Advertisements


Everything You Know about Shark Conservation Is Wrong

Sharks need our help, but many widespread conservation messages are not based on scientific evidence -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamMay 24th, 2022

Why one California woman went on a quest for the perfect shark emoji

If the shark emoji on your phone is anatomically correct, thank Emily Simpson......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Opinion: Why some politicians crave your rage—and three ways to resist the game

The Nobel prize-winning economist Elinor Ostrom once wrote about "the danger of self-evident truths" within academic research, warning that they were often wrong, or at the very least misleading......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

International team decodes the genome of the Greenland shark

The Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus), an elusive dweller of the depths of the northern Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, is the world's longest-living vertebrate, with an estimated lifespan of about 400 years......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Why are sharks coming to Boston Harbor? Researchers believe it"s a nursery ground

Once unthinkable when the harbor was nasty and polluted, today's cleaner waters have actually become a desirable shark habitat as young sharks migrate here yearly......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

The PS5 Pro is the wrong price at the wrong time

The PS5 Pro's $700 price tag is eye-raising, but its timing may be Sony's bigger obstacle......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Lorne Michaels is in over his head in new Saturday Night trailer

Everything goes wrong for Lorne Michaels in the latest trailer for Sony's Saturday Night, which depicts the chaotic first episode of Saturday Night Live......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

New measurements reveal the enormous halos that shroud all galaxies in the universe

Have you ever wanted to make a $150,000 gamble? If you're right, you open a new window to the universe. But if you're wrong, you've just wasted a lot of money and time......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 8th, 2024

Experts Stunned As 8-Foot Shark Is Seemingly Eaten By Predator

Experts Stunned As 8-Foot Shark Is Seemingly Eaten By Predator.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

A pregnant shark was tagged and monitored for 5 months, then disappeared. Scientists now know its fate

A pregnant shark was tagged and monitored for 5 months, then disappeared. Scientists now know its fate.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Protecting just 0.7% of world"s land could help save a third of unique and endangered species

Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world's land mass could help protect one third of the world's threatened and unique tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) species, new research by Imperial College London, On the Edge, and ZSL has sh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

State-by-state data boosts bird conservation planning

New data summaries from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird platform will help state wildlife planners assess the status of bird populations that live in or pass through their state—a crucial tool in protecting species......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Research shows queen conch populations in marine reserves replenish populations beyond the reserve in The Bahamas

A new study published in Conservation Science and Practice uncovers how breeding populations of queen conch (Aliger gigas) within a protected marine reserve, where fishing is prohibited, sustain populations beyond the borders of the reserve. This res.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

For decades, we"ve been told 80% of the world"s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands—but it"s wrong

Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Researchers: J.D. Vance got "single cat women" all wrong—our study shows they wouldn"t vote for him anyway

The Trump/Vance ticket seems to have a problem attracting the support of women voters. In fact, recent polling shows women in the battleground states report 17 points less support for the Trump/Vance ticket than men......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

The right to be wrong: How context or human rationality may influence our decisions

Conventionally, decision-making is portrayed as a rational process: individuals calculate potential risks and aim to maximize benefits. Yet, our brains do not always endorse rational action, particularly when an immediate response is required. Someti.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Large sharks may be hunting each other—and scientists know because of a swallowed tracking tag

Who killed the pregnant porbeagle? In a marine science version of the game Cluedo, researchers from the US have now accused a larger shark, with its deciduous triangular teeth, in the open sea southwest of Bermuda. This scientific whodunnit is publis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Sonos’ public Trello board doesn’t delight

A public-facing Trello board of upcoming fixes doesn’t do anything to speed up the process of fixing what went wrong with Sonos. It’s a distraction......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 1st, 2024

California passes controversial bill regulating AI model training

As the world debates what is right and what is wrong about generative AI, the California State Assembly and Senate have just passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act bill (SB 1047), which is one of the fir.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Number of fish species at risk of extinction five-fold higher than previous estimates according to new prediction

Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of extinction, up five-fold from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's prior estimate of 2.5%......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Africa"s "youthquake": Huge numbers of young people have no jobs, the wrong skills and little hope

By 2050, one in every three young people on Earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labor Organization's (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa's young people will be key players in the direction of futur.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024