North Korea’s state security bureau in North Hamgyong province has ordered the replacement of roughly 40% of its agents at municipal and county offices along the border in a...
Africa’s fynbos plants hold their ground with the world’s thinnest roots
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Some plant roots draw a line in the sand — literally.
In South...
Avalanche forecasters use a slew of technology to predict avalanche risk and help lovers of backcountry winter sports to be prepared. From Boulder Colorado,...
How omicron’s mutations make it the most infectious coronavirus variant yet
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In November, a new coronavirus variant took the world by storm. Omicron...
Ride-hailing and food-delivery apps Uber and Bolt have announced plans to distance themselves from Russian companies with which they’re associated.
Neither company has a significant...
Why kitchen sponges are the perfect home for bacteria
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Ask bacteria where they’d like to live, and they’ll answer: a kitchen sponge, please.
Sponges...
Google’s YouTube said Tuesday that it would block Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik from Europe following similar bans by Facebook and TikTok.
“It’ll take...
A UN report shows climate change’s escalating toll on people and nature
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Neither adaptation by humankind nor mitigation alone is enough to reduce...
Facebook’s parent company Meta announced today it would restrict access to Kremlin-backed news outlets RT and Sputnik in the EU.
“We have received requests...
Ofcom has opened 15 investigations into Kremlin-backed RT, formerly known as Russia Today, the U.K. media regulator said in a statement.
The investigations relate...
