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Increased grazing pressure threatens the most arid rangelands

A new study published in Science reports results from the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands. An international research team has found that grazing can have positive effects on ecosystem services, part.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 24th, 2022

A "conservation conundrum"—when rat control to conserve one species threatens another

When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Hisense U8N review: As close to OLED as it gets

The Hisense U8N continues to put pressure on the competition with intense brightness, deep blacks, and vibrant color......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Study pinpoints cellular response to pressure in sea star embryos

An international team of scientists has discovered a new cellular mechanism that explains how cells can adapt to pressure changes during tissue growth by packing themselves into a unique shape......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

The 10 Most Impactful Trends in the Salmon Processing Industry

The salmon processing industry is a critical sector within the global seafood market, known for its rapid growth and innovation. The market has expanded due to increased consumer demand for salmon, valued for its nutritional benefits and culinary ver.....»»

Category: topSource:  tapscapeRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Ransomware operations are becoming less profitable

As the number of real (and fake) victims of ransomware gangs continues to rise, the number of ransomware payments is falling, along with the average ransom payment. The reasons behind this decrease are many: increased cyber resilience of organization.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Self-adaptive system for temperature control: A dynamically controllable strategy for healing wound tissue

Skin functions as a sophisticated sensorial system in the human body, capable not only of detecting environmental stimuli—such as temperature, pressure, strain, and vibration—but also of actively responding to these changes. Among these, the temp.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Scientists use high pressure NMR spectroscopy to study structure of dynamic proteins

A pressure of 3,000 bar is applied to the cold shock protein B of Bacillus subtilis in a small tube in the NMR spectroscopy laboratory at the University of Konstanz. This is roughly three times the water pressure at the deepest point of the ocean. Th.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Privacy requests increased 246% in two years

Data Subject Requests (DSRs) — formal requests made to a company by a person to access, delete, or request not to sell/share the personal data that the company holds on them — increased by 32% from 2022 to 2023, according to DataGrail’s 2024 Pr.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

American Axle Q1 revenue, profit climb

American Axle & Manufacturing increased revenue and profit in the first quarter thanks to steadier production from its customers. Net income swung to a $20.5 million gain from a $5.1 million deficit in the same period last year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

NASA is helping protect tigers, jaguars, and elephants—here"s how

As human populations grow, habitat loss threatens many creatures. Mapping wildlife habitat using satellites is a rapidly expanding area of ecology, and NASA satellites play a crucial role in these efforts. Tigers, jaguars, and elephants are a few of.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Contemporary wildfires not more severe than historically in western US dry forests: Study

Wildfires have increased over the last few decades in dry forests, which cover 25.5 million ha (63 million acres) of the western U.S. But are high-severity fires that kill 70% or more of trees already burning at rates that exceed historical (preindus.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Domestic violence disclosure schemes: Part of the solution to improving women"s safety or an administrative burden?

The spotlight is yet again shining on the national crisis of violence against women in Australia, and the calls for increased action and improved responses to all forms of domestic, family and sexual violence has intensified over the last three weeks.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Top 5 stories of the week: Asbury looks to sell dealerships; UAW threatens Stellantis stamping plant

A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

American Axle revenue, profit climb in first quarter

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. increased revenue and profit in the first quarter thanks to steadier production from its customers. The automotive supplier saw year-over-year revenue growth of 7 percent to $1.6 billion during the period,.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

New mirror that can be flexibly shaped improves X-ray microscopes

A team of researchers in Japan has engineered a mirror for X-rays that can be flexibly shaped, resulting in remarkable precision at the atomic level and increased stability......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Bug hunters can get up to $450,000 for an RCE in Google’s Android apps

Google has drastically increased the rewards bug hunters can get for reporting vulnerabilities in Android apps it develops and maintains. “We increased reward amounts by up to 10x in some categories (for example Remote Arbitrary Code Execution.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

97% of security leaders have increased SaaS security budgets

58% of the organizations were affected by a SaaS security incident in the last 18 months, according to Valence Security’s 2024 State of SaaS Security Report. Likely, as a result, 96% security leaders have made SaaS security a top priority and 97% h.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Ransom recovery costs reach $2.73 million

Average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year, according to Sophos. Organizations that paid the ransom reported an average payment of $2 million, up from $400,000 in 2023. However, ransoms are just one part of the cost. Excluding ransoms.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

When scientists and K-12 teachers team up, the results can be spectacular or lackluster

The results of an in-depth review of published research on scientists conducting K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach suggest that increased collaboration with K-12 educators could improve such projects......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Q&A: Researcher finds immigration doesn"t threaten welfare states

It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, Ph.D. candidate Emily Anne Wolff finds that this is not the case......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024