A recent study shows that urban tree canopies play a crucial role in combating the ‘Urban Heat Island’ (UHI) effect. They cut the temperature gap between cities and rural areas by almost half. Trees offer shade and cool the air through a process called transpiration, lowering summer air temperature by a population-weighted mean of 0.15 […]
A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly swinging a machete at milk crates in a residential area in the Florida Keys, reports CBS News. Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to Barcelona Drive on Big Coppitt Key at around 9 pm on April 9 following reports of a man […]
Image used for representative purposes Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted their sweeping control over the Strait of Hormuz, even as it signalled that civilian maritime traffic remains permitted under regulated conditions.In a statement, quoted by AFP, the Guards’ naval command said, “All traffic… is under the full control of the armed forces,” accompanied by […]
The survivors of what is described as the deadliest Iranian attack on US forces since the conflict began have challenged the Pentagon’s account of events. The US military officials said that their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and more than 20 others were injured in a drone […]
In the heart of Australia’s rainforests, there is a newly discovered species of tree that has gained the attention of scientists for its extremely unusual and alarming feature. The newly discovered tree, named the “Zombie Tree,” is alive, yet unable to reproduce in the wild. The tree, named Rhodamnia zombi, is unable to reproduce because […]
Tarsem Singh pleads not guilty after crash-killing 17-year-old pregnant teen in Ohio. Tarsem Singh, a South Asian-origin man, accused of causing a high-speed chase and deadly crash in Ohio that killed 17-year-old Ashlee Holmes, who was pregnant at the time, has pleaded not guilty. The crash took place in February when Singh was driving 100 […]
Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology on a mission to study asteroid deflection strategies. The initiative, called the Near Earth Objects (NEO) Hunter mission, is designed to incorporate asteroid detection and deflection capabilities into Blue Origin’s ‘Blue Ring’ spacecraft platform. Blue Ring is […]
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center right, and his daughter, center left, attend a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems, at an undisclosed place in North Korea Saturday, March 14. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) North Korea tested nuclear-capable rocket launchers, state […]
More than a decade after one of the worst natural disasters of our time, people in Japan are still living under the threat of another disaster of this kind occurring in their country. A recent survey indicates that the memory of the Great East Japan Earthquake that happened in 2011 is still alive in the […]
War headlines often focus on missiles, drones, or airstrikes. Yet some weapons spark a different kind of reaction. White phosphorus is one of them. It has been used by militaries for decades, but every time it appears in a conflict, debate quickly follows.Recently, the substance has returned to international discussion after human rights groups accused […]
