Tiny paper cups filled with water and floating mosquito larvae occupied space in Aseel Rawashdeh's bedroom for months as she monitored the juvenile insects for changes in their behavior and structure. The 17-year-old high school senior from Texas was running an experiment: Would her inexpensive, eco-friendly concoction of baker's...
What’s Driving Inflation And Is It Sustainable?
Inflation just hit another high and the consensus appears to be it will go higher. It’s chic to pin this problem on the events happening now in Europe, but the core source of our current inflationary spiral pre-dates the Russian invasion. The present bout of inflation has many fathers....
Why NOPEC, the U.S. Bill to Crush the OPEC Cartel, Matters
A U.S. Senate committee is expected to pass a bill on Thursday that could open members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners to antitrust lawsuits for orchestrating supply cuts that raise global crude prices. The No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill is...
Maersk in Talks With Buyers for Stake as Firm Quits Russia
Maersk has found possible buyers for its stake in Global Ports Investments, which operates ports in Russia as it withdraws from the country following a final cargo shipment this week, the Danish shipping group said on Wednesday. "We will not return until we think that Russia again plays a...
Iran Plans to Execute This Month Swedish-Iranian Doctor Accused of Spying for Israel
A Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israeli intelligence is to be executed this month, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, citing sources. Ahmad Reza Jalali, a disaster medicine doctor and researcher, was arrested in 2016 on an academic visit to...
A Record Number Of Immigrants Have Become Billionaires In The U.S.
A staggering 92 foreign-born American citizens are on Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires list for 2022 who currently live in the United States. You heard that right – 13% of the list’s 735 American citizens are immigrants. With a combined net worth of $711 billion, these foreign-born U.S. citizens account for...
Ian Bremmer: How Putin Created Ukraine’s Determination to Resist
Two months ago, Joe Biden said invading Ukraine would cost Russia and Vladimir Putin dearly. Since then, not much has gone Putin's way. But can he climb down without a win he can sell back home? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks to political scientist Ivan Krastev, who believes...
Switchblade Drone: How The “Kamikaze” Anti-Tank Weapon Works
There's new a drone on the battlefield. Only six months old, video of it in action is still secret. Unlike armed drones that carry weapons under the wings, launching them and returning to base, the Switchblade "kamikaze" drone carries its own warhead, and blows itself up – taking out...
Russia Reroutes Internet Traffic in Occupied Ukraine to Its Infrastructure
Russia has rerouted internet traffic in the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson through Russian communications infrastructure, the internet service disruption monitor NetBlocks said on Monday. The move appeared aimed at tightening Moscow's grip on a region where it claims it has taken full control. Russia-appointed authorities in parts of...
Is Ancient Technology Better Than Modern Air Conditioning?
About 87% of all U.S. homes are equipped with air conditioners, and air conditioning accounts for 12% of residential energy use. Besides the fossil fuels that power them, many use refrigerants to cool the air, which can be potent greenhouse gasses if released. But people from Ancient Egypt to the Persian...