Facial asymmetry in mountain gorillas likely tied to inbreeding
A large international team of researchers has found a possible connection between facial asymmetry in mountain gorillas and inbreeding. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group describes comparing the facial features.....»»
Looks matter—handsome bank CEOs can earn a million more than their less attractive colleagues
Appearance significantly influences the compensation of chief executive officers in the banking sector. In American banks, CEOs with more attractive facial features earn, on average, one million dollars more per year than their less appealing colleag.....»»
A water carrier just won the hardest cycling race on the planet
The cycling drama came to a head on top of the most demanding mountain in Europe. Enlarge / Cyclist Sepp Kuss, center, on the podium of the 21st stage of the Vuelta a España with Jonas Vingegaard, left, and Primoz Roglic, right......»»
Ski Resorts Are Giving Up on Snow
With natural snow becoming scarcer and artificial powder woefully unsustainable, Europe’s mountain resorts are starting to look at life beyond downhill skiing......»»
Flowering plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid—and may outlive us
If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and the literal end of an era, the Mesozoic......»»
Unlocking the complexity of ENSO teleconnections through nonlinear energy insights
A new study by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences challenges traditional climate research frameworks. It demonstrates the pivotal role of nonlinear energy processes in shaping the zonal asymmetry.....»»
The climate crisis could reshape Italian mountain forests forever
As a result of the climate crisis, future forests may become unrecognizable. Trees that currently make up European woods may no longer be seen—or they may have moved several hundred meters uphill. Scientists writing in Frontiers in Forests and Glob.....»»
The best dating apps and sites for this cuffing season
It's time to start coupling up. The chilly period between the beginning of autumn and the start of spring, in which anyone not coupled up finds themselves seeking to be tied down by a serious relationship, is known as cuffing season. It's.....»»
X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data
The social media firm, formerly Twitter, will gather facial information if premium users give consent......»»
Better than AI? The UK police who never forface
Artificial intelligence and facial recognition software are seen by some as the future of crime-fighting around the world......»»
Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario"s Greenbelt matter
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government continues to be tied up in a massive scandal over its plans to remove lands from Ontario's Greenbelt—including the integrity commissioner's finding that the housing minister broke ethics rules......»»
Apple TV+ drops seven-day free trial in UK, South Africa
New Apple TV+ viewers in the UK and South Africa can no longer get a free week in which to decide whether to subscribe, or at least without a workaround.Apple regularly offers various free trials of its TV services, such as a recent one tied to its M.....»»
Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire......»»
Want to fight climate change? Don"t poach gorillas (or elephants, hornbills, toucans, etc.)
Here's a climate solution we can all get behind: don't kill elephants. Or poach gorillas—or wipe out tapirs, hornbills, or other large-bodied wildlife that eat fruit and disperse large seeds. That's because a new paper by the Wildlife Conservation.....»»
New IT survey finds that Apple deployments are tied to positive business outcomes
Apple’s growth in the enterprise has been well documented over the years. What hasn’t been well documented is how much Apple deployments contribute to positive business success. In a new survey today released by Kandji, nearly all IT professional.....»»
Is the cybersecurity community’s obsession with compliance counter-productive?
Does anyone think the chances of surviving a plane crash increase if our tray tables are locked and our carry-on bags are completely stowed under our seats? That we’ll be OK if the plane hits a mountain if we have our seat belts buckled securely ac.....»»
New research finds Late Pleistocene glaciations terminated by Earth"s axis tilt rather than orbital eccentricity
Glacial cyclicity of the Earth has often been considered on 100,000 year timescales, particularly for the Late Pleistocene (~11,700 to 129,000 years ago) swapping between periods of extensive polar and mountain glacier ice sheets, to warmer interglac.....»»
Secrets of an octopus"s garden: Moms nest at thermal springs to give their young the best chance for survival
Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafloor at the base of an underwater mountain. It's a magical place, especially if you're an octopus......»»
Video game technology helped a woman regain her speech
A woman who lost her speech after a stroke is regaining it thanks to video game technology.Facial animation software company Speech Graphics and researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have collaborated on a brain-computer interface that can.....»»
Survey: Tourists" long-term plans more uncertain under climate change
North Carolina State University researchers found in a new study that while many tourists visiting a mountain destination in southern Mexico wouldn't change their near-term plans to visit due to climate change, more than two-thirds said they would or.....»»
"Citizen scientists" battle to save historic UK river
On the banks of the River Wye on the border between England and Wales, Pat Stirling flings a plastic measuring jug tied to a rope into the water......»»