In late March, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against seven Iranian hackers, some of whom are believed to be responsible for the 2013 hacking of the Bowman Avenue Dam in New York. The hackers, who were likely contracted by the Iranian government, briefly penetrated the dam’s control system. According to Wired, “the seven […]
There is almost nothing more quintessentially New York than a fresh slice from the neighborhood pizza joint. In fact, in a city that is constantly changing, that is one of the few things that seems to stay comfortingly the same, along with street nut vendors and fake bags for sale in Chinatown. For the first […]
After losing to Trump by a landslide in his home state, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio announced last Tuesday that he is effectively suspending his presidential campaign, NPR reports. “After tonight it is clear that while we are on the right side, we will not be on the winning side,” Rubio told supporters in Miami. Rubio’s […]
This past weekend, the National Basketball Association’s 2016 All-Star Game took place in Toronto, Canada. A lot of history was made over the weekend’s festivities, including the fact that it took place somewhere outside of the United States, and the record-breaking ridiculous final score of the game itself. It was also the first time in […]
Smuggling illegal items into prison has been a part of society since the advent of incarceration, but when you actually see it on film, it certainly makes the issue a bit more jarring. In a case that’s caused quite a stir for law enforcement personnel in New York City and across the country, a former […]
As reports of the Zika virus in America have gone viral on the internet and social media, the state of New York has begun providing free testing to women travelers, according to NBC New York. The state Department of Health issued an advisory in early February that, in addition to providing free testing for anyone […]
Instead of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease after already showing heavy signs of cognitive decline, The Daily Mail reports that researchers may have found a test revealing if a person is at risk for developing Alzheimer’s years before it would fully develop. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have for the first time identified […]
Donald Trump is either the most brilliant businessman in U.S. history to ever pull himself up by the bootstraps, or a wannabe billionaire con artist cashing in on his famous last name. What isn’t in dispute? The Trump name can be found on casinos, hotels, golf courses, campaign signs, and skyscrapers around the world, and […]
In an attempt to study how the internal structures of foods change when they’re dunked in hot oil, researchers at University of Illinois have been using X-ray technology. Using a new imaging technology called X-ray micro-computed tomography, also known as micro-CT, food scientist Pawan Takhar and his colleagues have been taking three-dimensional images of potato […]
Leaks of all kinds can produce massive amounts of waste and pollution. An average family home can leak up to 10,000 gallons of wasted water every year, causing huge extra costs and environmental concerns. But the leak of the year has definitely been the Aliso Canyon gas leak, near Los Angeles. A ruptured storage well […]