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Deer browsing is just one of many factors shaping North American forests

In a new study, a Penn State-led research team discovered evidence that browsing by white-tailed deer had relatively little long-term impact on two tree species in a northern forest......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 31st, 2023

Giant viruses discovered on Greenland ice sheet could reduce ice melt

Every spring when the sun rises in the Arctic after months of darkness, life returns. The polar bears pop up from their winter lairs, the Arctic tern soar back from their long journey south, and the musk oxen wade north......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Space race heats up: Advanced electronics cooling systems for spacecraft

Spacecraft electronics operate under extreme conditions, facing issues like microgravity, thermal cycling, and space radiation. These factors necessitate robust thermal management solutions to maintain the functionality and longevity of onboard equip.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Enhancing green hydrogen production with robust carbon fabric electrocatalysts

A technology has been developed to address the limitations of current catalyst electrodes, resulting in the production of green hydrogen on a large scale and at a relatively low cost. The development is reported in the Journal of the American Chemica.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it

Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they made a discovery that left them "completely speechless": a T. rex bone poking out of the ground......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Acer’s New Enterprise Laptops Feature AI

The new Chromebooks are set to arrive in North America in the coming weeks. The post Acer’s New Enterprise Laptops Feature AI appeared first on Phandroid. Computex 2024 ranks among one of the busiest tech events of the year, especial.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Shape and depth of ocean floor profoundly influence how carbon is stored there, study shows

The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents—the carbon cycle—is a fundamental process that regulates Earth's climate. Some factors, like volcanic eruptions or human activity, emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Other.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Toyota, Hyundai, Kia post robust U.S. sales gains in May as EVs gain momentum

Toyota, Hyundai and Kia reported strong sales gains in May, bolstered by hybrids and electric vehicles. Toyota Motor North America saw its sales climb 16 percent in May to 216,611, powered by a 15 percent boost in Toyota brand sales, while Lexus b.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Researchers discover 400,000-year-old stone tools designed specifically for butchering fallow deer in Israel

A new study from Tel Aviv University identified the earliest appearance worldwide of special stone tools, used 400,000 years ago to process fallow deer. The tools, called Quina scrapers (after the site in France where they were first discovered), wer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated 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

Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake

Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

A pregnant stingray with no male companion now has a "reproductive disease," aquarium says

A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no male companion now says the fish has a rare reproductive disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Clues to mysterious disappearance of North America"s large mammals 50,000 years ago found within ancient bone collagen

50,000 years ago, North America was ruled by megafauna. Lumbering mammoths roamed the tundra, while forests were home to towering mastodons, fierce saber-toothed tigers and enormous wolves. Bison and extraordinarily tall camels moved in herds across.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

NASA mission flies over Arctic to study sea ice melt causes

It's not just rising air and water temperatures influencing the decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Clouds, aerosols, even the bumps and dips on the ice itself can play a role. To explore how these factors interact and impact sea ice melting, NAS.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Hyundai"s EV volume leader the Ioniq 5 will be first in line out of new U.S. plant

Hyundai North America CEO Jose Muñoz called bringing its highest-volume EV to the Metaplant a 'no-brainer.'.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Departing American Honda sales chief leaves behind surging hybrid sales, new EVs, flexible operations

As the automaker enters the second half of the year, Mamadou Diallo leaves amid strong hybrid demand, the rollout of two new EVs and an expected 10 percent gain for American Honda in 2024......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Rocket Report: North Korean rocket explosion; launch over Chinese skyline

The European Space Agency again turned to SpaceX to launch an important science mission. Enlarge / A sea-borne variant of the commercial Ceres 1 rocket lifts off near the coast of Rizhao, a city of 3 million in China's Shandong p.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Biologist calls for protection and more studies of natural time capsules of climate change

Packrats, also known as woodrats, are the original hoarders, collecting materials from their environment to make their nests, called middens. In deserts throughout western North America, for instance, packrat middens can preserve plants, insects, bon.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Historic iceberg surges offer insights on modern climate change

A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs, and the havoc it wrought was on the ocean current itself......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Creating HR success: Key factors in training assessors for enhanced performance ratings

New research published in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business faculty is examining how organizations can improve their training programs by customizing frame-of-reference trainin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Researchers show the link between trawls and climate change in the North Sea

Fishing trawls cause significant CO2 emissions as they stir up the carbon bound in the seabed and release it again. It is also clear that they drastically affect ecosystems in the ocean. A new study by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon models the influenc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024