United States – Sivu 5

2023-12-13 @ 17.42.50 ∈ In English

Global assessment of free-ranging cats shows they eat more types of creatures than previously thought

They summed up their findings by suggesting that cats worldwide are eating pretty much anything that they are able to catch and kill, ranging from rats and mice to snakes and frogs, spiders, and of course, birds—many, many birds.

2023-12-11 @ 18.59.42 ∈ In English

(No longer geoblocked)

Washington's Dream - SNL

George Washington (Nate Bargatze) tells his soldiers (Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson) his dream for the country.

2023-11-20 @ 18.46.12 ∈ In English

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

[Electric bikes and mopeds are] displacing four times as much demand for oil as all the world’s electric cars at present, due to their staggering uptake in China and other nations where mopeds are a common form of transport.

2023-11-20 @ 16.33.07 ∈ In English

Opinion | I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore.

Some politicians now actually campaign on climate change, instead of ignoring or lying about it. Congress passed federal climate legislation — something I’d long regarded as impossible — in 2022 as we turned in the first draft. And while the report stresses the urgency of limiting warming to prevent terrible risks, it has a new message, too: We can do this.

2023-11-02 @ 19.04.40 ∈ In English

Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds—and stop naming them after people

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. […] Rather than review each bird named after a person individually, all such birds will be renamed, the organization announced.

2023-06-09 @ 14.14.22 ∈ In English

Social media and duct tape are helping people make DIY air purifiers that filter out wildfire smoke

Public health experts say Corsi-Rosenthal purifiers are highly effective at removing particles from the air. [Their] clean air delivery rate is relatively high and can be used to purify air against not only smoke, but pollen and viruses.

2022-02-15 @ 12.12.48 ∈ Suomeksi

Helmikuun tykit

Minkälainen kehitys on ajanut Euroopan tilanteeseen, jossa suurvaltain välisen sodan uhka on jälleen akuutti? Mitkä asiat Venäjän, itäisen Euroopan ja maailman tapahtumissa yleensä muodostavat taustan kaikelle sille, mikä nyt tuntuu sysäävän maanosaa kohti tuntematonta?