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eSports

The DeanBeat: Esports pivots to digital because of the coronavirus

As the coronavirus epidemic accelerated, esports had to change. The first sign was when Blizzard canceled its events in China on January 29, to protect the safety of people who gathered at live events at stadiums in China to cheer on their favorite esports stars. And now, all of the…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Hiroshima

How Russia, And Not America, Forced Imperial Japan’s Surrender In World War II

Key point: The Soviets’ Manchurian Campaign, August Storm, destroyed the last vestige of Japanese military power outside Japan, and put the final nail in the coffin of those Japanese militarists who, even after suffering two atomic attacks, intended to continue the war to the death. To the Soviet military, it is…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Panda

Watch bears, puppies, otters and more animals frolic on these 10 live cams

Naturalist and author Richard Mabey once said, "The natural world is like a theatre, a stage beyond our own, in which the dramas that are an irreducible part of being alive are played out without hatred or envy or hypocrisy. Watching wildlife can tell us much about ourselves and our…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Air Pollution

COVID-19: Nitrogen dioxide over China

This image, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, shows the nitrogen dioxide emissions over China from 7 to 16 March 2020. Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Recent data have shown a decline of air pollution over northern Italy coinciding with…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Black Swan

Will a US airline bailout come with serious strings attached?

The coronavirus outbreak is rampaging across the balance sheets of airlines around the world, as countries close borders, people shelter in place, and travel grinds to a halt. In the United States, carriers are looking to the federal government for immediate assistance to help cushion the blow that the pandemic…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Antarctica

Greenland shed enormous 600B tons of ice last year, scientists warn

A disturbing new study notes that Greeland lost 600 billion tons of ice by the end of last summer, enough to raise global sea levels 2.2 millimeters in just two months by itself.The research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, notes that the exceptionally warm temperatures at the North Pole last…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Stalingrad

Revisit these 5 Curbed Detroit stories that have nothing to do with coronavirus

Whether you’ve gotten sick, lost your job, or simply avoided contact with friends and family, coronavirus has been an all-consuming phenomenon that’s disrupted almost everyone’s lives. If nothing else, it’s been challenging psychologically, as we preoccupy ourselves with the latest news and find it difficult to read about anything else.…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Doping Test

Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang Is a Victim of Confusion and Bias

Sun Yang is an Olympic Gold medalist and world record holding swimmer. He was recently ruled to be guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) and banned from competing for eight years. Unless his appeal to overturn the decision is successful, this will end the swimming career of the 28 year old…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Hydrogen

Sanitize your home and car to help kill coronavirus after going out

There are so many surfaces in your home that could be harboring germs. Tyler Lizenby/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. While the novel coronavirus has you boarded up inside, you still need to go out for essential items, like food at…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

Propaganda

Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition

Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition (nytimes.com) Posted by msmash on Friday March 20, 2020 @10:00AM from the tussle-continues dept. A global arms race for a coronavirus vaccine is underway. The New York…

bubmagMarch 20, 2020

The DeanBeat: Esports pivots to digital because of the coronavirus

How Russia, And Not America, Forced Imperial Japan’s Surrender In World War II

Watch bears, puppies, otters and more animals frolic on these 10 live cams

COVID-19: Nitrogen dioxide over China

Will a US airline bailout come with serious strings attached?

Greenland shed enormous 600B tons of ice last year, scientists warn

Revisit these 5 Curbed Detroit stories that have nothing to do with coronavirus

Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang Is a Victim of Confusion and Bias

Sanitize your home and car to help kill coronavirus after going out

Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition

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