Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay.".....»»
First state-level look at long COVID reveals the seven hardest-hit states
New England and the Pacific tended to have lower rates of long COVID. Enlarge / A woman with Long COVID who is completely bedridden, requiring the use of a wheelchair to move between rooms of her home. (credit: Getty | Rhiannon.....»»
New research opens avenues for more efficient and stable blue OLED displays
New research from scientists at Durham University reveals an unexpected pathway toward brighter, more efficient, and more stable blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)......»»
Google’s Gemini AI Arrives for More Countries
Gemini will be available for users in Canada, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Latin America to name a few. The post Google’s Gemini AI Arrives for More Countries appeared first on Phandroid. Following the recent launch of Google’s Ge.....»»
Study shows pesticide spread in an alpine ecosystem from the valley to the summit region
The Venosta Valley is located in South Tyrol, which is primarily associated with mountains and nature. In this region in the North of Italy, more than 7,000 apple growers produce 10% of all European apples. Conventional apple cultivation relies prima.....»»
What it"s like counting 528,000 albatross nests on Midway islands
Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from an albatross and watched as the large black-and-white sea bird with a 12-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover up a precious 4-inch white egg......»»
King tides to swamp the Pacific coast, give glimpse at future sea level rise
Mega high tides known as king tides are hitting beaches Feb. 9, giving a glimpse at what future sea level rise could mean for coastal towns and shorelines across California......»»
CyberShake study uses Summit supercomputer to investigate earthquake hazards
Researchers at the Statewide California Earthquake Center, or SCEC, are unraveling the mysteries of earthquakes by using physics-based computational models running on high-performance computing systems at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National.....»»
Study reveals how kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave
New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium and the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals that denser, and more sheltered, kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid warming ocean temperatures. Published in Proceedings of the Royal Socie.....»»
If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery
Just beneath your feet, an ancient and silent alliance endures. This alliance between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is one of the oldest biological partnerships on Earth......»»
Geoscientists find Pacific plate is scored by large undersea faults that are pulling it apart
A team of geoscientists from the University of Toronto is shedding new light on the century-old model of plate tectonics, which suggests the plates covering the ocean floors are rigid as they move across the Earth's mantle......»»
Lagging Mastodon admins urged to patch critical account takeover flaw (CVE-2024-23832)
Five days after Mastodon developers pushed out fixes for a remotely exploitable account takeover vulnerability (CVE-2024-23832), over 66% of Mastodon servers out there have been upgraded to close the hole. About Mastodon Mastodon is open-source (serv.....»»
ResumeLooters target job search sites in extensive data heist
Group-IB identified a large-scale malicious campaign primarily targeting job search and retail websites of companies in the Asia-Pacific region. The group, dubbed ResumeLooters, successfully infected at least 65 websites between November and December.....»»
Research offer direct view of tantalum oxidation that impedes qubit coherence
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have used a combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and computational modeling to get a.....»»
Apple opens 2024 Swift Student Challenge applications with new ‘Distinguished Winners’ category
Apple has officially opened applications for the 2024 Swift Student Challenge. “Apple is proud to support and uplift the next generation of developers, creators, and entrepreneurs with the Swift Student Challenge,” Apple touts. more….....»»
Washington state drinking water, hydropower at risk as Pacific Northwest snowpack shrinks
At Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park the clouds lift by noon and wind screams down the mountainsides. Temperatures sunk to zero as Jon Riedel, a retired geologist with the National Park Service, stood on a ridge above the blue-green reservoir.....»»
AnyDesk has been hacked, users urged to change passwords
AnyDesk Software GmbH, the German company behind the widely used (and misused) remote desktop application of the same name, has confirmed they’ve been hacked and their production systems have been compromised. The statement was published on Fri.....»»
Energy Secretary Granholm: Biden administration not ‘tapping brakes" on EVs
Granholm's comments come after thousands of car dealerships last month urged President Joe Biden to reconsider the EPA's proposed limits on vehicle tailpipe pollution for 2027-32 model-year cars and light trucks.,.....»»
Snap is recalling every Pixy drone that it ever sold
Snap is recalling all of its Pixy drones over a safety issue, with owners urged to refrain from ever using it again and instead to seek a refund......»»
Earth"s atmospheric glow can be seen from the International Space Station
This high exposure photograph revealed Earth's atmospheric glow against the backdrop of a starry sky in this image taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 21, 2024. At the time, the orbital lab was 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean northea.....»»
How waves and mixing drive coastal upwelling systems
They are among the most productive and biodiverse areas of the world's oceans: coastal upwelling regions along the eastern boundaries of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There, equatorward winds cause near-surface water to move away from the coast. T.....»»