Archive for June, 2026
Google Wants to Release Millions of ‘Good’ Mosquitoes in California and Florida
June 1st, 2026Although these aren’t genetically engineered mosquitoes, what is Google’s actually up to here? Via: KTLA: “Good bugs are the same species of mosquito as the bad bugs that spread disease. Our good bugs are male mosquitoes that have a naturally-occurring bacteria called Wolbachia which makes them unable to have offspring with wild female mosquitoes,” the […]
Oil Surges Over 7% as Iran Halts U.S. Talks and Threatens Total Hormuz Closure
June 1st, 2026Via: Oil Price: Oil prices exploded higher Monday, with U.S. crude leaping more than 7% after Iran’s state-affiliated media reported that Tehran is cutting off diplomatic channels with Washington and moving to fully block the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The sudden breakdown in diplomacy shattered fragile market optimism, reversing earlier trading dynamics and sending energy […]
Remains of Missing Los Alamos National Laboratory Worker Melissa Casias Found
June 1st, 2026Via: Newsweek: The remains of Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, have been found almost a year after she went missing. Casias’ case was one of a number of deaths and disappearances of U.S. scientists and government employees that attracted public attention earlier this year, sparking speculations of nefarious plots against […]
