Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion. But another similarity lurks in the shadows, most often seen at night walking silently on four paws......»»
How concrete buildings took over the jungle
A new book shows how concrete architecture brought the Bauhaus and Brutalism to places like Mexico, Brazil and Vietnam. Amid ferns and fronds, in the drip of a rainforest or the humid stickiness of a jungle, the hulking gray mass of concrete is incr.....»»
How a Swiss hospital turned an underground ‘bunker’ into a day-lit jungle
The radiotherapy room at Hôpital de La Tour is three floors underground, but looks like it’s filled with natural light. Every (respectable) architect knows the value of daylight. Decades of studies have shown that natural light has a pos.....»»
Wildfire Smoke Reacts with City Pollution, Creating New Toxic Air Hazard
Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone.....»»
Study finds the best plants and bee hotels for boosting urban bee numbers
The presence of more native Australian flowering plants in urban areas can help boost declining bee numbers, with new Curtin University research finding them to be the preferred source of food for both native bees and the introduced European honeybee.....»»
In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco
An uncommonly large grouping of orcas for Northern California—roughly two dozen killer whales—were spotted by a whale watching tour off the coast of San Francisco last month, likely gathered together to celebrate a successful hunt for sea lions o.....»»
In conversation with Tata"s Tejas Networks: a deep dive into 5G innovations and global telecom ambitions
As technologies continue to evolve, there is a rising need for quick and economical deployment of mobile and fixed broadband networks across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the existing urban-rural "digital divide," magnifying the ur.....»»
How cats and dogs affect the climate—and what you can do about it
According to Patrick Hanson, the CEO of Luxaviation, a Luxembourg-based luxury airline firm, having pets can be just as polluting as traveling by private jet. In defense of his own industry, he declared recently that one of his company's customers pr.....»»
Gene therapy produces long-term contraception in female domestic cats
Currently there are no contraceptives capable of producing permanent sterilization in companion animals. Spaying, the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, is the most widely used strategy to control unwanted reproduction in female cats......»»
New study reveals the resilience patterns of human mobility in response to extreme urban floods
Resilience can be interpreted as the comprehensive ability of a system to prepare for, absorb, and recover from external or internal disturbances and shocks. In the context of human mobility, resilience therefore refers to the ability of people's mov.....»»
5 awesome moments in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Just about every scene in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is incredible, but atop this mountain of animated gold, these five moments shine the brightest......»»
Scientists propose novel method to estimate human-caused heat emission
Why are cities usually warmer than rural areas? Scientist have long known that cities retain heat more than rural areas, a phenomenon known as urban heat island (UHI), which is largely due to the impact of anthropogenic heating, or human-caused heati.....»»
The best movies on Peacock right now (June 2023)
From Cocaine Bear to the John Wick films to Brokeback Mountain, Peacock has a great selection of movies streaming right now......»»
Engwe EP-2 Pro folding mountain e-bike review: go anywhere, stow anywhere
The Engwe EP-2 Pro is an easy-to-operate e-bike you can ride on all surfaces that's also easy to transport......»»
120-city study: 22% reduction in urban traffic emissions in 15 years without quality of life decline is possible
How do you make transport in the world's big cities more climate-friendly without putting too much pressure on people? A model-based study of 120 major cities around the globe now shows how these two major goals can be reconciled. Subject to the cond.....»»
Apple supplier list shows gradual production shift from China to India
Apple's list of suppliers reveals it is relying on fewer companies in China while increasing the count in India, in what could be an indicator of Apple's move to lower its reliance on a single country for production.Mumbai, IndiaApple has a "symbioti.....»»
Australian shelters, pounds kill 50,000 healthy cats and kittens a year: Research suggests there"s a way to prevent it
Stray cats are a longstanding problem in Australian towns and cities. Common complaints about roaming cats include nuisance (fighting and urinating), disease risks to humans and other animals, and predation of native wildlife. The huge numbers of cat.....»»
Kanchha Sherpa: The last of the first on Everest
Nonagenarian Kanchha Sherpa is the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first humans to summit the world's highest mountain......»»
Snowpack predicted to retreat in California"s mountains due to climate change
This winter's major storms laid down one of the largest snowpacks recorded in California's Sierra Nevada, along with an unusual amount of snow at low mountain elevations......»»
Why is climbing Mount Everest so dangerous?
The recent death of Australian man Jason Kennison after reaching the summit of Mount Everest highlights how dangerous mountain climbing can be......»»
Apple"s big presence at an advertising event may offer clues for WWDC 2023
Apple is expanding its participation at the 2023 Cannes Lions advertising festival, indicating the possibility of an advertising announcement at WWDC.Tor Myhren, Apple's VP of Marketing CommunicationsThe company usually maintains a low-profile presen.....»»