Following Break-In Attempt, Ecuadorian Embassy Seems Eerily Deserted
After a break-in at the Ecuadorian embassy was foiled by Julian Assange, the political asylee may be left as a sitting duck.
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Bitcoin Alone Can Push Global Warming Above 2°C Degrees In A Couple Decades
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change finds that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other technologies have been incorporated, it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033.
Inferno Planets & The Goldilocks Zone: Here Are Kepler’s Most Awesome Discoveries (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Launched in 2009, Kepler’s mission was actually born in the early 80s as scientists began to turn their attention to finding planets with similar characteristics to home. Here are just some of the cool discoveries made possible due to the intergalactic telescope.
NAACP Sues Tennessee County Over Mismanaging Voter Registrations (VIDEO)
Filed Wednesday, the NAACP lawsuit accuses the local election commission of bungling the processing of thousands of eleventh-hour voter registration applications.
Oldest Weapons Ever Discovered In North America Pre-Date Clovis
Texas A&M University researchers have discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in North America: ancient spear points that are 15,500 years old. The findings raise new questions about the settlement of early peoples on the continent.
Crows Filmed Assembling DIY Tools in ‘Remarkable’ Scientific Experiment (VIDEO)
Clever crows have shown how they can assemble tools from two or more non-functional components, a feat previously only seen in humans and great apes.
200+ Palestinians Killed Since March… and IDF Alerts PETA About Plight of Tortoise
Having killed more than 200 Palestinians since March — including children, journalists, medics, and cripples — the IDF has apparently decided to show its more humane side, alerting advocacy groups to the plight of a lowly tortoise nearly murdered by Hamas “arson balloons.”
European Parliament Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics in Bid to Tackle Pollution
Ambitious proposal will see plastic cutlery, straws and cotton buds phased out across continent.
Monsanto Loses Appeal on Historic Roundup Cancer Verdict, Owes $78 million
Dewayne Johnson was awarded $289 million by the courts after claims Monsanto’s weedkillers gave him terminal cancer.
Georgia Voting Machines Left Unsecured and Unguarded (VIDEO)
Video footage shows unattended voting machines in Fulton County left in an unlocked room completely vulnerable to attackers the day before early voting begins.
New Dating App For Trump Supporters Exposes Users’ Data On Launch Day
Donald Daters, a new app seeking to “make American date again” and address the needs of alienated young Trump supporters, has reportedly leaked private user data immediately after the launch.
Giant Planets Around Young Star Raise Questions About How Planets Form
Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets in the most extreme range of orbits yet observed around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a young system — raising interesting questions about how such a system might have formed.
Biomaterials With ‘Frankenstein Proteins’ Help Heal Tissue
Biomed engineers have demonstrated that, by injecting an artificial protein made from a solution of ordered and disordered segments, a solid scaffold forms in response to body heat, and in a few weeks seamlessly integrates into tissue — allowing them precise control of materials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
US Embassy in Australia Reveals the Reason Behind ‘Cat Pajama-Jam’ Invite
The enigmatic and amusing message was apparently sent during the testing of an email newsletter platform, and it remains unclear how widely it was distributed.
High Rate of Absentee Ballot Rejection Reeks of Voter Suppression
The entire state has a chronic problem with rejecting mail-in ballots.