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Bank Internet Links Can Give Hackers Keys to Vaults

2013-05-13 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Willie Sutton once said that he robbed banks because that's where the money is. If Sutton were living today, he might have made the career move to hacker. That's because that profession would allow Sutton to do what he liked to do best -- steal money -- and do it on a global scale, as was apparent last week when the first arrests were made in the U.S. of eight alleged criminals.

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U.S. Web Tool Aims to Bolster Research on Climate and Health Links

2013-05-10 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: The Obama Administration this week introduced an online tool to improve research into the link between climate change and human health and promote innovative responses to future threats. As climate change triggers more extreme weather events and temperature shifts, it is becoming increasingly important to determine how these changes will affect respiratory illnesses, infectious diseases, allergies, and other human ailments, said Tom Armstrong, executive director of the U.S. Global Change Research...

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Study links insecticide use to invertebrate die-offs

2013-05-01 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The world's most widely used insecticide is devastating dragonflies, snails and other water-based species, a groundbreaking Dutch study has revealed. On Monday, the insecticide and two others were banned for two years from use on some crops across the European Union, due to the risk posed to bees and other pollinators, on which many food crops rely. However, much tougher action in the form of a total worldwide ban is needed, according to the scientist who led the new study. "We are risking...

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