I've Seen It In Your Diamond Face

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

I've Seen It In Your Diamond Face

Shake Shack Las Vegas

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Shake Shack Las Vegas

Vanillasludge posted a photo:

Kinkaku-ji snow

mattyp_ has added a photo to the pool:

Kinkaku-ji snow

The iconic golden pavilion in Kyoto sitting in the winter snow.

MetaFilter

The past 24 hours of MetaFilter

AI detects breast cancer risk previously missed

Australian-made AI detects breast cancer risk previously missed. A new Australian artificial intelligence tool could transform breast cancer screening by offering a more personalised and accurate way to identify risk.

Subduction Retrieval

Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!

VK: Voorpagina

Volkskrant.nl biedt het laatste nieuws, opinie en achtergronden

We kunnen best wat harder lopen, maar de ander moet de eerste stappen zetten

Stemmen uit Iran over het leven tussen protest en bommen

Kleine protesten werden grote demonstraties; het regime sloeg keihard terug en toen volgden de bommen. Het zijn allesbepalende maanden voor de inwoners van Iran.

The Guardian

Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight

From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies

Donald Trump has scrambled in recent days to reassure the world that the economic impact of his war on Iran can be contained.

Sure, one of the most important waterways in global trade has, in effect, been shut for almost two weeks – but it might reopen before long. In the meantime, US oil-related sanctions on “some countries” will be lifted. And besides, the entire conflict could be over soon.

Continue reading...

Quit fossil fuels to stem deadly floods in Brazil’s coffee heartland, say scientists

Global heating linked to rising risk of extreme rain that causes devastating landslides and rising coffee prices

The record floods that have brought death and destruction to the heartland of Brazil’s coffee industry are expected to intensify if people continue to burn fossil fuels, analysis has shown.

Dozens of residents in the state of Minas Gerais have been buried alive in landslides or swept away as roads turned into rivers over the past month. Thousands more have been forced to evacuate their homes, while the wider, longer-term effects are likely to include higher prices for coffee across the world.

Continue reading...