As cicadas emerge, wildlife prepare for a feast—rats included
It was June 2004, and the elephants at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore were getting awfully sick of Brood X cicadas, which had emerged en masse after 17 years underground......»»
Novel hybrid scheme speeds the way to simulating nuclear reactions on quantum computers
The nuclear reactions that power the stars and forge the elements emerge from the interactions of the quantum mechanical particles, protons and neutrons. Explaining these processes is one of the most challenging unsolved problems in computational phy.....»»
The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas
Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. They’re bringing the banquet of a lifetime for birds, trees, and humans alike......»»
Pixel 8a Find My Device works even if your battery is dead
It seems that Google has included a feature in the Pixel 8a that lets it work with Find My Device even when it’s out of battery. The post Pixel 8a Find My Device works even if your battery is dead appeared first on Phandroid. Google rece.....»»
"Essentially a gas station," fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
They're big, loud, and smelly—and they have taken over San Francisco's touristy Pier 39......»»
A "conservation conundrum"—when rat control to conserve one species threatens another
When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?.....»»
Mongolia"s wildlife at risk from overgrazing
The icy peaks of Jargalant Mountain are supposed to belong to snow leopards, whose numbers have dwindled to fewer than 1,000 in Mongolia, but hard-pressed herders are increasingly pushing into the vulnerable animals' traditional habitat......»»
Tim Cook rocked ‘Made on iPad’ Nike Air Max 1 ’86s during Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event
Tim Cook doesn’t just talk the talk when it comes to the iPad lifestyle. The Apple CEO literally walks the walk… in custom, 1-of-1 Nike sneakers. It turns out Cook’s “Let Loose” event attire included a special pair of Nike Air Max 1 ’86s......»»
Apple drops the price of its 10th generation iPad to $349
The most affordable iPad just got even cheaper as Apple cut the price of the 10th generation model by $100.iPad 10th GenWhile Tuesday's iPad event focused largely on the new iPad Air and iPad Pro models, Apple included a quick footnote about its base.....»»
Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement is coming… eventually
More info promised sometime before the end of March 2025. Enlarge / Nintendo will eventually gift us Switch 2 information, hopefully in time for Christmas. (credit: Aurich Lawson) While the past few months have included.....»»
Apple Store goes down ahead of "Let Loose" iPad event
In a typical move for Apple, the online Apple Store has been taken down shortly before the company's Let Loose event. It's probably to prepare for new iPad models.The Apple Store Down message with the Let Loose event logoThe online version of the App.....»»
Scientists cook pancakes, Brussels sprouts and stir fry to detect an oxidant indoors for the first time
A feast cooked up by UBC researchers has revealed singlet oxygen indoors for the first time. The work is published in the journal Environmental Science: Atmospheres......»»
DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off LA coast raise questions about the pesticide"s continuing threat to wildlife
In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles was a dumping ground for the nation's largest manufacturer of the pesticide DDT—a chemical now known to harm humans and wildlife. Due to the stubborn chemistry of DDT and its toxic brea.....»»
How to prepare for the CISSP exam: Tips from industry leaders
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is the most widely recognized certification in the information security industry. CISSP certifies that an information security professional possesses extensive technical and managerial e.....»»
NASA is helping protect tigers, jaguars, and elephants—here"s how
As human populations grow, habitat loss threatens many creatures. Mapping wildlife habitat using satellites is a rapidly expanding area of ecology, and NASA satellites play a crucial role in these efforts. Tigers, jaguars, and elephants are a few of.....»»
Nepal court orders limit on Everest climbing permits
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season......»»
Amazon Prime Day 2024: Amazon confirms the shopping holiday for July
Amazon has confirmed that there will be a Prime Day in July. Here's everything you need to know to prepare for the massive shopping holiday......»»
The COVID-19 pandemic changed our patterns and behaviors, which in turn affected wildlife
The Earth now supports over eight billion people who collectively have transformed three-quarters of the planet's land surface for food, energy, shelter and other aspects of the human enterprise......»»
Why Lincoln turned its 30-second ad background track into a streamable song
After watching its social media audience beg for access to the brief, atmospheric song included in its latest video spot, Lincoln put an extended two-and-a-half-minute version on streaming platforms......»»
Floods strand dozens of tourists in Kenya"s Maasai Mara
Nearly 100 tourists were among people marooned after a river overflowed in Kenya's famed Maasai Mara wildlife reserve following a heavy downpour, a local administrator said Wednesday, as the death toll from flood-related disasters neared 180......»»
Texans should prepare for hotter temperatures, greater risk of fire and flooding
Weather conditions across the Lone Star State are getting more extreme and more dangerous by the year, according to a new report from Texas A&M University professor and State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon......»»