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Crowdfunding conservation: A Pacific island"s plan to protect its waters

For a little under $150, you can now directly sponsor marine conservation across one square kilometer of the Pacific Ocean, through a novel scheme announced this week by the tiny island of Niue......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 23rd, 2023

Lawsuit by US workers accuses Apple chipmaker TSMC of ‘anti-American discrimination’

TSMC’s Arizona plants will enable Apple chips for older devices to be made in the US for the first time, but things haven’t exactly been going to plan. The latest development is that a group of the company’s US workers have filed a lawsuit a.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated News18 hr. 13 min. ago

Scientists say world"s largest coral found near Solomon Islands

Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and color"......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 46 min. ago

Norway"s Kon-Tiki museum returns human remains to Easter Island

Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum on Wednesday returned human remains taken from Easter Island by the explorer Thor Heyerdahl during his trans-Pacific raft expeditions in the 1950s......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Climate scientist combines research and teaching into "perfect storm" of discovery

This fall, Hurricanes Helene and Milton served as painful reminders of how climate change is fueling extreme weather, supplying warmer ocean waters and warmer air temperatures that lead to wetter, stronger tropical cyclones......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Economic policies encourage the careless use of people and the planet. Creating caring economies is the answer

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change includes a Gender Action Plan, adopted in 2017. The plan aims to "enhance the gender responsiveness" of climate policy and climate action. It outlines specific actions and strategies to promot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Bectran adds RSA encryption to protect the transmission of sensitive data

Keeping information secure is both a leading challenge and priority among B2B credit, collections and accounts receivables departments. It requires vigilance against scams like identity theft and hacks that intercept vital business and customer infor.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Rakuten Viber unveils new security solutions for businesses

Rakuten Viber has launched new solutions to further protect communication on the platform. Businesses can now quickly authenticate users to enhance trust and reduce fraud, making interactions more secure. Verification messages provide a secure and se.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Airlines ground Bali flights after volcano erupts

Airlines cancelled flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Wednesday, leaving travelers stranded after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Global convection-permitting model accurately predicts plum rain event

The plum rain is a persistent and extensive rainfall phenomenon that frequently occurs in East Asia during summer, primarily affecting regions along the latitudes of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China to the Kyushu Island in J.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Has Pakistan begun the crackdown on "unregistered" VPNs?

Throttled VPNs returned working as usual by Sunday night, but Pakistan's plan to regulate VPN usage is just started. Here's all you need to know......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

A failed experiment and chance open up new paths to an established reaction for chemists

The original plan of the research groups of Dr. habil. Christian Hering-Junghans and Prof. Torsten Beweries at the Rostock LIKAT was to develop a phosphorus-based ligand. However, the syntheses led to a different substance than expected, namely a tri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Waymo, Nexar present AI-based study to protect ‘vulnerable’ road users

Waymo and road safety AI firm Nexar now offer the largest dataset in the U.S. to inform automated vehicles.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Report: Number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% in the last decade

Climate disasters are costing the Pacific eight times more than they did a decade ago.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

People do care about extinct species, but not for long—new study

Lonesome George was discovered motionless in his enclosure, one morning in June 2012. Overnight, George had taken not only his final breath but the final breath of his entire species, the Pinta Island tortoise, as it faded into extinction......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Research uncovers how barred owls interact with urban areas and why it matters

Novel research published in Ornithological Applications has revealed noteworthy insights into how barred owls (Strix varia) interact with urban environments, with implications for both wildlife conservation and urban planning......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Cloned black-footed ferret birth sparks ethical debate—why that is a big step, but not a substitute, for conservation

For the first time, an endangered black-footed ferret named Antonia that was cloned from cryogenically-preserved tissue has given birth to two kits......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

All 41 seasons of Jeopardy! are finally coming to streaming

We still don't know exactly which streaming service the show will land on, but host Ken Jennings has confirmed that that's the plan......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

All 41 seasons of ‘Jeopardy!’ are finally coming to streaming

We still don't know exactly which streaming service the show will land on, but host Ken Jennings has confirmed that that's the plan......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

A hidden iOS 18.1 upgrade made it harder to extract data from iPhones

According to security experts, Apple added a new feature in iOS 18.1 that puts an iPhone in a special secure mode after a period of inactivity to protect data......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Measurements from "lost" Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting

New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024