Asian elephants have a nasal pronunciation
With the help of an acoustic camera that visualizes sound pressure, researchers from the University of Vienna investigated the calls of Asian elephants. The elephants emitted their low frequency "rumbles" mainly through their trunk or through their m.....»»
Every letter counts: New research on New Mexican Spanish pronunciation
Me-muh-ry or mem-ry (memory), fa-muh-ly or fam-ly (family), ce-luh-ry or cel-ry (celery), and so on—there are different ways to pronounce words. Across languages, linguists spend a lot of time figuring out what it is about the way that we use langu.....»»
Boom in "ice ivory" trade of mammoth tusks presents new threat to elephants and environment
Conservationists fear a rise in the buying and selling of mammoth tusks, known as the "ice ivory" trade, poses a new threat to elephants......»»
Geneva auto show resurrects itself in Qatar"s 104-degree heat
VW, Mercedes, as well as California's Lucid and Asian automakers, are taking part in the show to win business in a region with annual new-car sales on a par with the German market......»»
Bumble bees drop to shake off Asian hornets
Bumble bees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows......»»
Scientists investigate potential of sustainable protection of rapidly subsiding coastlines with mangroves
Along the Asian coastlines there are many areas where rural communities experience alarming rates of sea level rises due to land subsidence up to 10 cm per year. This causes tremendous challenges on how to live there and protect these coasts......»»
Wild Asian elephants display unique puzzle solving skills
Individual innovation is considered one sign of intelligence within species, and elephants are among the animals that researchers have long taken an interest in because of their sophisticated approach to problem solving. A newly published study in th.....»»
Asian women are still a minority in diplomatic positions: How we can fix this?
The 2022 Global Gender Gap Report showed Asian countries have managed to narrow the gender gap in economic, education and health sectors. But when it comes to political participation, the gap persists......»»
Weakening of the relationship between winter precipitation over southern China and the Asian–Pacific Oscillation
Pacific Oscillation (APO), a dominant mode of atmospheric variability characterized by a seesaw variation in the upper-tropospheric temperature between Asia and the North Pacific, plays important roles in the atmospheric circulation and climate of Ea.....»»
Customers" stereotypes may make work emotionally harder for Asian waitstaff
Across the hospitality industry, improperly delivered goods or services—known as a service failure—are part of doing business. A hotel reservation with no room, a flight cancelation and inattentive service at a restaurant are all examples of this.....»»
On Brazilian island, revered Asian buffalo claims its place
An incongruous sight meets visitors to the northern Brazilian island of Marajo: thousands and thousands of water buffalo, animals endemic to India and Southeast Asia that have found a new home in South America......»»
Researchers searching for the habitat of a threatened fish first seen in Southeast Asian markets
A multi-national research team from Indonesia, Australia, and the United States, are hunting to find the home of one of the world's most endangered fish, the Clown Wedgefish, a fish so elusive that it has only ever been recorded at fish markets......»»
Kenya bets on carbon credits as it hosts climate summit
Deep within Kasigau, a sweeping wilderness of craggy hills and savannah roamed by elephants, a team armed with clipboards and measuring tapes is busy studying an unremarkable tree......»»
The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Most cuts in Asia
Microchip shortages continued to trip up automakers in China and Asian markets outside of China......»»
Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire......»»
Want to fight climate change? Don"t poach gorillas (or elephants, hornbills, toucans, etc.)
Here's a climate solution we can all get behind: don't kill elephants. Or poach gorillas—or wipe out tapirs, hornbills, or other large-bodied wildlife that eat fruit and disperse large seeds. That's because a new paper by the Wildlife Conservation.....»»
Scientists zoom in on the Asian monsoon season using satellite data
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University and other institutes have studied new satellite data showing the diameter of rain droplets and the distribution of heavy ice in the atmosphere worldwide. They focused on the Asian monsoon region, finding.....»»
Researchers find Asian Americans to have significantly higher exposure to "toxic forever" chemicals
Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report......»»
Elephant ancestors" teeth evolved in response to long term changes in diet and climate in Africa
The latest study about of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) from the University of Helsinki provides proof that some proboscideans started to adapt to locally grass-rich environments in East Africa first by changing their behavior.....»»
Crater lake sediments in Northeast China reveal 25-thousand-year-long record of dust activity in East Asia
Dust storms occur frequently throughout Central and East Asia today. Several driving factors, particularly related to the East Asian Summer Monsoon, the East Asian Winter Monsoon and the westerlies, can influence dust production and transport in thes.....»»
The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Asian factories hit hardest
Assembly plants in Asia were hit hardest by a lack of semiconductors this week, according to the latest estimate by AutoForecast Solutions......»»