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Eagles are waging war against drones, knocking them out of the sky Eagles are no fans of drones.Image: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images By Johnny Lieu2016-11-18 05:25:33 UTC While we all look forward to the prospect of pizza being delivered by drones, not everyone is loving the flying gadgets. Birds of prey don’t particularly like them. At…
Stephen Hawking attends the launch of the Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge. (Niklas Halle’n/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images) If humanity survives the rise of artificial intelligence, the ravages of climate change and the threat of nuclear terrorism in the next century, it doesn’t mean we’re home free, according to Stephen…
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Donald Trump has selected one of the best-known climate skeptics to lead his U.S. EPA transition team, according to two sources close to the campaign. Myron Ebell, director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute, is spearheading Trump’s transition plans for EPA, the sources said. The Trump team has…
A plume of steam and ash billowing out of Mt. Saint Helens in 1982, two years after the most destructive eruption in US history. Image: Wikimedia Picture a volcanic eruption: fiery magma and smoke billowing skyward as a towering mountain empties its over-pressurized belly of a hot meal. At least, that’s how most of us…
Voices Yes, contraceptives have side effects – and it’s time for men to put up with them too Apparently women can have such ailments as depression and acne thrust upon them for the greater good of preventing an unwanted pregnancy, but the same level of discomfort cannot be expected of men scald=3875131:article_responsive_images [if IE 9]><...
A recently published study sheds light on the alarming relationship between hormonal birth control and depression. But the findings are only the latest in a long line of battles between women and their doctors over accurate information about birth control. In honor of Planned Parenthood’s 100-year anniversary, we’re taking an in-depth look at the history…
Image by Jim Cooke/Photo courtesy Jody Goldstein Jennifer Frey drank herself to death. Frey’s obituary in the Washington Post, her last full-time employer, merely gave “multiple organ failure” as the cause of her March 26 death. But alcohol killed her as surely as a bullet killed Lincoln. She died abusing a drug that kills millions…
Must Reads googleon: index How Snakes Lost Their Legs END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” END CLASS=”STORY-TOOLS” October 20, 20161:45 PM ET END CLASS=”STORY-META__ONE” END CLASS=”STORY-META__TWO” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” Enlarge this image Burmese python and the DNA sequence responsible for limb loss. Eric Zamora/Florida Museum of Natural History and Martin J. Cohn/University of Florida hide caption toggle…
How ‘Bias’ Went From a Psychological Observation to a Political Accusation – NYTimes.com. Source: How ‘Bias’ Went From a Psychological Observation to a Political Accusation – NYTimes.com