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From Bolivia to Indonesia, deforestation continues apace

Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 8th, 2024

Researchers develop Biodiversity Digital Twins to model our planet"s life

Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth. It provides critical resources such as food and energy, and supports ecosystem health. However, climate change, deforestation, and pollution are destroying habitats, altering.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

New materials and techniques show promise for microelectronics and quantum technologies

As phones and computers shrink in size, our need for data storage and transfer is growing. Electronic devices have been powered by semiconductors for decades, but as the push to miniaturize continues, there's a limit to how small semiconductors can b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Facing backlash, EU moves to delay deforestation rules

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed to delay by a year a ban on imports of products driving deforestation that has faced pushback from countries around the world......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Apple continues work on all-glass MacBook with virtual keyboard and trackpad

Apple famously dispensed with a physical keyboard when it revolutionized the smartphone market, and the company’s long-term goal appears to be to do the same for laptops. A succession of patents have revealed Apple’s work on an all-screen MacB.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Catalogic DPX 4.11 strengthens data security

Catalogic Software announced the newest version of Catalogic DPX, the company’s enterprise data protection software. DPX 4.11 provides enhanced capabilities in data recovery and data security. With this new release, Catalogic DPX continues to incre.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Madagascar"s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming, study finds

If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Sonos completes internal review of app meltdown, details path forward

Sonos says it will be more methodical about updates, test more, and focus on customer experience as it continues to dig out from a catastrophic system update......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

A river is pushing up Mount Everest"s peak

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it, finds a new study by UCL researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

UPDF: The first AI PDF tool for Mac, iOS, and iPad that converts PDFs to mind maps

As AI continues to embed itself into our everyday lives and, now, Apple getting into the AI game with Apple Intelligence, the need for more intelligent, efficient tools is growing. With so much data to process, especially in PDFs, finding a solution.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 29th, 2024

Why South America is burning

A record wave of wildfires, fueled by severe drought linked to climate change and deforestation, is causing havoc across South America......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

VXS-1 Squadron continues the mission, tracking potential tropical cyclone

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS) 1 takes to the skies to deploy observational buoys in front of Hurricane Helene's projected path on Tuesday, Sept. 24 providing real-time forecasts to the National Oceanog.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

GarageBand gets the dark icon treatment for iOS 18

Apple continues to roll out dark app icons for its suite of iOS apps that live in the App Store. Today, GarageBand got a bug fix update that includes the stylish new dark theme artwork. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Satellite data fusion enhances the early detection of convective clouds

As global warming continues, convective weather events are becoming more frequent. The early stage of these storms, known as convective initiation (CI), can be monitored using geostationary satellites. However, detecting CI accurately remains a chall.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Arctic sea ice near historic low; Antarctic ice continues decline

Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The decline.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Investigating "climate burnout" to learn how people can maintain motivation to fight climate change

As the occurrence of weather extremes continues to escalate, the climate change movement now grapples with a new challenge, "climate burnout.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires

The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America, experts said Monday......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Environmental groups urge EU "high risk" label for Sarawak

Environmental and rights groups urged the European Union Tuesday to label Malaysia's Sarawak region "high risk" under controversial new anti-deforestation rules to be implemented from the end of December......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Deforestation in the Amazon is driven more by domestic demand than by the export market, finds study

Brazilian Legal Amazonia (BLA)—which comprises the entirety of the Amazon Basin located in Brazil and vast adjacent swathes of the Cerrado, spanning nine states—is more than 5 million square kilometers (km2) in area and corresponds to almost 60%.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

How to detect and stop bot activity

Bad bot traffic continues to rise year-over-year, accounting for nearly a third of all internet traffic in 2023. Bad bots access sensitive data, perpetrate fraud, steal proprietary information, and degrade site performance. New technologies are enabl.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Enhanced ion diffusion kinetics achieved through interpenetrated structures in electrochemical energy storage devices

As global demand for electrochemical electrodes continues to rise, a new trend has emerged, emphasizing the need to maintain ion diffusion efficiency while accommodating ultra-high loadings of active materials to enhance capacity and energy density......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024