Four new caladium cultivars for containers and landscapes
Caladiums are ornamental aroids highly valued for their attractive foliage that rivals the display of many flowers. Aroid is a common name for a large species of plants in the Araceae family. This family of plants is also often called the Philodendro.....»»
How Prescribed Burns Can Help Restore Eastern US Forests
A movement is growing to reintroduce controlled burns to forests and grasslands, bringing back the role of fire in creating biodiverse landscapes......»»
Nasty new botnet exploits Docker containers to mine cryptocurrency
Unknown threat actors are using compromised endpoints to mine Monero......»»
Hillstone CloudArmour secures containers and virtual machines in hybrid multi-cloud environments
Hillstone Networks released Hillstone CloudArmour, a comprehensive cloud workload protection platform (CWPP). CloudArmour brings Hillstone’s enterprise-grade security to cloud workloads with features that include firewall micro-segmentation to halt.....»»
Gazelle Traveled Distance of Nearly Half Earth"s Circumference in Five Years
Maps of the journey show the importance of conserving vast, unfenced landscapes to aid the survival of Mongolian gazelles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Planting trees and shrubs brings woodland birds back to farms, from superb fairy wrens to spotted pardalotes
Rural landscapes are changing in southern Australia. Thanks to landholders, community volunteers and Landcare groups, farms are increasingly home to corridors of trees and shrubs along creeks, and paddocks bordered by trees......»»
Dyson Zone are noise-canceling, air-purifying headphones
The Dyson Zone is a set of noise-canceling headphones that also act as a wearable air purifier for use in dirty, urban landscapes......»»
Dyson Zone: Noise-canceling, air-purifying headphones
The Dyson Zone is a set of noise-canceling headphones that also act as wearable air purifier for use in dirty, urban landscapes......»»
A new model of pathogen transmission in developing urban landscapes
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the University of Liverpool, the University of Edinburgh and elsewhere have traced how diverse strains of a common pathogenic bacteria spread in Nairobi, Kenya, shedding light on.....»»
Repeat photos show change in southern African landscapes: A citizen science project
Every place in the world has a history. To understand it in the present you need some knowledge of its past. The history of the earth can be read from its rocks; the history of life, from the evolutionary histories and relationships of its species. B.....»»
Scientists map underwater topography of more than 1.4 million lakes and reservoirs worldwide
Lakes and reservoirs have a profound influence on ecosystem functions, local streamflow levels, and the movement of water across landscapes. But water managers often are in the dark when it comes to subsurface topography, which affects the ecology, v.....»»
Potential impacts of emerald ash borer on wildlife in black ash wetlands
Black ash wetlands cover approximately 1.2 million acres of wetland forest in the western Great Lakes. They are an ecologically significant part of Minnesota's landscapes and provide critical habitat for wildlife. .....»»
Earth scientists simulate the future to model forest restoration impact
Replanting previously forested landscapes in the tropics is a nature-based solution that can play a role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but whether those new forests will withstand the impacts of future climate change was a big uncer.....»»
Artificial intelligence can help optimize fruit cultivars to match consumer taste preferences
Which flavors and chemical compounds make a particular variety of fruit more appealing to consumers can be identified and predicted using artificial intelligence, according to our recently published study......»»
Mozilla Rolls Out New Privacy Features To Its Mobile and Desktop VPN
Mozilla is rolling out new updates to its mobile and desktop VPN offerings, the company announced on Tuesday. From a report: With the launch of Mozilla VPN 2.7, the company is bringing one of Firefox's popular add-ons, Multi-Account Containers, to th.....»»
These amazing Earth photos from the ISS look more like works of art
Two images of Earth captured recently by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station look more like beautiful works of art than real landscapes......»»
Soil slow to respond to native revegetation efforts
Restoration of degraded landscapes takes time and patience, but residual soil deficiencies surprised researchers who compared the results of a six-year native planting project in South Australia......»»
Protein From Gorse Bushes Could Feed Millions of People, Says Expert
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The gorse bushes that have invaded many Scottish landscapes could produce enough protein to feed millions of people, according to the leader of a Scottish government research program. The surpris.....»»
Effect of afforestation on soil fungal community structure is greater than spatial distance
Afforestation is an important strategy to enhance terrestrial carbon sink. It alters regional landscapes and affects microbial processes in soil ecosystems. In particular, soil fungi, which play an important role in carbon and nitrogen cycling, coul.....»»
Using math to significantly improve modeling of surface and subsurface water flow in complex landscapes
Understanding how surface and subsurface waters are affected by drought, fire, warming, and increased human demand requires computer models that can represent complex environments. Predictions are especially difficult for what scientists call patter.....»»
Scientists propose new method for sustainable production of copolyester monomers with biomass
Poly (1,4-cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate-co-isophthalate) (PCTA) is an important copolyester that has been widely used in cosmetic containers, home appliances, and medical packaging......»»