What juice jacking and trustjacking are, and how to protect yourself

appleinsider.com/inside/iphone/tips/what-juice-jacking-and-trustjacking-are-and-how-to-protect-yourself? What juice jacking and trustjacking are, and how to protect yourself Alex Baggott | Apr 21, 2023 A humble USB charging port could be the road to compromising your iPhone. Inserting an unprotected iPhone or iPad into a new port can leave you with unwanted infections. "Juice jacking" and "trustjacking" are two ways to catch digital diseases, but … Continue reading What juice jacking and trustjacking are, and how to protect yourself →

A National Book Award winner you may have missed

http://www.npr.org/2018/11/24/670513615/book-review-the-friend-wins-2018-national-book-award-for-fiction [remainder of review can be read here] Book Review: 'The Friend' Wins 2018 National Book Award For Fiction November 24, 20187:52 AM ET Heard on  Weekend Edition Saturday NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Sigrid Nunez about her novel, "The Friend," which just won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction. SCOTT SIMON, HOST:  "The … Continue reading A National Book Award winner you may have missed →

Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/04/monday-was-hottest-day-for-global-average-temperature-on-record-as-climate-crisis-bites Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites Heatwaves sizzled around the world from the US south and the north of Africa to China and Antarctica Guardian staff and agencyTue 4 Jul 2023 14.37 EDT This Monday, 3 July 2023, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according … Continue reading Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record →

Malaria is reappearing in the U.S.

http://www.wired.com/story/a-rare-domestic-resurgence-of-malaria-is-circulating-in-the-us/? by MARYN MCKENNA, published JUL 3, 2023 7:00 AM A Rare Domestic Resurgence of Malaria Is Circulating in the US The mosquito-borne disease was eliminated here long ago. Now “revenge travel,” global migration, poor public funding—and maybe climate change—could help it come back. AT LEAST FOUR people in Florida and one in Texas have been diagnosed … Continue reading Malaria is reappearing in the U.S. →

Common chemical used to process coffee linked to Parkinson’s, cancer and heart disease

http://www.thebrighterside.news/post/common-chemical-found-in-coffee-linked-to-parkinson-s-cancer-and-heart-disease Common chemical found in coffee linked to Parkinson’s, cancer and heart disease [Mar. 18, 2023: Mark Michaud, University of Rochester Medical Center] A common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world’s fastest growing brain condition – Parkinson’s disease. (CREDIT: iStock photos) A common and widely used chemical may be … Continue reading Common chemical used to process coffee linked to Parkinson’s, cancer and heart disease →

Climate crisis is affecting the earth’s axis which determines seasons and more

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/climate/groundwater-earth-spin-axis.html? Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us. Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s. Though you can’t feel it, Earth’s rotation is nowhere near as smooth as that of the globe on your desk.Credit...Norman Kuring, … Continue reading Climate crisis is affecting the earth’s axis which determines seasons and more →

DeSantis goes off rails by wanting to abolish the agency that collects most U.S. revenues plus others

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/29/ron-desantis-irs-education-energy-government-agencies-president-election-2024 DeSantis says as US president he would eliminate IRS and other agencies Florida governor vows to ‘push back against woke ideology … we see creeping into all institutions of American life’ Sam Levine in New York, Thu 29 Jun 2023 10.11 EDT Ron DeSantis pledged on Wednesday that he would eliminate four federal agencies if he … Continue reading DeSantis goes off rails by wanting to abolish the agency that collects most U.S. revenues plus others →

Scientists triumph by finding killer of sea urchins

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/04/sea-urchin-die-off-source-ciliate/673817/ The Sea-Urchin Murderer Has Finally Been Apprehended Most such mysteries go unsolved. But in this case, a crack team of scientists quickly found a culprit.By Ed Yong Photo illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Ian Hewson / Cornell University. APRIL 24, 2023, 8 AM ET When Mya Breitbart heard that something was killing off sea urchins … Continue reading Scientists triumph by finding killer of sea urchins →

Mormons take first baby steps to protecting the Great Salt Lake that waters their promised land

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/25/great-salt-lake-mormons-water/ [click thru for photos] Its promised land drying, Mormon Church works to save the Great Salt Lake By Karin Brulliard, published June 25, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT SALT LAKE CITY — The valley here was shades of brown, its vast saline lake shimmering, when Brigham Young first surveyed the landscape in 1847 and recognized … Continue reading Mormons take first baby steps to protecting the Great Salt Lake that waters their promised land →

Does your dog really love you?

https://apple.news/A_ZMAN3zCQV-p80mHBTJ9cQ [click thru for the wonderful photographs)  SCIENCE  FOR THE LOVE OF DOG BY ADAM PIOREPhotograph by INSIDE STUDIO THE HOT NEW FIELD OF ‘CANINE COGNITION’ BRINGS SCIENTIFIC INSIGHT TO THE BURNING QUESTION DOG OWNERS HAVE: IS IT JUST PUPPY LOVE? IT'S PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE TO know exactly what your dog is thinking. But a few … Continue reading Does your dog really love you? →

Gun violence worse in red states. It’s not even close

news.yahoo.com/surprising-geography-gun-violence-110000396.html Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. Colin Woodard Sun, April 23, 2023 at 7:00 AM EDT Listen to the southern right talk about violence in America and you’d think New York City was as dangerous as Bakhmut on Ukraine’s eastern front. In October, Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis … Continue reading Gun violence worse in red states. It’s not even close →

Marine heatwave in North Atlantic unprecedented — and dangerous

http://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/europe/marine-heatwave-north-atlantic-climate-scn-intl/index.html The North Atlantic is experiencing a ‘totally unprecedented’ marine heat wave By Laura Paddison, CNN, Updated 5:44 PM EDT, Tue June 20, 2023 A map shows the sea surface temperature anomaly on Sunday, June 18. Temperatures off the coast of the UK and Ireland are several degrees higher than usual.Climate Change Institute/University of MaineCNN —  Temperatures … Continue reading Marine heatwave in North Atlantic unprecedented — and dangerous →