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The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies

The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies

Published by skeptic

A flesh-eating parasitic fly that poses a major threat to livestock has returned to the United States after 60 years. This week, the US Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of New World screwworm in a calf in southern Texas. Eliminated in the US in 1966 and as far south as Panama by 2006, its recent reemergence in Mexico made it likely that the screwworm would eventually enter the country again, with modeling showing that it could arrive as soon as summer 2025. It took slightly longer, but the screwworm has arrived. And to head off an outbreak, officials are deploying a tried-and-true technique: releasing lots and lots of adult screwworm flies. A screwworm infection occurs when a female fly lays its eggs in open wounds or other body parts of warm-blooded animals. When the eggs hatch, maggots emerge and feed on living tissue before turning into flies. As adults, screwworm flies do not bite or feed on flesh. Scientists in the 1930s and 1940s thought if they could prevent female flies from reproducing, they …

Axios Says Proposed US-Iran Deal Involves Opening Strait During 60-Day Ceasefire Extension

Axios Says Proposed US-Iran Deal Involves Opening Strait During 60-Day Ceasefire Extension

Published by Sam Flores

May 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. and ⁠Iran ⁠are close to signing a ⁠deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which ​the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely ‌sell oil and negotiations ‌would be held on curbing Iran’s nuclear program, ⁠Axios reported ⁠on Saturday, citing a U.S. official.  According to the Axios ​report, during the 60-day period, the Strait of Hormuz would be open with no tolls and Iran would agree to ​clear the mines it deployed in the strait to let ⁠ships pass ⁠freely. In exchange, as ⁠part ​of the proposed deal, the U.S. would lift its blockade on ​Iranian ports and ⁠issue some sanctions waivers to allow Iran to sell oil freely, the report added.  The draft agreement also includes commitments from Iran to never pursue nuclear weapons and to ⁠negotiate over a suspension of its uranium enrichment program and ⁠the removal of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, the Axios report said.  Iran gave the U.S. through the mediators verbal commitments about the scope of the concessions it’s willing to …

Real reason Anne Hathaway became sober — and it involves a parenting moment with son Jonathan

Real reason Anne Hathaway became sober — and it involves a parenting moment with son Jonathan

Published by Daniella Wilson

Anne Hathaway has dominated the red carpet over the past week thanks to the premieres of Devil Wears Prada 2 and Mother Mary.  The 43-year-old looks as incredible as ever, and has received numerous compliments on her youthful appearance. Many fans observe that she hasn’t aged since the first Devil Wears Prada premiere back in 2006.  Anne has not only been blessed with great genes but has also adopted healthy lifestyle habits over the past few years that have only enhanced them. This includes giving up alcohol – a decision she made when her oldest son Jonathan was a toddler.  © Getty ImagesAnne Hathaway has been sober for over seven years During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January 2019, the Mother Mary star revealed: “I quit drinking back in October. I’m going to stop drinking while my son’s living in my house just because I don’t totally love the way I do it, and he’s getting to an age where he really does need me all the time in the morning.”  She …

If Your Job Involves Using Your Brain, You May Be in Big Trouble, Tufts Report Finds

If Your Job Involves Using Your Brain, You May Be in Big Trouble, Tufts Report Finds

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech As fears over an AI-driven jobs apocalypse continue to grow, researchers are trying to get a better sense of which occupations will be most — and least — affected. Tech leaders continue to cite AI as the reason behind widespread layoffs, with economists warning that the changing dynamics could be devastating in the longer run. Now, researchers at Tufts University have released what they claim to be the “first-of-its-kind data-driven framework,” dubbed the American AI Jobs Risk Index, to map out which occupations are the most vulnerable to AI — and geographically where those effects are likely to be felt the hardest. If they hold up, the findings are cause for alarm. The data suggests that around 9.3 million American jobs are “at risk of displacement in the next two to five years.” Some 4.9 million workers were identified to be spread across 33 “tipping point” occupations that are at the highest risk of AI displacement. Anywhere from …

You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down

You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down

Published by José Betancourt

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was shutting down El Paso Airport this morning, social media lit up with speculation. Had freedom-hating terrorists planted anti-aircraft weapons in the desert? Was the government covering up an early-stage zombie apocalypse with El Paso as ground zero? Or had the Trump administration perhaps started firing high-energy laser weapons into the sky without bothering to tell anyone? The answer, impossibly, seems to be door number three. According to CBS News, the bizarre airspace closure came under orders from FAA administrator Bryan Bedford. Apparently, Bedford made the call after learning that the Pentagon planned to unleash high-energy, counter-drone laser weapons at Fort Bliss, situated right next to El Paso International Airport. But wait, there’s more. Separately, Fox News reported that military personnel had shot down a rogue party balloon — like you’d see at a child’s birthday party — near El Paso, after misidentifying it as a foreign drone. Whether this was done using the Pentagon’s mega-laser is unclear at …

Overhauling Air Traffic Control Involves 5,000 Locations And 600 Radar Systems: Here’s What To Know

Overhauling Air Traffic Control Involves 5,000 Locations And 600 Radar Systems: Here’s What To Know

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, The federal government is embarking on what Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has called “the most important infrastructure project that we’ve had in this country for decades.” It is attempting to modernize and upgrade the nation’s entire air traffic control system within a timeline of roughly three- and-a-half to four years. Multiple aviation experts, ranging from former pilots and controllers to professors and an aviation lawyer, say the changes are needed and long overdue. The entire project is projected to cost at least $32.5 billion, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with the initial $12.5 billion downpayment funded by President Donald Trump’s spending bill in July 2025. Duffy has asked Congress for an additional $20 billion to complete the project by the end of the president’s term. This is what the FAA has said it plans to do in this multi-year modernization project, which portions of the project experts say are most critical, some of the obstacles the federal government might face, and background on the company …