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......»»
East DR Congo rebel crisis threatens endangered mountain gorillas
M23 rebel activity in volatile eastern DR Congo is threatening mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park and leaving the endangered species vulnerable to poachers, a spokesman said on Tuesday......»»
I am Superman: The Trek EXe mountain e-bike, reviewed
Hitting the trails with Trek's top of the line mountain e-bike. Enlarge / The Fuel EXe 9.9 XX1 AXS. (credit: Trek Bikes) I rediscovered my bike after a few weeks in lockdown. At first, I just pedaled my cheap, steel-fram.....»»
Bird diversity increased in severely burned forests of southern Appalachian mountains
A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can pose risks to safety and property, it can be beneficial to wildlife. The study results could h.....»»
Harnessing smartphones to track how people use green spaces
A new study demonstrates how anonymized GPS data from people's smartphones can be used to monitor the public's use of parks and other green spaces in urban areas, which could help inform their management. Alessandro Filazzola of ApexRMS and the Unive.....»»
High class: A strong electric assist transforms a classic cruiser
Mixed messages from a casual cruising machine with a powerful motor. Enlarge (credit: John Timmer) If your complete list of bicycle formats consists of road and mountain, then you may struggle to remember what a cruiser.....»»
Canada"s Lion Electric looks to raise $50M from stock offering
The Montreal company said the stock offering will help fund an expansion that will focus on factories in Joliet, Ill., and Mirabel, Quebec. Lion Electric manufactures electric buses and medium-size urban cargo trucks......»»
Assessment of urban water-energy interactions and heat island signatures in Rhode Island
A study of the urban heat island effect that warms Rhode Island focused on the connections between water and energy use, which could lead to better understanding and mitigation of the effect there and in similar urban areas as the global climate warm.....»»
Attempts to stop the tide of destruction against nature will fail without Indigenous leadership, say researchers
At the crucial COP15 nature summit in Canada, almost 200 countries are reckoning with the world's extraordinary loss of the variety of life. Climate change, mining, urban development and more are threatening Earth's biodiversity to an extent never be.....»»
Apple looking at giant iPhone expansion in India at both retail & manufacturing
Apple is planning expansion in India in both its retail and production arms, reports on Monday claim, including 100 new franchise stores, and a tripling of iPhone manufacturing in the next two years.Mumbai, IndiaApple has, for some time, considered a.....»»
Cats now have an FDA-approved pill to treat their diabetes
Owners whose cats have diabetes now have a new option to care for the condition in their otherwise healthy pets......»»
How tree species link fungal partners across a large-scale forest ecosystem
In a study published in Science China Life Sciences, a team surveyed hyper-diverse fungal communities in approximately 500 paired leaf and soil samples, which were associated with 55 tree species that are located over 2,000-km span of mountain forest.....»»
The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern, and we finally know why
For centuries, sailors who had been all over the world knew where the most fearsome storms of all lay in wait: the Southern Hemisphere. "The waves ran mountain-high and threatened to overwhelm [the ship] at every roll," wrote one passenger on an 1849.....»»
Feline genetics help pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, made the first switch from hunter-gatherers to farmers. They developed close bonds with the rodent-eating cats.....»»
Incorporating users" adaptive behavior in urban green space planning
National University of Singapore ecologists have developed a valuation framework that incorporates users' demand for green urban spaces to assess the benefits provided by their ecosystem services (ES)......»»
Where to watch Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas
Find out where to watch the holiday musical movie Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, which stars the country singer along with Miley Cyrus and others......»»
US urban green infrastructure planning must transform to achieve equity, claims new analysis
Across the U.S., cities have embraced green infrastructure as a way to mitigate flooding, excessive heat, extreme weather, and other urban hazards. Can greening efforts also address social injustices and inequality?.....»»
NASA researcher"s AI "eye" could help robotic data-gathering
When it comes to making real-time decisions about unfamiliar data—say, choosing a path to hike up a mountain you've never scaled before—existing artificial intelligence and machine learning tech doesn't come close to measuring up to human skill......»»
Where to watch Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas for free
Find out where to watch the holiday musical movie Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, which stars the country singer along with Miley Cyrus and others......»»
Spatial distribution characteristics of nitrogen and dissolved organic matter in large, shallow degenerating lake
Abnormal climate, urban expansion, and human activities make the nitrogen-containing nutrients in many productive or functional lakes maintain a high level for a long time. The transport and transformation of nitrogen, a key nutrient element affectin.....»»
Frogs in hot water: Habitat shrinking for Gondwana rainforest mountain frogs
Urban myth has it that a frog placed in cold water that's brought to the boil will not react, dying a horrible death. Clearly this is a fallacy, yet climate change is forcing a similar predicament for mountain frog species stranded on "islands in the.....»»