Lunar Occultation of Venus
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon moves directly…
39 New Methods That Compromise Passkey Authentication
Passkeys eliminate many password-based attacks, but researchers have documented 39 methods for compromising authentication built around them. Token explains how attackers can abuse authentication prompts, synced credentials, enrollment, recovery, and…
New CrowdStrike ‘FalconFlank’ zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges
An anonymous security researcher who uses the “Nightmare Eclipse” handle released a CrowdStrike Falcon zero-day exploit named “FalconFlank” that lets attackers escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems. […]
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny Predicted That COVID Vaccines Would Kill Over 50 Million Americans. What Happened Next?
The doctors I write about have all made preposterous pandemic predictions, over and over again, and never once looked back or even noticed the people they hurt in the process.
The…
West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps
Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last year – and continue to prevent their…
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in…
Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO
A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies in the Kyiv region, the UN…
The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers
As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they’re straining power grids, draining water supplies and reshaping the land and air around them.
Are data centers really bad for the planet?
As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they’re straining power grids, draining water supplies and reshaping the land and air around them.
Newly identified ‘muscles’ shape trees in way once thought uniquely animal
Nearly 15 years ago, scientists found that plants had a biological mechanism that controls their morphology – or, in simpler terms, their form – thought to have only been something…