'It's an unsettling feat': How Florida's invasive python kills its prey

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Locust numbers in Victoria's north-west reach highest level in 15 years

Locust numbers in Victoria's north-west are at their highest level in 15 years, as concerns grow that recent egg laying could lead to big swarms this spring. The native insects, naturally found ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms

Eastern Iran faces an agricultural crisis as Moroccan locusts descend, destroying crops and pasture while authorities race to contain the swarms. A swarm of Moroccan locusts is wreaking havoc upon ...
The New York Times

A Whole Generation Seems to Be Using ‘POV’ Wrong

Gen Z might be using the abbreviation for “point of view” incorrectly. But linguists think it’s exciting. By Nitsuh Abebe Two months ago, Griffin Bassett uploaded one of the language-education videos ...
autoevolution

U.S. Eyes Anti-Drone Laser for Domestic Use, Locust Knows Not to Hit Civilian Aircraft

There are some nefarious forces in this world that have been flying, for a long time now, drones of various shapes and sizes over sensitive sites all over the Western world. No one seems to know who ...
Aviation Week

AeroVironment Takes Locust Laser Weapon To Sea

AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials. The system deployed in a palletized form on the CVN 77 USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier last year. It ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
Sixth Tone

Chinese Sites Are Selling Tutorials on How to Use AI to Create Porn

Multiple Chinese online platforms are openly selling tutorials on how to use AI to generate pornographic videos. For as little as 9.9 yuan ($1.4), users can purchase prompts to feed chatbots and ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

DoorDash launches drone delivery in metro Atlanta

Takeout food can now arrive by air in one metro Atlanta city. Delivery app DoorDash said Wednesday it is launching drone delivery service in Locust Grove, roughly 35 miles southeast of downtown. It ...
The Conversation

More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good

K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and out of classrooms, whether it is teachers turning to AI to refine lesson plans or students asking AI to help them ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Science Daily

This small soil upgrade cut locust damage and doubled yields

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working with farmers in Senegal have shown that improving soil health can ...