China – Kettinki

2025-07-12 @ 22.25.29 ∈ In English

‘Ball Lightning’ Caught on Film After Storm in Canada

No scientist has yet confirmed the short video from Alberta is footage of ball lightning, but the Pardy couple says they have been approached by researchers. "If it is ball lightning," veteran storm chaser George Kourounis told CTV News, "then this is one of the best ball lightning videos I've ever seen."

2025-05-09 @ 7.11.26 ∈ In English

European Red Admiral butterfly sighted for first time in Himachal’s Dhauladhar mountain range

The species was observed near Dharamshala in the Dhauladhar mountain range, marking its maiden appearance in the country. […] Interestingly, there remain no confirmed records of the species from China, Mongolia, or Afghanistan[.]

2025-04-01 @ 16.09.23 ∈ In English

Authoritarian narratives can shape Japanese public opinion, researchers find

Unlike a similar study conducted in Germany, where individuals with low political knowledge and strong authoritarian leanings were more vulnerable, Japanese respondents were broadly susceptible to illiberal narratives regardless of their political profile.

2025-01-31 @ 16.24.42 ∈ In English

Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include a backdoor that quietly sends patient data to a remote IP address and downloads and executes files on the device.

2024-12-09 @ 17.18.52 ∈ Suomeksi

Iivana Lemmetyinen (@alemppu@blogi.social)

Mietin Syyrian sisällissodan hässäkkää ja miten se vertautuis Suomeen[.]

2024-05-12 @ 16.54.16 ∈ In English

(From February 2023)

Can We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again?

Cycling is the most sustainable form of transportation, but the bicycle is becoming increasingly damaging to the environment. The energy and material used for its production go up while its life expectancy decreases.

2024-04-26 @ 16.25.43 ∈ In English

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Carbon Offsets Don’t Work. Here’s Why

Individuals, companies and governments “offset” carbon emissions by paying to plant trees or fund solar panels in one place, so they can emit them elsewhere. Carbon credits are exchanged in the open market with the idea that carbon prices will go up – forcing companies to emit less. Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant looks at why carbon offsets may not solve the climate crisis.

2024-04-02 @ 11.07.11 ∈ In English

Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary | Hakai Magazine

If Great Salt Lake were to disappear, an annual five million tonnes of farmed fish and shrimp could disappear with it. That’s roughly equal to the wild seafood the United States and Canada combined manage to catch in a year.

2024-03-25 @ 18.21.54 ∈ In English

More people care about climate change than you think

The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.

2024-02-05 @ 20.10.31 ∈ In English

Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever

[Tropical] bed bugs have turned up in the United States, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Finland, China, Japan, France, Central Europe, Spain — “even in Russia, which would have once been unthinkable,” says [Chow-Yang] Lee, of the University of California, Riverside.