurone disease, study suggests
Vigorous exercise may be linked to a heightened risk of developing motor neurone disease, a new study suggests.<p>The disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is sometimes known as the ‘Athlete’s curse’ because it affects a disproportionate number of sports people.<p>ALS, which impacts …
Motor Neurone DiseaseDuckDuckGo: The private search engine standing up to Google
After years of giving data up laissez-faire, more people are realising the web has made nearly every aspect of their lives visible to advertisers and tech companies in ways they hadn’t imagined.<p>The Cambridge Analytica scandal showed how tech giants have come to flaunt user privacy, as the political …
PrivacyTrump’s revenge: US oil floods Europe, hurting OPEC and Russia
As OPEC’s efforts to balance the oil market bear fruit, U.S. producers are reaping the benefits – and flooding Europe with a record amount of crude. …
OilForeign workers pushed out as Saudi Arabia goes local | Reuters.com
So-called Saudization is taking hold in the kingdom as new reforms try and tackle high unemployment but as Reuters Emily Wither finds out in Riyadh it's hard for local businesses to find the staff.<p>▲ Hide Transcript<p>▶ View Transcript<p>So-called Saudization is taking hold in the kingdom as new reforms …
Saudi ArabiaHow Philip K. Dick Redefined What It Means To Be (In)Human
I think, therefore I am human?Fifty years ago, Philip K. Dick’s novel <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i> questioned what it means to be human in …
Blade RunnerWhich Animal Kills the Most Humans?
Animals fatally maul, sting, trample, and chew about a million humans per year. Pretty nice of them, given the numbers on our side—the average of 750 …
ZoologyNeil DeGrasse Tyson's Earth Day Post Is A Piece Of Wisdom To Keep In Mind Year-Round
Save the planet? Maybe not. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson's Earth Day post told us why "Save Earth" is kind of a pointless rallying call. On …
ExtinctionMysterious holes spotted in Arctic sea ice - and even NASA doesn't know what they are
NASA has been observing the Arctic sea ice for over ten years now - but in a recent expedition, the space agency spotted something it’s never seen …
The ArcticA 'Major Traffic Accident' in North Korea Has Killed or Injured a Large Number of Chinese Tourists
(BEIJING) — A large number of Chinese tourists have been killed and injured in a “major traffic accident” in North Korea, China’s foreign ministry …
North KoreaFor 50 Years, Deep-Water Trawls Likely Caught More Fish Than Anyone Thought
Long before it lands on a restaurant menu, Chilean sea bass takes quite a journey to arrive on land. To catch these deep-sea dwellers, fishers usually drag nets along the ocean floor a quarter of a mile, or more, beneath the ocean's surface — a form of fishing called bottom trawling.<p>The United …
AquacultureCanadian lynched in Peru as locals accuse him of murder
<b>Officials in Peru are investigating the lynching of a Canadian man in the remote Amazon region of Peru.</b><p>Police found the body of Sebastian Woodroffe, 41, on Saturday buried near where an indigenous spiritual healer had been killed days previously.<p>Investigators say locals suspected Mr Woodroffe of …
Amazon RiverCanadian accused of killing Peruvian medicine woman lynched in Amazon
LIMA (Reuters) - A Canadian man was lynched in the Peruvian Amazon after residents of a remote village accused him of killing an 81-year-old medicine woman a day earlier, a spokesman for the attorney general's office said on Sunday.<p>Olivia Arevalo, a traditional healer of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe, …
Latin AmericaHow Mossad carries out assassinations
Fatal shooting in Malaysia puts spotlight on Israeli spy agency's policy of targeted killings of Palestinian operatives.<p>The killing of 35-year-old Palestinian scientist Fadi al-Batsh in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has taken the wraps off a covert programme of targeted killings of …
IsraelTrump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that's not the case.<p>North Korea said Friday it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of …
North KoreaTourists at iconic French abbey evacuated after threat
MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France (AP) — French authorities evacuated tourists from the Mont-Saint-Michel abbey and searched houses Sunday on the famed outcropping in the English Channel for a visitor who apparently threatened to attack security services.<p>The exceptional evacuation of one of France's …
FranceTwo terrific Scientific American Articles About Climate Change--evidence and logic.
Some of the corporate liars on climate change and their Republican buddies get away with this because the evidence so far is often somewhat garbled. …
National Science FoundationSanskrit most suitable for machine learning, AI: Ram Nath Kovind
“The tradition of Sanskrit language, literature and science has been the most effective chapter in the glorious journey of our intellectual growth,” …
Machine LearningThe Rohingya Crisis Is Becoming Islam’s Genocide; What Are We Doing About It?
The UN investigates. The Holocaust museum has even rescinded a prize it once gave to Aung San Suu Kyi. Yet, we still risk letting this unfathomable …
Human RightsA Cassandra Cry Against Pope Francis
Ross Douthat's views on the pope are intensely unpopular. But has he identified a fundamental tension in the Church?<p>Across every continent, in every country, Catholics “find themselves divided against one another,” writes the <i>New York Times</i> columnist Ross Douthat in his new book, <i>To Change the …
ChristianityHomeopathy is quackery plain and simple, whatever the royal family says
Why do some GPs persist in prescribing watered-down, inactive substances?<p>Anyone who doubts the power of homeopathy may want, its practitioners point out, to account for an extraordinary longitudinal study involving multiple generations of one exceptionally long-lived British family of homeopathy …
HomeopathyThe world’s top wind turbine can power your home in one spin
Wind turbines are getting bigger. Last week, the world’s most powerful wind turbine rose out of the sea off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. It’s the …
Hydroelectric PowerProstate cancer breakthrough as UK team develops more accurate test
Ultrasound technique overcomes problems with current methods to diagnose the most common cancer in men<p>Scientists have announced the development of a highly accurate and reliable technique for diagnosing prostate cancer. The Dundee University-based team say they have used an ultrasound process …
CancerHuawei’s upcoming AI assistant is a Black Mirror episode in real life
• Huawei is looking to provide emotional interactions through its AI assistant.<br>• The company’s team is inspired by the movie <i>Her</i> and envisions that soon enough, we won’t even need to touch our smartphones to use them.<br>• While Huawei’s vision sounds ambitious and exciting, its plans to essentially replace …
Black MirrorAmnesty International Names Kaepernick Its Ambassador Of Conscience
Amnesty International has given Colin Kaepernick its top human rights award for his public opposition to racial injustice. The former San Franciso 49ers quarterback is Amnesty's 2018 Ambassador of Conscience<p>Teri Schultz reports for our Newscast unit that the "take a knee" campaign that won …
Amnesty InternationalYour legal pot buying data could get you banned from the U.S., lawyers warn
When Canadians are able to buy legal recreational marijuana sometime this year, we are going to start generating a lot of consumer data.<p>Some of it …
CanadaWatch how quickly humans are changing the planet in these animations of NASA satellite images
From rising sea levels to an increase in wildfires.<p>A new website, EarthTime, aims to shows how humans have dramatically changed the planet — such as how glaciers are melting and where refugees are migrating — through time-lapse satellite photos.<p>The site’s interactive maps use images taken by NASA …
Time-lapse PhotographyGunfire Heard At Saudi Royal Palace In Riyadh As Rumors Of Attempted Coup Mount
It isn't clear what exactly is going on at this time, but rapid and prolonged gunfire was heard near the royal palace.<p>B.alotaby/wikicommons<p>Tyler …
Foreign PolicyNatalie Portman Is Biggest Canary In Israel’s Coal Mine
Natalie Portman’s decision to withdraw from the Jerusalem ceremony to mark her acceptance of the $2 million Genesis Prize is, not to put too fine a …
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