AI Diagnoses Devastating Olive Tree Infection

An aggressive plant pathogen that wipes out olive trees is projected to cost Italy billions of euros over the next 50 years. Xylella fastidiosa—a bacterium named for its pickiness when grown in the laboratory—was detected in southern Italy in 2013. It is now designated a “quarantine organism” in the European Union: infected trees, some hundreds… Continue reading AI Diagnoses Devastating Olive Tree Infection

Truth Decay and National Security, Gun Violence, Blockading Crimea: RAND Weekly Recap

This week, we discuss how Truth Decay affects national security; America’s gun violence problem; why blockading Crimea may be Ukraine’s best option; improving educational outcomes for kids in foster care; the benefits of investing in women’s health research; and why the Army should be looking for slightly older recruits. Photo by Stephen Emlund/Getty Images Over… Continue reading Truth Decay and National Security, Gun Violence, Blockading Crimea: RAND Weekly Recap

Cheap New Method Breaks Down ‘Forever Chemicals’

Researchers have developed an approach to break down a class of long-lasting chemicals that they say is easier and cheaper than the harsh methods currently used. The work also hints at how these chemicals, which have been linked to health problems, fall apart — a finding that could help to ultimately destroy these persistent pollutants. Per-… Continue reading Cheap New Method Breaks Down ‘Forever Chemicals’

Why China Should Worry About Asia’s Reaction to AUKUS

When U.S. President Joe Biden met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in San Diego last month, the three leaders announced a crucial next step for the Australia–United Kingdom–United States (AUKUS) security pact. Australia will purchase at least three, and possibly five, Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the United States… Continue reading Why China Should Worry About Asia’s Reaction to AUKUS

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How the Inside of a Black Hole Is Secretly on the Outside

Theoretical physics has been in crisis mode ever since 1974, when Stephen Hawking argued that black holes destroy information. Hawking showed that a black hole can evaporate, gradually transforming itself and anything it consumes into a featureless cloud of radiation. During the process, information about what fell into the black hole is apparently lost, violating… Continue reading How the Inside of a Black Hole Is Secretly on the Outside

The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident (Radiation? Government Experiment? Cover-Up?)

Podcast: Download MYS254: In 1980, two women and a boy had a frightening encounter with a UFO blazing light and fire. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the event, the health effects it had, the women’s battle with the US gov’t over it, and what could be responsible for it all. Get all new episodes… Continue reading The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident (Radiation? Government Experiment? Cover-Up?)

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South Africans Without Electricity For Nine Hours A Day Amid “Ginormous” Blackouts

Amid all the focus on Europe’s energy troubles in the past year, a byproduct of the continent’s legacy reliance on Russian commodity exports, it has largely slipped the world’s attention that a far more brutal – and mostly ignored – energy crisis is taking place right now in South Africa, which recently declared a state… Continue reading South Africans Without Electricity For Nine Hours A Day Amid “Ginormous” Blackouts