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Humans could be contributing to the spread of a cat-loving, mind-altering parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, new research this week suggests. The study found that domesticated and wild cats were more likely to carry the parasite in areas densely packed with humans.Can the Government Change Social Media? | Gizmodo InterviewT. gondii is a single-celled protozoan parasite with a complex and notorious life cycle. Cats are its only primary host, but it takes the scenic route to infect them. To end up inside a cat, the parasite…

Too Long; Didn't ReadSpain has seen an incredible surge in entrepreneurship over the past decade. Madrid and Barcelona are already home to thriving startup ecosystems. Valencia, Malaga, and Bilbao are building their reputation as a viable choice for Spain’s startup founders. These years of progress and rapid growth have also helped to catch the eye of investors, with Spanish startups attracting a record-breaking  Too Long; Didn't ReadSpain has seen an incredible surge in entrepreneurship over the past decade. Madrid and…

For more than a century, the idea of democracy has meant a liberal democracy, where we vote for our leaders and our government rests on a defining document like the U.S. Constitution. In a liberal democracy, there is also a separation of powers between the different arms of our representative government and rule of law. However, this is not the only way in which democratic government can be conceived and lately, we have been drifting away from that ideal. For example, in countries like Turkey, Russia and Hungary, people…

Ethiopians suing Meta for failing to adequately moderate content that amplified violence that left over half-a-million people dead during the Tigray War have been granted the go-ahead to serve the social media giant outside Kenya. This is the latest case that seeks to compel Facebook to stop amplifying violent, hateful and inciteful posts. A Kenyan court on Thursday granted petitioners leave to serve Meta in California, U.S., after they failed to trace the social media giant’s office locally. It emerged that while…

Smoldering fire in a drained peatland near Fort McMurray, Alta. produces smoke from underground. These ecosystems are affected by rising temperatures, drought, wildfire and various human actions including drainage. Credit: Leyland Cecco, Author provided For centuries, society has scorned bogs, fens and swamps—collectively known as peatlands—treating them as wastelands available to be drained and developed without realizing…

The oil market will fall into a far larger oil deficit sooner than expected following surprise production cuts from some of OPEC’s leading members, the International Energy Agency said Friday.  The gaping hole in the global oil market between the availability of crude and rebounding demand will reach 2 million barrels a day by the third quarter of the year, the Paris-based energy watchdog said in a closely followed monthly report.  The oil market will fall into a far larger oil deficit…

When things with the Lakers were at their worst, the obvious bad fits on the court and the more subtle wrinkles holding the team back off of it, Anthony Davis would tighten his lips, widen his eyes and stare blankly across the room while his feet rested inside a giant ice bucket.It was becoming too familiar of a routine — lose, soak and sulk.As the Lakers rebuilt their roster and season, a new feeling took over — one that had escaped Davis for almost two full seasons. It was why he wanted to be a Laker in the first…

Streaming out of the sun at a million miles an hour, the solar wind—a blistering plasma of electrons, protons, and ions flowing through space—is a decades-old enigma. Scientists know it once stripped Mars of its atmosphere, and some think it put ice on the moon. Today, it causes the glimmering Northern Lights displays and messes with satellite communication systems. But researchers haven’t been able to nail down how the solar wind gets made, heats up to millions of degrees, or accelerates to fill the entire solar system. …

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship super heavy-lift rocket is one step closer to the day when it may finally fly. On Monday, SpaceX fueled a fully stacked Starship for the first time. The “wet dress rehearsal” saw the company load the vehicle’s Super Heavy and Starship stages with more than 10 million pounds of liquid oxygen and methane fuel. Additionally, SpaceX ran through some of the countdown procedures it will need to complete on launch day. “Today’s test will help verify a full launch countdown sequence, as well as…

By University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science January 6, 2023Coral colonies of the species Colpophyllia natans and Orbicella faveolata maintained in the Experimental Reef Laboratory aquarium systems. These corals were rescued from a seawall collapse at Star Island in July 2022 and will be used to support research and restoration efforts. Credit: Joshua PrezantThese new findings may provide a basis for developing strategies to prevent the further spread of the disease.According to a…