Month: October 2017

Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2015
October 20, 2017 No Responses

Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2015

In 2015, almost one in six deaths was related to pollution in one of its forms – air, water, soil, chemical or occupational, according to a new report published in The Lancet By far, air pollution is the largest contributor...
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Study Suggests a Decline in Insect Populations of 75%
October 19, 2017 No Responses

Study Suggests a Decline in Insect Populations of 75%

A recently released study has discovered dramatic and alarming declines in insect populations in Germany, which is believed to have detrimental consequences in the future The study was published on Wednesday in PLOS One and has discovered that, in German...
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Apple Responds to Senate Inquire on Face ID
October 18, 2017 No Responses

Apple Responds to Senate Inquire on Face ID

Apple has issued a response to Sen. Al Franken’s inquiry regarding Apple’s new face recognition technology Apple write in its response letter that it will: “continue to communicate directly and transparently with our customers about the security and ...
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Two Neutron Stars Collided – Another Black Hole?
October 17, 2017 No Responses

Two Neutron Stars Collided – Another Black Hole?

Scientists have seen the source of gravitational waves from two colliding neutron stars, and might have turned into a black hole after they merged Back in August, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory and Virgo detected a very strong signal c...
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Oil Rig Explodes in Louisiana – Seven Seriously Injured
October 16, 2017 No Responses

Oil Rig Explodes in Louisiana – Seven Seriously Injured

On Sunday night, an oil rig storage platform exploded in Lake Pontchartrain, severely injuring seven people The explosion took place soon after 7 p.m. close to St. Charles Parish and the city of Kenner. Joe Lopinto, sheriff of Jefferson Parish,...
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Pokemon Go – Part of the Russian Meddling
October 13, 2017 No Responses

Pokemon Go – Part of the Russian Meddling

The game that became a phenomenon the previous year, Pokemon Go, was the target of Russian agents who were trying to meddle with the 2016 US election The effort was focused on a campaign named “Don’t Shoot Us”. It was...
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Jailed Mom Devastated – Her Son Got Vaccinated
October 12, 2017 No Responses

Jailed Mom Devastated – Her Son Got Vaccinated

Rebecca Bredow, aged 40, refused to vaccinate her son despite the judge’s order and served five days in the Oakland County Jail The boy’s father, James Horne, wanted his son to get vaccinated and had them done on Monday, when...
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