Malaysia is Shipping Trash Back to Its Respective Nations

POLICY 05.30.2019 10:11 AM

Malaysia will return 450 tons of contaminated plastic waste to the countries that shipped it, in a refusal to become a dumping ground for the world's trash.

World’s Largest Laser Lab Delayed Due to Disputes

05.27.2019 12:12 PM

Delays and disagreements plague final stages of the world-leading, €850-million Extreme Light Infrastructure being built across Eastern Europe.

‘Swarms’ of Wolf-Dog Threaten Wolves of Europe

05.24.2019 09:11 AM

Scientists and warns that a lack of engagement and agreement could hamper efforts to tackle wolf-dog hybridization

Three Mile Island to Close, Experts Say It’s a Bad Idea

05.24.2019 08:57 AM

The TMI nuclear plant is to be shutting down this fall and experts are contesting the decision. On March 28, 1978, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, one of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station's two reactors experienced a partial meltdown, discharging toxic radiation into the atmosphere.

China Has Been Secretly Poisoning the Ozone, According to Scientists

05.24.2019 08:56 AM

A chemical banned around the globe for the last 30 years has made an unfortunate resurgence. In the 1980s, nations from all over the world came together to sign The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, a monumental treaty designed to cease and moderate the production of chlorofluorocarbons or more commonly known as CFCs.

Inadequate Evaluation to Counter Violent Extremism May Increase Terror Threat

05.22.2019 14:27 PM

The researchers noted that while radicalized views may open a path to politically motivated violence, these opinions are not criminal or harmful in themselves and do not always lead to inevitable engagement with a violent organization

The UK and Australia Sperm Banks Use Masculine Archetypes to Attract Donors

05.20.2019 14:24 PM

The strategy relied on two archetypes of masculinity which are the soldier serving their country and the everyday hero saving a damsel in distress

Economists Discover Net Benefit in Soda Tax

05.20.2019 10:54 AM

The study observed that soda taxes would yield more benefit at the state level than they would at the city level, both because they cover more people and because buying tax-free soda just outside the city, which some people do, dilutes the benefits of a tax

Trump to Ban Foreign Telecom Gear That Poses Security Risk, Namely Huawei

05.16.2019 08:05 AM

Huawei said banning it from the United States would ultimately hurt American businesses. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting US firms from using telecom gear from sources that the administration considers national security threats.

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Software

05.15.2019 11:58 AM

San Francisco becomes the first city in the United States to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police.

Using E-Cigarette by Young Adults Linked to Childhood Maltreatment

05.13.2019 11:04 AM

Maltreated young adults are more likely to use e-cigarettes, but they are doing so because they are unable to stop their behavior when distressed

The DEA Wants More Marijuana and Less Opioids

05.10.2019 08:29 AM

In an attempt to combat America’s prescription drug problem, the DEA is proposing increased cannabis production.

Report States Agriculture is One of Earth’s Biggest Threats

05.09.2019 20:24 PM

Up to one million plant and animal species face extinction says the most comprehensive report yet on the state of global ecosystems.

Alexa Transcripts Lives On Even After Deleting Audio

05.09.2019 20:14 PM

You can delete voice recordings so Amazon can't listen to your conversations with Alexa anymore, but text records are a different story.

San Francisco: Could Soon Be The First City to Ban Use of Facial Recognition Technology by City Agencies

05.09.2019 13:27 PM

San Francisco could soon become the first city in the US to ban the use of facial recognition technologies by city agencies.