Can cities make room for woodpeckers?
Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habitat for North America's largest woodpecker......»»
Opinion: Cities are central to our future—they have the power to make, or break, society"s advances
We live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic, a spike in environmental disasters and a fraying of geopolitical relations demonstrated by the tragic w.....»»
America"s Group acquires Las Vegas auction, expanding its reach in the West
The acquisition broadens the auction company's market presence to dealers, rental companies and financial institutions in major cities in the West, America's Group CEO Chuck Tapp said......»»
Global analysis on pollinators in cities: Wild bees and butterflies are at particular risk
Butterflies are being hit hardest by urban growth. Shrinking habitats and food availability are causing their populations to decline. The same applies to many wild bees that fly early in spring......»»
Heat Waves Are Unleashing a Deadly but Overlooked Pollutant
Indian cities, afflicted by rising temperatures and poor air quality, are becoming hot spots of ozone pollution, which has proven a difficult problem to fix......»»
Green technology could permit total use of seaweed by cosmetics industry
An article published in the journal Phycology shows that there is room to transform 100% of the raw material from marine macroalgae (seaweed) into ingredients for cosmetics using industrially available green technology......»»
Parrots Are Taking Over the World
Smart, adaptable and loud, parrots are thriving in cities far outside their native ranges.....»»
We could see the glint off giant cities on alien worlds, suggests paper
How large would an extraterrestrial city have to be for current telescopes to see it? Would it need to be a planet-sized metropolis like Star Wars' Coruscant? Or could we see an alien equivalent of Earth's own largest urban areas, like New York City.....»»
Lead contamination may mean fewer mockingbirds
A new Tulane University study finds that lead contamination in cities isn't just a risk for children. It could also mean fewer hatchlings for mockingbirds......»»
Cities: Skylines 2: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more
Have the developers designed the perfect system for this sequel to thrive? Let's take a bird's eye view and see what has been laid out for Cities: Skylines 2......»»
Google Maps Immersive View just keeps getting better
Over 500 landmarks and four cities are coming to Google Maps Immersive View......»»
Repentant ranchers rescuing Colombian wildlife
Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus on stewardship of the Colombian Amazon and its animals uprooted by deforestation......»»
Switzerland under cyberattack
Swiss government websites are under DDoS attacks, but several ransomware gangs have also turned their sights on Swiss government organizations, cantonal governments, cities and companies in the last few months. Government sites under DDoS attacks .....»»
5 scrapped ideas for DC’s Snyderverse that are better off canceled
Many details about Zack Snyder's canceled plans for the DC Extended Universe have been revealed, and some of them are better off on the cutting room floor......»»
You need to buy this Mortal Kombat II arcade game while it’s $50 off
Complete your game room with this deal on the Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat II arcade game, which is seeing a $50 discount at Best Buy......»»
Brighter nights risk extinguishing glow-worm twinkle
The bright lights of big cities are wonders of the modern world; intended to help us work, stay safe and enjoy the world around us long after the sun has set. While artificial light has been great for increasing human productivity, some nocturnal ani.....»»
Novel single crystals show promising electric field control of magnetism
A research team led by associate Prof. Yin Lihua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated a clear control of magnetism at low electric fields (E) at room temperature. The E-induced phase transf.....»»
How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires
As millions of people in New York and other major North American cities choke on acrid smoke, they could point their accusatory fingers farther North than the wildfires ravaging Quebec—all the way to the global Arctic......»»
Experiment in Brazil identifies flood-prone areas of cities
Scientists affiliated with the National Space Research Institute (INPE) in Brazil have combined models that predict urban expansion and land-use changes with hydrodynamic models to create a methodology capable of supplying geographical information th.....»»
The Crowded Room review: a series of miscalculations
The Crowded Room is a psychological thriller that doesn't have much to offer when it comes to thrills or surprises......»»
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.....»»