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Agencies: Avian flu found in birds at Indiana turkey farm

A strain of avian flu that can cause high mortality rates among birds has been confirmed at a commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana, federal and state agencies said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 9th, 2022

AI used by police cannot tell Black people apart: Canada"s AI laws need urgent attention, say researchers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool. In the hands of public police and other criminal justice agencies, AI can lead to injustice. For example, Detroit resident Robert Williams was arrested in front of his children and held in detention fo.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it"s back, and humans must help it migrate for winter

How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly? The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the last two decades. But the birds—known for their distinc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 25th, 2024

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya, study finds

Sub-Saharan Africa has a vast amount of uncultivated, arable land—about 2 million km2, accounting for about 50% of the global total. This land is a critical habitat for many animal species, including birds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 24th, 2024

USDA efforts to solve the bird flu outbreak in cows are taking center stage in central Iowa

At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the people who work there are not farmers, and other buildings look more like what.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more

Everyone's favorite part-time archeologist is getting the video game adaptation he deserves with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Here is everything we know......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

“We run a business”—why Microsoft’s Indiana Jones will be on PS5

Spencer: "There's going to be more change in how... games are built and distributed." Enlarge / So I'm not stuck on Xbox, eh? (credit: Bethesda) Bethesda's Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is the latest game from a Mic.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Birds have accents, too: Researchers find cultural change in the dialects of parrots over 22-year period

While distinct languages and dialects are common to human societies, most people are unaware that other species may similarly have culturally significant dialects. New research conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh at J.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Q&A: Sierra Leone"s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land—but it"s making them more vulnerable

Bora—a type of thank you gift—is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their land......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Xbox chief explains why Indiana Jones is coming to PS5: industry facing lots of pressure

After claiming that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle wouldn't go multiplatform, Xbox's Phil Spencer explains why it's now coming to PS5 next year......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Paleontologists discover new predatory dinosaur with a distinctive "eyebrow"

Theropod dinosaurs are one of the most important large groups of dinosaurs, including well-known predators, such as Tyrannosaurus and Allosaurus, as well as modern birds. A variety of theropods are known from the Mesozoic Era, the age of the dinosaur.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is more than Xbox’s Uncharted

We got a close look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle that shows off what sets MachineGames' adventure from game series like Uncharted......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

The Great Circle is Indiana Jones for a post-Uncharted world

MachineGames isn't just throwing Indy into Wolfenstein: The New Order. Enlarge / A time traveler with a flashlight would blow Indiana Jones' mind. At first glance, Wolfenstein: The New Order developer MachineGames might.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

New insights on how bird flu crosses the species barrier

In recent years, public health measures, surveillance, and vaccination have helped bring about significant progress in reducing the impact of seasonal flu epidemics, caused by human influenza viruses A and B. However, a possible outbreak of avian inf.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

Turkey battles forest fires for third day

Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of local people in nearby villages had to be evacuated......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 18th, 2024

Urban Birds Are Harboring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Exposure to bacteria in landfill sites and polluted rivers may explain prevalence among city-dwelling birds......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 17th, 2024

Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed

The UK's first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England's south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

City birds found to be carriers of antimicrobial resistant bacteria

Research led by scientists at the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research at Oxford University has found that wild birds such as ducks and crows living close to humans, for example in cities, are likely to carry bacteria with antimicrobial.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

Apple Maps Look Around spreading outside city centers in the U.S., coming to more countries

Apple is bringing Look Around to more areas, including an expansion of existing locations for the Apple Maps feature and into new countries, including Egypt, China, and Turkey.An example of Apple Maps' Look Around functionApple's take on Google Stree.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

Harrison Ford had one of his best action roles in this neglected ’90s classic

In addition to Han Solo and Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford had one of best action roles ever in this underrated 1994 action movie. Find out why it still holds up......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 10th, 2024

Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans

Laptop farm gave the impression North Korean nationals were working from the US. Enlarge Federal authorities have arrested a Nashville man on charges he hosted laptops at his residences in a scheme to deceive US compani.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 10th, 2024