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How coffee plantations limit birds" diets

Cast your mind back to the spring of 2020, when grocery store shelves sat bare of essential items and ingredients. For birds who live in the forests of Central America, replacement of forest land with coffee plantations essentially "clears out the sh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMar 17th, 2023

Experiments show backyard birds learn from their new neighbors when moving house

Scientists have found a trigger for social learning in wild animals. An experiment on great tits has pinpointed a single factor—immigration—that can cause birds to pay close attention to others, leading them to rapidly adopt useful behaviors......»»

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Toxic smog smothering India"s capital smashes WHO limit

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Birds, bees and bats working together means more macadamia nuts

An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim in Germany has gained new insights into how the interaction of birds, bees and bats significantly increases the quantity and quality of macadamia nuts. Furthermore, th.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Arctic raptors study reveals a new migration pattern, highlighting potential errors in range mapping

Traditionally, migratory birds are thought to arrive at their wintering grounds after fall migration and remain there until the spring migration back to breeding sites. This assumption forms the basis for determining over-wintering ranges and shaping.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Pakistan"s record smog triggers anguish and anxiety

On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Zywave enhances Cyber Quoting to provide insight into coverage limit adequacy and potential loss gaps

Zywave announced an enhancement to its Cyber Quoting solution with the addition of embedded benchmarking. Brokers can now leverage industry data and loss profiles from similar organizations to provide their clients with more sophisticated insight int.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals

An epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. Since then, no birds have successfully bred on the island, raising c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Earth underwent a massive, rapid melting period after the last global ice age, new study suggests

At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results from a Virginia Tech-led study provide the first direct geochemical evidence of the slushy planet—other.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Facebook, Nvidia push SCOTUS to limit “nuisance” investor suits after scandals

Facebook, Nvidia ask SCOTUS to narrow legal paths to retrieve investor losses. The Supreme Court will soon weigh two cases that could potentially make it harder for misled investo.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Researchers spot black hole feeding at 40x its theoretical limit

Similar feeding events could explain the rapid growth of supermassive black holes. How did supermassive black holes end up at the center of every galaxy? A while back, it wasn't t.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Rubber plantations increase leaching of dissolved organic carbon in soil, study finds

Rubber planting brings huge economic benefits, but large-scale rubber plantations have a great impact on the ecological environment, especially in terms of the soil's physical and chemical properties......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Vibrational spectroscopy optimized for accurate coffee origin classification

Vibrational spectroscopy has long been valued in the pharmaceutical and forensic sectors, and its application is expanding into agriculture, particularly for quality and origin verification of biological materials......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Revealing the superconducting limit of twisted bilayer graphene

Graphene is a simple material containing only a single layer of carbon atoms, but when two sheets of it are stacked together and offset at a slight angle, this twisted bilayer material produces numerous intriguing effects, notably superconductivity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Nations gather for crunch climate talks in shadow of US vote

World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 40 times above WHO limit

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, around 40 times over the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), data from IQAir showed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration—new research

Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed into the sea after striking a gull......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 80 times above WHO limit

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday more than 80 times over the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), with an official calling it record high......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Citizen science platforms reveal more resources needed to protect birds in Germany

Member states of the European Union are obliged to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000 network. These areas are designed to guarantee the preservation and restoration of bird populations. However, due to the paucity o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Starbucks CEO: Plans underway to pause price increases, remove iced energy drink, make coffee in 4 minutes or less

Starbucks CEO: Plans underway to pause price increases, remove iced energy drink, make coffee in 4 minutes or less.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Save up to 50% on Ninja blenders, air fryers, and grills and prep for holiday cooking

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Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024