Algal Blooms Have Boomed Worldwide
Climate change is likely at least partially to blame for an uptick in the size and frequency of algal blooms in parts of the world’s oceans.....»»
Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That"s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds
Feeding wild birds in backyards was already known to be extremely popular in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in Australia, despite being strongly discouraged. But the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns led to a dramatic increase in wild bird feedi.....»»
Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide
One year out from the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Paris has announced it will reopen the River Seine for swimming competition and then allow public swimming, ending a century-long ban. This ban was in place to stop people immersing them.....»»
Eight Colorado lakes suspected of toxic algae blooms: Why it is becoming worse
Colorado's lakes serve as a needed respite during sweltering summer days, but as climate warms, the state's lakes are becoming more susceptible to toxic blooms of algae......»»
Samsung’s Gaming Hub Arrives for Users in Australia
The company's Gaming Hub platform continues to reach more users in different regions worldwide. Samsung’s push towards giving users cloud-based gaming solutions hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, and the company’s Gam.....»»
A floating sponge could help remove harmful algal blooms
In the peak heat of summer, beachgoers don't want their plans thwarted by harmful algal blooms (HABs). But current methods to remove or kill toxin-producing algae and cyanobacteria aren't efficient or practical for direct applications in waterways......»»
Scientists develop method to predict the spread of armed conflicts
Around the world, political violence increased by 27% last year, affecting 1.7 billion people. The numbers come from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), which collects real-time data on conflict events worldwide......»»
Keeping the cloud secure with a mindset shift
Gartner estimates that in 2023 worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services will grow by 21.7% and hit nearly $600 billion. Even as the economic downturn has most businesses looking for ways to tighten their belts, the cloud remains one inves.....»»
Astronomers shed new light on formation of mysterious fast radio bursts
More than 15 years after the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs)—millisecond-long, deep-space cosmic explosions of electromagnetic radiation—astronomers worldwide have been combing the universe to uncover clues about how and why they form......»»
Apple holds strong as global smartphone market keeps shrinking
Even though the iPhone 15 is just a few months away, Apple continues to maintain solid iPhone sales in a smartphone market that may be starting to pull up from a years-long dive.The smartphone market is slowly recoveringThe worldwide smartphone marke.....»»
New preventative treatment for porcine virus could save billions for farmers
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSV) cause significant damage to pig farms worldwide every year......»»
Zero trust rated as highly effective by businesses worldwide
Zero trust is here to stay, with 82% of experts currently working on implementing zero trust, and 16% planning to begin within 18 months, according to Beyond Identity. Over 90% of those working on zero trust cited that the 2022 Federal Zero Trust Str.....»»
RaaS proliferation: 14 new ransomware groups target organizations worldwide
In the Q2 2023, GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) tracked 1,177 total publicly posted ransomware victims claimed by 41 different threat groups. The most impacted industries GRIT’s report shows a 38% increase in public ransomware vict.....»»
Project aims to help address the loss of cultures worldwide caused by climate change
A team of international researchers, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has announced the initial findings of a project to address the loss of cultures by measuring the impact that climate change has on communities......»»
Revealing the biology of insulin production
The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about the first step of insulin synthesis......»»
Rip currents are dangerous for swimmers but also ecologically important—how scientists are working to understand them
If you've ever waded into the ocean for a swim and suddenly realized that the shore is getting farther away, not closer, you may have encountered a rip current. Common at beaches worldwide, these powerful currents flow from the shore toward the sea a.....»»
Ready for your eye scan? Worldcoin launches—but not quite worldwide
"The US does not make or break a project like this," says OpenAI chief. Enlarge (credit: FT Montage/Bloomberg) Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project, the Worldcoin Foundation, is rolling out its services globally even as.....»»
Spotify announces Premium price increase worldwide
Spotify Premium will now cost $1 more per month in the US, and the service is increasing an equivalent amount in over 50 other countries.Credit: SpotifyAn increase to the US pricing was recently rumored as Spotify struggles to stay profitable. Howeve.....»»
Q&A: COVID-19 likely came from animals—why aren"t we working to prevent a new scourge?
COVID-19 has killed 7 million people worldwide so far. The novel coronavirus that causes it is widely believed to have jumped from animals to humans at a market selling live animals in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Now the results of a new study sugges.....»»
A quantum radar that outperforms classical radar by 20%
Quantum technologies, a wide range of devices that operate by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics, could significantly outperform classical devices on some tasks. Physicists and engineers worldwide have thus been working hard to achieve th.....»»
Long and slow, or fast and furious: The clever way blue-green algae hedge their bets in blooms
Griffith researchers are helping shed new light on how blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria blooms can continue long after their food source in the water has disappeared......»»