Canada rejects outright ban on bee-killing pesticides
Canada's health agency announced Wednesday restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in agriculture to protect aquatic insects, backtracking on a proposed outright ban prompted by a massive bee die-off......»»
Was the Peace River earthquake induced or natural? New study tests frameworks to answer the question
Using questionnaires created to determine whether a particular earthquake is natural or induced by human activity, a panel of experts concluded that the November 2022 magnitude 5.2 Peace River earthquake sequence in Alberta, Canada was likely induced.....»»
Jeep Renegade axed in U.S., Canada as brand moves upscale
The brand's move to trim the lower end of its lineup comes as the new CEO and North American chief try to reverse falling sales by adding burly $100,000 SUVs and premium-priced electrified models......»»
Pesticide pollution threatens shellfish safety, estuary study finds
New research led by Southern Cross University has found a cocktail of nasty pesticides in oysters and water from one of the NSW North Coast's dominant rivers......»»
Novel early-detection method aims to stem disease spread in animal trade
A new article published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution by researchers describes a simplified method to detect a deadly fungus killing European salamanders. The ability to rapidly find the fungus is significant as the disease, althoug.....»»
California wants farms to capture methane from cow manure. Neighbors say it"s killing them
At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa......»»
Discovery of 72-kilometer fault line on Canada"s Vancouver Island
A team of geologists, mineralogists and Earth and ocean scientists affiliated with institutions in Canada, the U.S. and France has discovered a 72-kilometer fault line on Canada's Vancouver Island. In their project, reported in the journal Tectonics,.....»»
iTunes Store app ends support for buying and renting TV shows and movies
Today’s release of iOS 17.2 takes another step toward killing the iTunes brand once and for all. Via a server-side update tied to today’s software update, Apple has discontinued the ability to buy and rent TV shows and movies via the iTunes app o.....»»
Peatlands were drained for agriculture. Now researchers are trying to restore them
With wellies and waterproof clothing, Claudia Nielsen spent time splodging through the Bois-des-Bel peatlands earlier this year. The peatlands, located in Quebec, Canada, had been restored, with conservations working on them for 23 years. Nielsen was.....»»
Apple’s Dolby Atmos Music bounty could be a disaster for the format
In its enthusiasm to increase the number of songs available in spatial audio, Apple might be encouraging quality-killing shortcuts......»»
Environmental engineers suggest that anaerobic digestion could be used to clean cattle manure, produce fuel
Chemicals—from antibiotics used to keep livestock healthy to pesticides that shield crops from insects and other pests—play an important role in modern agriculture. However, many of these substances accumulate in cow manure used as fertilizer, wh.....»»
Warfare ruins the environment—and not just on the front lines
On the morning of December 6, 1917, a French cargo ship called SS Mont-Blanc collided with a Norwegian vessel in the harbor of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. The SS Mont-Blanc, which was laden with 3,000 tons of high explosives destined for the batt.....»»
Openlane plans to buy Manheim Canada in $95M transaction
Openlane CEO Peter Kelly said Openlane will retain about 100 Manheim Canada employees as part of the proposed transaction......»»
"Inert" ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought
Bees help pollinate over a third of the world's crops, contributing an estimated US$235 billion to $577 billion in value to global agriculture. They also face a myriad of stresses, including pathogens and parasites, loss of suitable food sources and.....»»
Windows 11 may replace a favorite shortcut with more AI
Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more AI-enabled behind the scenes by killing a beloved shortcut in its developer preview in favor of a Copilot shortcut......»»
Research shows that wildfires have erased two decades" worth of air quality gains in western United States
You need only to remember last summer's wildfires in the United States and Canada, which fouled the air from coast to coast, to know the effects these blazes can have on the environment and human health......»»
Jeep Renegade leaving U.S., Canada
U.S. sales of the Renegade, Jeep's least expensive vehicle, have declined every year since 2016. The Compass, which starts at $29,995, will become the brand's new entry-level nameplate......»»
Equitable sentencing can mitigate anti-Black racism in Canada"s justice system
Black people continue to be overrepresented at all levels of the Canadian justice system. According to the Correctional Service of Canada, 9% of offenders in custody were Black in 2020–2021, despite only representing about 4% of Canada's population.....»»
Washington, D.C. police tell residents to buy AirTags as thieves target Canada Goose jackets
Last month, Washington, D.C. police gave some advice to citizens worried about car theft: buy an AirTag. Now, police are back with more advice for people concerned about thieves stealing their high-end Canada Goose jackets: . more….....»»
D.C. police suggest using AirTags to thwart thefts of $1000 jackets
An uptick in expensive Canada Goose jacket thefts has led police officers to suggest college students use AirTags to track the jackets — just in case.Apple AirTagIn November, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser launched a program offering AirTags to resident.....»»
The Galaxy S24 Ultra’s S Pen has been spotted at the FCC
The S Pen that is expected to come bundled with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has recently been spotted at the FCC. The post The Galaxy S24 Ultra’s S Pen has been spotted at the FCC appeared first on Phandroid. Samsung killing off its Not.....»»