"Corals are being cooked": A third of Taiwan"s reefs are dying
Nearly a third of Taiwan's corals are dying from bleaching caused by warming oceans in an alarming phenomenon that poses a severe threat to the island's delicate underwater ecosystem, conservationists warned Wednesday......»»
Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn—the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease......»»
Behold the Latest Treasures Unearthed at Mexico City"s Templo Mayor
A stone chest with 15 anthropomorphic sculptures and numerous beads, shells, and corals have been discovered in the heart of the ancient Aztec capital......»»
Google is being sued after bad map directions led a man to his death
A series of errors with Google Maps directions at the core ultimately led to a man dying after driving over a collapsed bridge — and his family is suing.The collapsed Snow Creek bridge has now been barricaded. (Source; Hickory Daily Record)When App.....»»
Tesla supplier Hota to build first U.S. factory in New Mexico
Hota, which makes gears and other auto components primarily in Taiwan, said it would begin construction on the factory in Santa Teresa, near the U.S. border with Mexico, early next year with mass production set for 2025......»»
Shading the Great Barrier Reef from the sun might slow bleaching-induced coral decline
Over the past two decades, coral reefs have declined at unprecedented rates. This is in part because of extreme weather events, which cause wide-spread coral bleaching, a process during which corals lose their color because of stressors, including ch.....»»
Arizona TSMC plant: Governor claims it might be upgraded from a ‘paperweight’
After an analyst described the Arizona TSMC plant as a “paperweight” – due to the fact that all the chips it makes will have to be sent to Taiwan for the final stage of production – the state’s governor has claimed that this might change......»»
Mapping deadly oak wilt disease from space to protect our forests
As our climate rapidly changes, greater numbers of trees are dying from diseases like oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungus that moves through the vascular system of oak trees causing rapid mortality. The disease can be stopped if foresters know where the d.....»»
Corals storm back after "sea-weeding" project
A volunteer seaweed removal program involving citizen scientists has seen a dramatic improvement of up to 600% coral regrowth off the coast of Magnetic Island......»»
Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is "not for sale"
Mr Musk draws anger from Taipei again for his comments saying the island belongs to China......»»
Biden called Arizona fab a “game-changer.” Analyst calls it a “paperweight”
Advanced chips made in America would still be shipped to Taiwan, report says. Enlarge / The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (credit: Bloomberg.....»»
The iPhone 13 mini is dead, leaving small phone lovers in a lurch
One-handed phones are a dying breed. It makes sense, but it's also a bummer. Enlarge / The iPhone 13 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Alongside the announcement of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Apple quietly ended the iPho.....»»
Robots are trained to help revive coral reefs
Researchers are experimenting with robots to help speed up the restoration of coral reefs......»»
Video: How is ceviche "cooked?"
What does it mean to have "cooked" something? Is heat the only way to break down proteins and transform raw ingredients?.....»»
Eco-grief is real. Here"s what you can do about it
The visuals accompanying climate change are hard to ignore: communities engulfed in flames, neighborhoods submerged by floods, habitats like coral reefs—once teeming with life and vibrance—now bleached, brittle and barren......»»
Study suggests human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes
The rotating shoulders and extending elbows that allow humans to reach for a high shelf or toss a ball with friends may have first evolved as a natural braking system for our primate ancestors who simply needed to get out of trees without dying......»»
How might coral adapt to rising ocean temperatures? Thermal priming of gametes could hold promise
As seawater temperatures rise, concern over the ability of coral to survive and reproduce also grows. Previous studies have largely focused on the effects of acclimating adult corals to warming temperatures via thermal priming, and have yielded varyi.....»»
Marine heat waves don"t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Most of us know what a heat wave feels like on land—sweltering heat for days. But oceans get heat waves too. When water temperature goes over a seasonal threshold for five days or more, that's a marine heat wave. They do their worst damage in summe.....»»
Storm Haikui heads to China after double landfall in Taiwan
Typhoon Haikui toppled hundreds of trees, damaged coastal roads and dumped torrential rains across Taiwan Monday before it weakened into a severe storm and headed for southern China......»»
Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan
Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years......»»
Typhoon Saola strengthens as it passes Taiwan on its way to China
Typhoon Saola strengthened overnight as it continued its path across the Pacific early Wednesday and headed for China's southern coast......»»