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.....»»
Deforestation"s effects on malaria rates vary by time and distance
Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study suggests......»»
Amazon Expands Its Palm Recognition Payment Tech To More of Its Stores
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Amazon One, the technology that lets customers pay in shops by scanning their palm, is expanding to more stores in the greater Seattle area. The company says it's available starting today in its 4-s.....»»
Deforestation"s effects on malaria rates vary by time and distance
Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study published today in eLife suggests......»»
Alex Proba"s graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming pools with graphic murals, including the pools of two Palm Springs houses and a mural on the deck of a public pool on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island. Read more Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming.....»»
How to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy S21 and other Android phones
Taking a screenshot on an Android device is easy. No matter the model, you can use a combination of buttons, your palm, or even your voice. Here's how......»»
Due to climate change, Miami Beach moving away from palm trees to create more shade
Whether swaying in the background of a Super Bowl glamour shot or printed on Art Deco-themed postcards, palm trees are synonymous with the sun-and-fun allure of Miami Beach. In a city with nearly 50,000 trees, more than half have fronds......»»
Large thatched roof covers Casa Cova in Mexico by Anonimous
Architecture firm Anonimous took cues from pre-colonial architecture designing Casa Cova, a sprawling beach house made of concrete, parota wood and dried palm leaves. Read more Architecture firm Anonimous took cues from pre-colonial architec.....»»
How to watch the Indian Space Research Organisation launch 19 satellites tonight
The Indian Space Research Organisation will be launching 19 satellites tonight, including a Brazilian satellite to monitor the deforestation of the Amazon......»»
MealMe raises $900,000 for its food search engine
This morning MealMe.ai, a food search engine, announced that it has closed a $900,000 pre-seed round. Palm Drive Capital led the round, with participation from Slow Ventures and CP Ventures. TechCrunch first became familiar with MealMe when it presen.....»»
More trees do not always create a cooler planet, geographer finds
New research by Christopher A. Williams, an environmental scientist and professor in Clark University's Graduate School of Geography, reveals that deforestation in the U.S. does not always cause planetary warming, as is commonly assumed; instead, in.....»»
Protected areas see continued deforestation but at a reduced rate, research shows
A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a "protected area" designation reduces the rate of deforestation but does not prevent it......»»
Scientists propose three-step method to reverse significant reforestation side effect
While deforestation levels have decreased significantly since the turn of the 21st century, the United Nations (UN) estimates that 10 million hectares of trees have been felled in each of the last five years......»»
Studioforma"s Pam chair was informed by palm trees
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss architecture firm Studioforma has released Pam, a tubular chair made from walnut wood, with Italian manufacturer Meroni & Colzani. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Swiss architecture firm Studioforma has released Pam, a tu.....»»
Deforestation is stressing mammals out
Lots of us are feeling pretty anxious about the destruction of the natural world. It turns out, humans aren't the only ones stressing out—by analyzing hormones that accumulate in fur, researchers found that rodents and marsupials living in smaller.....»»
US, EU importing potentially illegal wood from Brazil: report
US and EU firms are importing large amounts of wood potentially linked to illegal deforestation after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's administration controversially lifted sanctions against the country's biggest flooring exporter, a report said.....»»
Amazon expands its biometric-based Amazon One palm reader system to more retail stores
Last fall, Amazon introduced a new biometric device, Amazon One, that allowed customers to pay at Amazon Go stores using their palm. Today, the company says the device is being rolled out to additional Amazon stores in Seattle — an expansion th.....»»
Ten need-to-know modernist buildings in North and South America
From Frank Sinatra's house in Palm Springs to a cliffside home in Acapulco, here are 10 beautiful pieces of modernist architecture that non-profit USModernist is fighting to preserve. Read more From Frank Sinatra's house in Palm Springs to a.....»»
U of Louisiana-Lafayette mini-satellite zipping around Earth
A cubical satellite small enough to sit on the palm of your hand is zipping around the world and sending data about radiation to the Louisiana students who designed and built it......»»
Forest loss "hotspots" bigger than Germany: WWF
More than 43 million hectares of forest—an area bigger than Germany—have been lost in a little over a decade in just a handful of deforestation hotspots, conservation organisation WWF said Wednesday......»»
2020 another grim year for Brazilian Amazon
Deforestation destroyed the equivalent of more than two football pitches each minute in the Brazilian Amazon in 2020, another devastating year for a resource seen as vital to curbing climate change, according to government data released Friday......»»