Identifying where to reforest after wildfire
In the aftermath of megafires that devastated forests of the western United States, attention turns to whether forests will regenerate on their own or not. Forest managers can now look to a newly enhanced, predictive mapping tool to learn where fores.....»»
Peatlands protect against wildfire and flooding, but they"re still under attack in Canada
When record-breaking wildfires in western Russia killed 65 people, injured 1,068, destroyed 3,500 homes and caused billions in damages in 2010, it was no longer business-as-usual in Russia's response to the impacts of climate change......»»
Identifying ways to make equestrian sport safer for horses and riders
In the first study of horse falls in over 20 years, University of Bristol academics have identified some simple interventions to reduce the risk of injury in equestrian sport—making it safer for both horses and riders......»»
Computer scientists developed method for identifying disease biomarkers with high accuracy
Experts have created a deep neural network that achieves 98 per cent detection of peptide features in a dataset. That means scientists and medical practitioners have a greater chance of discovering possible diseases through tissue sample analysis......»»
After California"s 3rd-largest wildfire, deer returned home while trees were "still smoldering"
When a massive wildfire tears through a landscape, what happens to the animals?.....»»
This website helps you imagine what extreme climate change will do to your home
The other day I found myself looking at a startling image of my Northern California home, the daylight dampened by an eerie orange glow as wildfire smoke blocked the sun......»»
Forensic analysis method for lipstick traces developed
Forensic scientists find a new way of identifying brands of lipstick at a crime scene without removing evidence from its bag......»»
Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place as a growing wildfire chewed through dry vegetation in the region......»»
Trans people and cisgender gay men in the UK are most likely to experience violence
Using responses from the LGBT survey conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, they compared the findings of over 28,000 people identifying as LGBT in Germany, Portugal and the UK......»»
New approach to skeletal age-estimation can help identify child remains
Forensic teams challenged with identifying skeletal remains may benefit from a new method of determining age in child remains when traditional methods, such as dental records, aren't available. New research from SFU archeologists finds that measuring.....»»
Wildfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, new research led by Flinders University has found......»»
Anonymous: We"ve Leaked Disk Images Stolen From Web Host Epik
slack_justyb writes: As previously reported the web host Epik was hacked by a group identifying themselves with the group Anonymous. However, in the most recent leaks from this group the scale of data that was stolen is becoming apparent, and signs p.....»»
Google Maps Tracks Global Warming With New "Fire" Layer, Tree Canopy Tool
Google Maps is getting a few new features to help people better understand our burning planet. Ars Technica reports: The first is a new "fire" layer in the main map view, which will let you view the exact boundaries of a wildfire just as easily as yo.....»»
Google Maps tracks global warming with new “Fire” layer, Tree Canopy tool
"Fire" will be a top-level layer just like traffic, satellite, and transit maps. Turning on the new "Wildfire" layer. [credit: Google.....»»
Invasive Cheatgrass Spreads Under City Lights
The prolific plant, which impacts agriculture and spurs wildfire, seems to particularly benefit from streetlights -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
AI may predict the next virus to jump from animals to humans
Most emerging infectious diseases of humans (like COVID-19) are zoonotic—caused by viruses originating from other animal species. Identifying high-risk viruses earlier can improve research and surveillance priorities. A study publishing in PLOS Bio.....»»
Study shows N95 respirators could offer robust protection from wildfire smoke
N95 respirators offer the best protection against wildfire smoke and other types of air pollution, performing better than synthetic, cotton and surgical masks......»»
"Facebook Is What"s Wrong With America"
The Salesforce CEO and owner of Time Magazine, Marc Benioff, sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook. "This digital revolution really kind of has the world in its grip. And in th.....»»
Tech billionaire: Facebook is what"s wrong with America
From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook......»»
"It must stop now." Marc Benioff says Facebook doesn"t care about disinformation
From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook......»»
Soft corals, hard problem: New technique reveals corals vulnerable to bleaching
UNSW marine biologists have developed a method for identifying Australia's soft corals that are most vulnerable—and most resistant—to rising sea temperatures and episodes of coral bleaching, and therefore, which species are in most urgent need of.....»»