Andean "Viagra": Peru seizes hundreds of frogs used as aphrodisiacs
Peruvian authorities said Thursday they had seized hundreds of endangered frogs from Lake Titicaca that were illegally captured to be used for their purported aphrodisiac properties......»»
Andean farmers use age-old technique amid climate change
From the sky, they look like huge, circular patterns made by aliens—but in fact, they are an age-old technique farmers have brought back to fight the climate crisis on the Andean plateaus of Puno......»»
From growing roots, clues to how stem cells decide their fate
It might look like a comet or a shooting star, but this time-lapse video is actually a tiny plant root, not much thicker than a human hair, magnified hundreds of times as it grows under the microscope......»»
Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal
Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practice a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires—intensified by climate change—that have killed hundreds across Europe......»»
Amazon is having a huge sale on Nintendo Switch games — from $10
There's an ongoing sale with hundreds of Nintendo Switch game deals on Amazon right now, including huge discounts on some of the best titles on the console......»»
"Time to eat": Videos show that toe-tapping by frogs may be a strategy to draw out prey
It is well known that some species of frogs tap their posterior toes as they are seeking prey; this can be seen in many videos posted online. However, only a few studies to date have looked at the tapping habit itself, and not much is known about the.....»»
10 feared dead in Chile forest fires
Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency......»»
Crowdfunding after the Marshall fire overwhelmingly helped wealthy households, find researchers
After Colorado's Marshall Fire consumed more than 1,000 homes in suburban Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021, hundreds of crowdfunding campaigns sprang forth to provide some immediate relief to homeowners who lost everything......»»
Latest Fitbit Charge 5 update is causing a lot of issues
It appears that there are now hundreds of complaints from Fitbit Charge 5 owners following an update released in December. The post Latest Fitbit Charge 5 update is causing a lot of issues appeared first on Phandroid. Fitbit released an up.....»»
Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide
Police traced swatting calls to teen’s home IP addresses. Enlarge / Booking photo of Alan Filion, charged with multiple felonies connected to a "swatting" incident at the Masjid Al Hayy Mosque in Sanford, Florida. (credit: Semi.....»»
Hundreds of new Vision Pro apps available on launch day, says Apple
More than 600 new Vision Pro apps will be available on launch day, says Apple – adding to the million plus iPad apps that also run on the device. The company says that the new apps will change the way we approach everything from entertainment to.....»»
Can a lower price and the Grammys save one of 2023’s most controversial products?
Dyson drops the price of its air-purifying headphones and seizes a tie-in with the Grammys. Is it enough to make these odd cans cool?.....»»
Pick up a 1TB 16-inch MacBook Pro for $1,799 today only
B&H Photo isn't afraid to drop the prices of MacBooks by hundreds of dollars at a time, and this week the Apple Authorized Reseller has a closeout steal on Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro with 1TB storage, now $900 off.Buyers looking for the largest scre.....»»
130 poisonous frogs seized at Bogota airport
Authorities in Colombia seized 130 poisonous frogs being trafficked through the Bogota airport on Monday and arrested the Brazilian woman carrying them......»»
"The sun didn"t sting so much before": fires stun Colombia"s Andes
The once bright green Andean forest where Maria Yadira Jimenez worked as a tour guide has been reduced to ashes......»»
A virus that infected animals hundreds of millions of years ago has become essential for the development of the embryo
All animals have evolved thanks to the fact that certain viruses infected primitive organisms hundreds of millions of years ago. Viral genetic material was integrated into the genome of the first multi-cellular beings and is still in our DNA today......»»
Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds
Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of last year's severe drought in the Amazon that sent rivers to record lows, required deliveries of food and drinking water to hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of e.....»»
Experiment shows how predator mass mortality events affect food webs
Over the last century, die-offs of animal populations, known as mass mortality events (MMEs), have increased in frequency and magnitude. The scale of these events can be staggering: billions of dead fish, hundreds of thousands of dead mammals and bir.....»»
New research analyzes state violence in India"s coal war
Police, who were deployed to block villagers from protesting a power plant on coastal wetlands in India 14 years ago, shot at protesters, killing three and injuring hundreds. Two years later on the other side of the country, a Buddhist monk was kille.....»»
Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast
Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast......»»
Save up to $250 on Apple"s latest Macs this week, plus discounts on AppleCare
Shoppers looking for their next computer have an extra incentive this week, as Adorama is offering big savings of up to $250 off, plus up to $80 off accompanying AppleCare coverage.Save hundreds on Mac computers.Authorized reseller Adorama partnered.....»»