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Australian beachgoers are told to always ‘swim between the flags’ – but what if there aren’t any?

Oct 17, 2024

The core safety message promoted to beachgoers is to always “swim between the flags” on patrolled beaches. Why aren’t we seeing a decrease in the number and rate of beach...

Professor Emeritus Frederick Hennie, expert in computation and leader within MIT EECS, dies at 90

Oct 17, 2024

Frederick C. Hennie III, professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), died on Oct. 23. Fred Hennie was born Feb. 9, 1933, in New...

Become a beach scientist this summer and help monitor changing coastlines

Oct 17, 2024

With smartphones as commonplace as towels and sunscreen in the beach bag, why not add coastal data collection to your list of holiday activities this summer? However, thanks to a...

Keeping an eye on bad behaviour in the operating theatre

Oct 17, 2024

04 January 2024Surgical operating theatres are renowned for poor behaviour due to high stress levels. Australian researchers have successfully trialled a novel experiment to address offensive and rude comments in...

Authorities beef up security for New Years Eve celebrations across US after FBI warnings

Oct 17, 2024

Public safety agencies are increasing security across the nation ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations following the FBI alert. New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square origin explainedWhat security...

UAE show off record-breaking 1,000 drone New Year's dazzling fireworks spectacle

Oct 17, 2024

Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE has made history with its fifth consecutive New Year's Eve fireworks display breaking two Guinness World Records and featuring over 1,000 dronesA spectacular record-breaking...

NYPD ‘prepared’ for large pro-Palestine protests during New Year’s Eve bash at Times Square

Oct 17, 2024

In an afternoon security briefing outside the NYPD’s Times Square substation, Adams said the Police Department is still on high alert, citing an incident at last year’s Times Square ball...

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Oct 17, 2024

Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE has made history with its fifth consecutive New Year's Eve fireworks display breaking two Guinness World Records and featuring over 1,000 dronesA spectacular record-breaking...

New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024

Oct 17, 2024

Before midnight arrived in Times Square, December Lee, 26, and Shadayah Lawrence, 25, of Columbus, Ohio, said their New York visit highlighted four years of traveling the globe. People queue...

Reducing inequality is essential in tackling climate crisis, researchers argue

Oct 17, 2024

In a report just published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers argue that tackling inequality is vital in moving the world towards Net-Zero – because inequality constrains who can...