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......»»
Novel atlas shows vast urban infrastructure divide between Global South and Global North
New data from an international research team adds another dimension—literally—to understanding the economic and environmental impacts of how cities are built......»»
Cities under strain: India"s predicted urban boom
India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still......»»
Climate change to impact mountains on a global scale
Under the threat of climate change, mountain landscapes all over the world have the risk of becoming more hazardous to communities surrounding them, while their accelerated evolution may bring further environmental risks to surrounding areas......»»
Fearful cats also express other problematic behavior, making socialization important at early stages of life
Cats are popular pets. At times, their aggression towards humans and other problematic behavior poses challenges to our co-existence with them and can even result in giving up the pet. The causes underlying problematic behavior can be varied, and the.....»»
Working with mountain communities could help water systems adapt to climate
Nearly two billion people globally rely on mountain water for drinking and irrigation, but this water source is under threat due to global heating. Mountainous regions are particularly impacted by the effects of the climate crisis, with melting glaci.....»»
Amazon Alexa can play music to calm your pets when the fireworks start
We're all ears for this new piece of music for cats (and dogs) from Amazon. In fact, it sounds pretty puuuurfect.....»»
What to do if your pet is bitten by a snake
The beginning of autumn brings pumpkins, falling leaves and baby snake season as snakes are born and hatched in late summer to early fall. The cooling weather also makes snakes more active, putting our curiously natured dogs and cats at higher risk o.....»»
Apple confirms next iOS 16 beta will bring 5G to India
Users of 5G iPhones in India will begin to be able to use the faster cellular service shortly, as the company says the next iOS 16 software beta will enable it.Mumbai, IndiaWhile iPhones sold in India have the hardware capability of using 5G — thou.....»»
Study explores how communities of color remain excluded from all that nature has to offer
Making urban environments greener and giving residents greater access to nature is an increasing focus for municipalities across the country. But all too often, these efforts do not take into consideration how communities of color remain excluded fro.....»»
Can cats at a crime scene help find key DNA evidence?
Pets at a crime scene may be helpful in gathering key evidence but rarely are they considered for their role in human DNA transfer......»»
Scale effect matters when investigating spatial heterogeneity and driving factors of urban flooding
Urban flooding is a natural disaster event that occurs in cities when short-term rainstorm or continuous heavy rainfall exceeds the drainage capacity of a city. Urban floods frequently occur worldwide. In China, it causes major economic losses every.....»»
Ardern in a flap as wren rocks N. Zealand"s bird beauty contest
A tiny mountain-dwelling wren was the surprise winner Monday of New Zealand's controversial bird of the year competition, which even had Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a flap......»»
How Jimmy Chin is helping the North Face scale new heights
Filmmaker and adventurer Jimmy Chin is helping the North Face explore important new terrain: a more diverse outdoors. Jimmy Chin is standing alone on a narrow wedge of snow-covered rock atop Antarctica’s Ulvetanna, a sharp mountain peak with.....»»
Hybrid songbirds found more often in human-altered environments
Hybrids of two common North American songbirds, the black-capped and mountain chickadee, are more likely to be found in places where humans have altered the landscape in some way, finds new University of Colorado Boulder research......»»
Greenbelts are effective at slowing urban sprawl, new research shows
Fifteen years ago, the global population was almost evenly divided between urban and rural dwellers. In 2022, according to World Bank figures, almost a billion more people live in cities and towns than in the countryside. This relentless trend of urb.....»»
New study: American dog tick populations up in Colorado, Rocky Mountain wood ticks in 5 more counties
A study published in the November issue of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases demonstrates that ticks capable of carrying diseases—including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever and the neurotoxin that causes tick-borne paralysis—pose an.....»»
Do hypoallergenic cats even exist? Three myths dispelled about cat allergies
Cats are great companions, but for some people their company comes at a cost. Up to 1 in 5 people have an allergic response to cats, and this figure is increasing......»»
Cats distinguish between speech directed at them and humans
A small study has found that cats may change their behavior when they hear their owner's voice talking in a tone directed to them, the cats, but not when hearing the voice of a stranger or their owner's voice directed at another person. The study of.....»»
Urban Armor Gear releases rugged cases for 10th-gen iPad
Urban Armor Gear has released a handful of cases for the tenth-generation iPad in sleek and rugged designs.UAG Rugged Keyboard CaseSimilar to many of the company's products, these iPad cases meet military drop-test standards to protect the device fro.....»»
Young star-forming complexes detected in the galaxy NGC 4324
Using the Caucasus Mountain Observatory, Russian astronomers have investigated a nearby lenticular galaxy known as NGC 4324. They detected young star-forming complexes in the inner ring of this galaxy. The findings, presented October 14 on arXiv.org,.....»»