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Globally, climate change drives a willingness to change lifestyles

In most countries, partisan and age differences shape attitudes. Enlarge / Climate change is increasing the incidence of extreme rainfall, ensuring that more people are going to directly notice its effects. (credit: SYLVAIN THOMAS / Getty Images.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaSep 14th, 2021

The giant sheep helping Tajikistan weather climate change

In the hills outside the Tajik capital Dushanbe, shepherd Bakhtior Sharipov was watching over his flock of giant Hissar sheep......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution

Climate change is increasing the number of days people are exposed to hazardous pollution, affecting already disadvantaged communities the most......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding

Physicists call the dark energy that drives the universe “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

How to update your Gmail picture on desktop and mobile

Switching up your Gmail account photo once in a while is a good idea. Here's how to change your Gmail picture either via the desktop website or the mobile app......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

How to change your MAC address on Windows and Mac

Want to change the MAC address on your Windows or Mac PC? Here’s a guide to teach you how in just a few simple steps......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

How to change your Yahoo password on desktop and mobile

Updating your Yahoo account password is very easy. Here’s instructions on how to do it on a desktop PC or mobile device......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

Experts develop way to harness CRISPR technology to deal with antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is continuing to increase globally, with rates of AMR in most pathogens increasing and threatening a future in which every day medical procedures may no longer be possible and infections thought long dealt with could ki.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Study shows climate change impact on China"s dry–wet transition zones

Climate change is significantly altering bioclimatic environments in China's dry–wet transition zones, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Hydrology......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Lost opportunity: We could’ve started fighting climate change in 1971

President Nixon's science advisors recommended building global CO2 monitoring network. Enlarge / A newly revealed research proposal from 1971 shows that Richard Nixon’s science advisors embarked on an extensive analysis of the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

New rock art discoveries in Eastern Sudan tell a tale of ancient cattle, the "green Sahara" and climate catastrophe

The hyper-arid desert of Eastern Sudan, the Atbai Desert, seems like an unlikely place to find evidence of ancient cattle herders. But in this dry environment, my new research has found rock art over 4,000 years old that depicts cattle......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Genetic hope in fight against devastating wheat disease

Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery by University of Adelaide researchers could help reduce its economic.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Most people still rely on memory or pen and paper for password management

Bitwarden surveyed 2,400 individuals from the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, and Japan to investigate current user password practices. The survey shows that 25% of respondents globally reuse passwords across 11-20+ accounts, and 36% admit to usi.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Long-term research shows herring arrive earlier in the Wadden Sea due to climate change

Due to the changing climate, young herring arrive in the Wadden Sea earlier and earlier in spring. That is shown in a new publication by NIOZ ecologists Mark Rademaker, Myron Peck, and Anieke van Leeuwen in Global Change Biology......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Deer are expanding north, and that"s not good for caribou: Scientists evaluate the reasons why

As the climate changes, animals are doing what they can to adapt. Researchers from UBC Okanagan—which includes partners from Biodiversity Pathways' Wildlife Science Center, the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, the University of Alberta, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century, analysis suggests

Global biodiversity has declined between 2% and 11% during the 20th century due to land-use change alone, according to a large multi-model study published in Science. Projections show climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity declin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Scientists say voluntary corporate emissions targets not enough to create real climate action

Companies' emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Scientists use "leaf glow" to understand changing climate

New University of Minnesota research suggests "leaf glow" provides vital information on vegetation dynamics in Arctic and boreal ecosystems like Minnesota's forests and wetlands, which are among the fastest warming in the world. Using remote sensing.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Did climate chaos cultivate or constrain 2023"s greenery?

In the ongoing quest to track the progression of climate change, scientists frequently examine the state of our planet's vegetation—forests, grasslands, agricultural lands, and beyond......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Study says it"s likely a warmer world made deadly Dubai downpours heavier

Circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that just flooded Dubai and other parts of the Persian Gulf, but scientists didn't discover the definitive fingerprints of greenhouse gas-triggered warming they have seen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

The UK"s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test

The Scottish government's decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it's easy to set one with a big political flourish, but harder to follow through with a careful plan to achieve it......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024