Red fire ants, a dreaded pest, have invaded Europe
Last week, international experts warned that invasive species are costing the world economy almost half-a-trillion dollars annually . Today, researchers confirmed that one of the most fearsome invaders—the red fire ant ( Solenopsis invicta ), a pest native to South America that packs a painful sting and infests houses and crops—has taken hold in Italy. It is the first European detection of colonies, which are known to drive out native ants and other wildlife and damage electrical equipment. “The findings are an important call for immediate action,” says Cleo Bertelsmeier, an expert in invasive inse...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Critical media attitudes as a buffer against the harmful effects of pornography on beliefs about sexual and dating violence - Evans-Paulson R, Dodson CV, Scull TM.
Pornography often depicts traditional gender norms and aggression paired with sexual behaviour. Among adolescents, exposure to pornography is related to unhealthy beliefs about gender, sex and relationships. Critical thinking about media may reduce the int...
Source: SafetyLit - September 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Dolphin Sex Scandal Podcast ‘Hooked on Freddie’ to Debut on Amazon’s Wondery (EXCLUSIVE)
The true story of a dolphin sex scandal in the North of England in the early 1990s is the subject of a new Wondery podcast. “Hooked on Freddie,” from transatlantic production company Blanchard House, is set to launch on the platform on Sept. 19, with the first three episodes available on that day.…#northofengland #freddie #blanchardhouse #alancooper #ambleharbour #northumberland #beckymilligan #homebabies #northsea #laurencegrissell
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What if ‘ghosting’ people isn’t just rude, but psychologically harmful? | Nancy Jo Sales
A study found that 76% of people dating have either ghosted or been ghosted. Why is this considered acceptable?WhenThe Banshees of Inisherin became such a hit last year, I couldn ’t help wondering if one of the reasons it was resonating so powerfully was that – despite being set on a fictional island off the coast of Ireland in the 1920s – it was essentially about ghosting. A man stops talking to his friend without explanation, and the emotional fallout is devastating.In the 1920s, ghosting a close friend would indeed have been shocking. Ghosting as a social move was pretty much unheard of into the 2000s. Remember th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nancy Jo Sales Tags: Dating Online dating Psychology Science Life and style Source Type: news

Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days
A vaccine drive in Lynwood, Calif., last autumn. This year’s campaign will be the first since the end of the public health emergency, which expired in May. The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter…#lynwood #fda #pfizer #rsv #pfizerbiontech #moderna #cdc #marcusplescia #medicare #anthonywright
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Angry parents challenge how California schools handle gender identity
R policies that might seem more at home in Florida have won victories on school boards in California. They are part of a pushback by parents, especially on issues around sex and gender, that makes for an unusual coalition, including some Democrats, immigrants, evangelicals and gay people. What…#florida #democrats #billessayli #sacramento #chinovalley #murrietavalley #sonjashaw #msshaw #trailblazers #tonythurmond
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘I feel like a man from another era’: Neanderthal hunter Ludovic Slimak
Explorer Ludovic Slimak has dedicated decades to unearthing the mystery of our prehistoric ancestors. Now he has found a missing piece that radically reshapes our understanding – not just of the Neanderthals but of humanity itselfThere ’s no confusing Ludovic Slimak for just another hotel guest. It’s a sweltering Sunday afternoon in late August and we’ve arranged to meet in the car park of a guesthouse on the outskirts of Montélimar, southeastern France. The lawn sprinklers are in full swing; a couple of kids play in the fe nced-off poolside area. Hiding from the heat in my rental car, I’d been concerned we’d ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Segalov Tags: Neanderthals Anthropology Science Evolution Biology Source Type: news

Support for the hard-right AfD is surging in Germany
T nothing alarming about the election posters in Raguhn-Jessnitz, two hours’ drive south-west of Berlin. “Abiding support for homeland, culture and clubs!” promise the now-fading words that earlier this month helped Hannes Loth become mayor of the township, a clutch of villages on the banks of the…#berlin #hannesloth #mulde #shitstorm #germans #syria #eastgermany #thuringia #raguhnjessnitz #socialdemocrats
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AMLO ’s Flagship Projects Drive Big Boost in Mexico’s 2024 Budget
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Tesla ' s Autopilot team moved away from a rules-based approach for the upcoming FSD 12 to a “neural network planner” trained on 10M+ Tesla car video clips
On a Friday in late August of this year, Elon Musk got into his Model S at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, selected a random spot on his navigation screen, and let the car drive itself using its Full Self Driving technology. For 45 minutes, while listening to Mozart, he livestreamed his trip,…#elonmusk #tesla #paloalto #fullselfdriving #markzuckerberg #openai #fsd #autopilot #alanturing #buffalo
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos comedy ‘Poor Things’ wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Sept 9 — “Poor Things,” a gothic, sex-charged comedy directed by Greece’s Yorgos Lanthimos, won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, the British-made film wowed festival-goers with its zany story of a…#venice #poorthings #greece #yorgoslanthimos #goldenlion #venicefilmfestival #starringemmastone #willemdafoe #markruffalo #childlike
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nikola trucks can ' t stop catching fire as 4th fire occurs
Another Nikola truck has caught on fire in Phoenix today. It is the fourth fire incident involving Nikola trucks in just a few months – yet the company insists they are safe to drive. In June, the Phoenix fire department confirmed that five Nikola semi-trucks caught fire at its headquarters. The…#nikola #phoenix #romeo #bev #arizonalithium #tempe #nikolashq #nhtsa
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AI for cars: An excerpt from Walter Isaacson ' s new biography of Elon Musk
On a Friday in late August of this year, Elon Musk got into his Model S at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, selected a random spot on his navigation screen, and let the car drive itself using its Full Self Driving technology. For 45 minutes, while listening to Mozart, he livestreamed his trip,…#elonmusk #tesla #paloalto #fullselfdriving #markzuckerberg #openai #fsd #autopilot #alanturing #buffalo
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Some Question Laws That Allow Sex Offenders to Be Locked Up After Time Served
Minnesota has 747 men in its sex-offender program, with most housed at this facility in Moose Lake, Minn. A 27-year-old man was recently ordered to report to a remote, barbed-wire-encircled facility in Minnesota under a law that allows judges to lock sex offenders away to prevent crimes they have…#minnesota #747 #mooselake #minn
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

$70,000,000 on Ethereum Gas: Top Spender You Have No Clue About
Most active MEV bot named after notorious sex offender Jared Fogle spends over 37,000 Ethers on gas and counting Pseudonymous cryptocurrency researcher Hildobby, data scientist at Dragonfly VC fund, demonstrates the most generous gas spenders on the Ethereum (ETH) network. Besides "technical"…#mev #jaredfogle #dragonflyvc #eth #cexes #dune #dragonfly #binance #ethereum #etherscan
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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