WHO Classifies JN.1 Coronavirus Strain as ‘Variant of Interest’

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest,” but said it did not pose much threat to public health. “Based on the available evidence, the additional global public health risk posed by JN.1 is currently evaluated as low,” WHO said. JN.1 was previously classified as a … Read more

Volunteers Join Annual Christmas Bird Count

North America’s oldest citizen science project is underway with thousands of volunteers measuring bird populations in the annual Christmas Bird Count. VOA’s Natasha Mozgovaya joined a birdwatching team in Seattle.    Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to … Read more

At least 126 killed in China’s deadliest quake in nearly a decade

A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck just before midnight on Monday, injuring more than 700 people, damaging roads and knocking … Read more

Atlantic halibut thrive in warming Maritime waters, study finds

Warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change will provide favourable conditions for Atlantic halibut, according to a new study, although what happens to their prey is uncertain. A paper published in the journal FACETS links an exponential increase in Atlantic Canadian landings over the past decade to warming ocean temperatures and predicts that trend is … Read more

Volcano in Iceland erupts after weeks of activity, evacuation of town

A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defence to be on high alert. The eruption appears to have occurred about four kilometres from the town of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. Grainy webcam video showed the moment of the eruption as a flash of … Read more

Microsoft Copilot AI Gives Misleading Election Info, New Study Finds

Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot, Copilot, has been accused of providing inaccurate information when responding to US election-related queries. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has radically overhauled the process of finding information online. AI-powered chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are being used to generate well-curated answers to various prompts. Regrettably, these AI tools … Read more