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‘I see the rise of defenders’
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (126+ words) I vividly remember my first encounter with the great Indian bustard. It was on the outskirts of Bikaner in 2000. I was a young researcher, roaming the scrubland Some use simple interventions, so the young stay connected to nature. One Ecology,…...
Simply Put: AI retribution?
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (34+ words) Exploring the potential consequences of AI advancements, this article delves into the ethical and societal implications of artificial intelligence, questioning whether humanity might face unforeseen challenges. Simply Put: AI retribution? Simply Put: AI retribution?...
Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 — here’s what’s coming next
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (288+ words) Deepfakes became dramatically more realistic and widespread in 2025, fooling ordinary users and institutions alike Advances in video generation, voice cloning and consumer AI tools have lowered the barrier to creating convincing synthetic media Experts warn that real-time, interactive deepfakes could…...
A simulated agent-based model recently helped us describe the initial stages of a potential H5N1 pandemic in India
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (561+ words) In January of 2025, three tigers and a leopard died at the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Nagpur within a short period of each other. Their deaths were due to an influenza virus that normally infects only birds, the H5N1 subtype of the…...
An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the ‘cloud’ needs to change
4+ mon, 3+ hour ago (680+ words) The recent AWS outage, affecting banks and social media platforms, reveals the profound risks of centralized cloud computing. With AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud dominating the market, a single point of failure can lead to widespread disruptions. To counter…...
The NDC death loop (Part 1): Demands for ambition, disappointment and relevance in a fractured world
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) As COP30 nears, the Paris Agreement's system of voluntary national climate pledges faces a deep crisis of credibility. The "NDC death loop" of ambition, disappointment, and renewed demands is undermining trust in climate governance. The Global South's core development needs " energy…...
India to deploy AI for real-time grid risk detection, cyber security and market surveillance
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (450+ words) India is preparing to embed artificial intelligence (AI) deep into the operations of its national electricity grid " the largest unified power grid in the world " to enable real-time risk detection, fault prediction and market manipulation surveillance, senior officials said on…...
Climate change-induced dengue resulted in 4.6 million additional cases annually
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (634+ words) Higher temperatures owing to climate change are causing an increase in dengue infections across Asia and the Americas, a new study has revealed. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, stated that climate change was responsible…...
Air and wastewater may drive H5N1 spread on US dairy farms, warns study
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (425+ words) Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 can spread through the air in milking parlours, the exhaled breath of cows and contaminated wastewater, researchers have found. The findings, published on the preprint server bioRxiv by scientists from Emory University, suggest that airborne…...
Virologists raise alarm over surge in measles cases worldwide
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (579+ words) Virologists from the Global Virus Network have raised alarms over a global surge in measles cases, attributing the rise to declining vaccination rates. The resurgence threatens decades of public health progress, with the US reporting its highest case numbers in…...