There is a ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian Ocean. Scientists Now Think They Know Why

CNN reports that “There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).” This anomaly ...

US Pulls Authorization for Lithium Exploration Project in Southern Nevada, Citing Wildlife

Tuesday North America’s largest lithium mining operation cleared its last legal hurdle in federal appeals court, giving a green light to the mining of 6,000 acres in an 18,000-acre project site near Nevada’s northern border. But meanwhile, in Southern Nevada… ...

RHEL Response Discussed by SFC Conference’s Panel – Including a New Enterprise Linux Standard

Last weekend in Portland, Oregon, the Software Freedom Conservancy hosted a new conference called the Free and Open Source Software Yearly. And long-time free software activist Bradley M. Kuhn (currently a policy fellow/hacker-in-residence for the Software Freedom Conservancy) hosted a ...

Is There Still Room to Improve ICE Technology?

Here’s how long-time Slashdot reader Baron_Yam summarizes a radically new tiny-but-powerful “opposed-piston engine” created by INNengine of Granada, Spain. “500cc, 120 horsepower, under 40 kilograms (85 pounds). No cylinder head in the motor, no camshaft, no crankshaft, no valves, and ...

Bank of America Fined $250M for ‘Systematic’ Overcharging, Opening Unwanted Credit Cards

Bank of America “will pay more than $250 million in refunds and fines,” reports the Washington Post, “after federal regulators found the company systematically overcharged customers, withheld promised bonuses and opened accounts without customer approval.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...