Is there more to palm oil than deforestation?
Palm oil is the world's most produced and consumed vegetable oil and everyone knows that its production can damage the environment. But do consumers have the full picture? In fact, replacing palm oil with rapeseed oil would require a four to five-fol.....»»
Tracing anthropogenically emitted carbon dioxide into the ocean
Through fossil fuel combustion, deforestation, and other industrial and agricultural activities, humans have raised global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels to more than 415 parts per million. That concentration represents a 135-parts-per-milli.....»»
Can shifting social norms help mitigate climate change?
Climate change is the result of many human activities, from carbon emissions to deforestation, and it will take multiple and varied interventions to mitigate it, including legislation, regulation, and market-based solutions implemented at local, nati.....»»
Climate change and deforestation may drive tree-dwelling primates to the ground, large-scale study shows
A large-scale study of 47 species of monkeys and lemurs has found that climate change and deforestation are driving these tree-dwelling animals to the ground, where they are at higher risk due to lack of preferred food and shelter, and may experience.....»»
How to improve battery life on OneXplayer Mini
The OneXplayer Mini brings a gaming PC to the palm of your hand. Here are some ways you can improve the battery life of the OneXplayer Mini and keep gaming......»»
Ghana"s efforts to employ young people and regrow forests could work better
Deforestation has been an issue of global concern for many years. Deforestation is a major environmental concern because of its adverse effects on ecological sustainability, agricultural productivity and overall quality of life of the people. As pop.....»»
Researchers use AI to define priority areas for action to combat deforestation in the Amazon
Using a method based on satellite images and artificial intelligence, Brazilian researchers have shown that the priority area for actions to combat illegal deforestation could comprise 27.8% less territory than the 11 municipalities monitored by the.....»»
How cell towers have come to symbolize our collective anxieties
Cell towers are often designed to hide in plain sight. Some are even disguised as pine trees or palm trees. Nothing to see here, they say. The new movie Fall is a survival-thriller about two young women, Becky and Hunter, who are avid rock climb.....»»
Listening to the Amazon rainforest to understand deforestation
Forests are complex ecosystems, so a loss of trees can have wide-reaching implications for biodiversity -- a topic that is now being studied using sound......»»
What Whole Food"s Palm-Scanning Payment Means For The Future
Love it or hate it, Amazon's strange palm-scanning checkout system is expanding to more Whole Foods stores, renewing talks (and concerns) about privacy. Love it or h.....»»
Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro review: the perfect palm grip mouse, lighter than ever
The new Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro offers the perfect shape for palm grip users, while significantly cutting weight......»»
Amazon begins large-scale rollout of palm print-based payments
The technology has drawn scrutiny from privacy activists and politicians. Enlarge / A customer uses a palm print reader in this promotional image for Amazon One. (credit: Amazon) Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm print ch.....»»
This 6-inch board turns a Raspberry Pi module into a DIY router
This $55 module could put a homebrew router into the palm of your hand (literally). Enlarge / Let your Pi do the work while the CM4 Router Board handles the connections. (credit: Seeed Studio) If you're intrigued by the prospe.....»»
Avowed bitcoin creator Craig Wright is not happy with £1 win in UK libel lawsuit
What the judge calls "deliberately false," Wright calls misunderstood evidence. Enlarge / Craig Wright, self-declared inventor of bitcoin, center, arrives at federal court with his attorney Andres Rivero, right, in West Palm Beach, Flo.....»»
The space tech helping to tackle deforestation
How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation.....»»
The space tech helping to tackle deforestation Shooting laser beams at trees to tackle deforestation
How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation.....»»
Producing palm oil substitute from corn waste
Is a sustainable, local alternative to palm oil possible? The research consortium NextVegOil from Aachen, Bochum, Düsseldorf and Münster is aiming to develop a commercial-scale process for producing a microbial oil similar to palm oil from agricult.....»»
GEEKOM’s Mini PC Summer Sale offers incredible savings and daily giveaways!
If you’ve ever longed for a personal computer that can fit into the palm of your hand, you won’t want to miss GEEKOM’s amazing summer deals that are running through the end of July!For those who don’t know, GEEKOM specializes.....»»
New hawk moth species are among the smallest ever discovered
Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand. Thanks to the work of a small team of researchers at.....»»
Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, the INPE national space agency said Friday......»»
Sizzling temperatures in store across southwestern US
Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days, with cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs in California expected to top 110 degrees......»»