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Cichlid fishes" curiosity promotes biodiversity: How exploratory behavior aids in ecological adaptation

Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers from the University of Basel in the journal Science. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new habitats......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgApr 25th, 2024

Video game adaptation Watch Dogs finds its two lead stars

The Hunger Games star Tom Blyth will star alongside Talk to Me's Sophie Wilde in Watch Dogs, New Regency's adaptation of the beloved Ubisoft video game series......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 5th, 2024

Researchers say addressing ecological challenges in higher music education requires a radical change in mindsets

What happens when environmental scientists and higher music education teachers and students explore together how music can promote sustainability?.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Tidal innovations: Charting the course for coastal urban sustainability

Estuarine cities, as a unique type of coastal city, face distinct development and conservation challenges. Issues such as global warming, sea-level rise, and human activities significantly impact their ecological environments, making them challenging.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

AI goes underwater: Transforming coral reef conservation with cutting-edge image analysis

Coral reefs, nurturing hubs of marine biodiversity, are grappling with mounting threats from environmental shifts. Traditional monitoring techniques, often laborious and invasive, are proving inadequate in the face of rapid ecological changes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

"Life in the ocean touches everyone": US rolls out first national ocean biodiversity strategy

Roughly 2 million species live in the world's oceans. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With extinctions on the rise and biodiversity threatened worldwide, many species are in danger of vanishing before researchers can identify t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Centering relationships between people and place: A critical step towards improving science"s contributions to society

Slowing down the pace may not be common in academia, but it could lead to better science to support our planet through the current climate, biodiversity and social justice crises. This is one approach suggested by a diverse group of marine conservati.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

‘It’s a Vibe’ ad campaign promotes 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid

Toyota released its marketing campaign featuring commercials to promote the 2025 Camry hybrid......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

GM promotes 2 ex-Apple execs to lead software team

GM's software and services business will be led by Baris Cetinok, who will manage products, programs and design, while Dave Richardson will oversee engineering......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise, new study warns

Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers. Crucial strongholds for biodiversity are under threat as temperatures are rising in tropical forests, the world's most diverse terres.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

How worms shaped Earth"s biodiversity explosion

One of Earth's most consequential bursts of biodiversity—a 30-million-year period of explosive evolutionary changes spawning innumerable new species—may have the most modest of creatures to thank for the vital stage in life's history: worms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

300 TV series in development, Zack Snyder in talks to direct

A TV series adaptation of 300 is in the works at Warner Bros. Television, with Zack Snyder in talks to direct......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Study suggests faster decomposition rates in waterways could exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions, threaten biodiversity

Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study from the University of Georgia, Oakland University and Kent State University......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Twin NASA satellites are ready to help gauge Earth"s energy balance

A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that's bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of clouds and water vapor at Earth's polar regions affects our planet's climate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Fully automated detection robot promotes efficient soil testing

A research team developed new equipment that achieved fully automatic and unmanned detection of soil nutrients (such as organic matter, available potassium, available phosphorus) and heavy metals (including Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Cr). They named it High Thr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Rapid urbanization in Africa transforms local food systems and threatens biodiversity, says study

Urbanization in Africa is accelerating quickly, showing no signs of slowing down. An international team of researchers addresses critical gaps in our understanding of how this urbanization affects local food and ecological systems, emphasizing the im.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men—just one way climate change is gendered

When we think of climate and environmental issues such as climate-linked disasters or biodiversity loss, we don't tend to think about gender. At first glance, it may seem irrelevant......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Q&A: Studies challenge widely held beliefs on applicant diversity and women in the workplace

Justin Frake is interested in cause-and-effect relationships in real-world data and the hidden dynamics that shape workplace behavior and equality—or inequality, as the case might be......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Dashlane Nudges reduces the risk of credential theft

Dashlane unveiled Dashlane Nudges, a new automated tool to empower admins to proactively create a more security-conscious workforce and drive better credential security behavior across their organization, reducing the risk of credential theft. Compro.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Researchers develop new AI tool for advanced animal behavior analysis

Animal behavior analysis is a fundamental tool in various studies, ranging from basic neuroscience research to understanding the causes and treatments of diseases. It is widely applied not only in biological research but also across various industria.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Scientists develop computer vision framework to track animals in the wild without markers

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior have developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking that they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. This is an important step toward t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024