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Jordan"s mission to save its ancient olive trees

Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out to check on his ancient olive trees......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 12th, 2023

How many trees does it take to cool a city? Researchers develop tool to set urban tree canopy goals

Cities around the globe are increasingly experiencing dangerous heat as urban concrete and asphalt amplify rising temperatures. Tree-planting programs are a popular, nature-based way to cool cities, but these initiatives have been largely based on gu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Portal to the past: Geologist identifies metamorphic rock as a crucial feature of the ancient Earth"s carbon cycle

If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31. During the Proterozoic Eon—2.5 billion years to 543 million years ago—the sun was still a young star, much dimmer than today,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Kitchen renovation could reduce household air pollution and save lives in rural China

A study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology highlights the health benefits of kitchen renovation as a cost-effective way to mitigate household air pollution in rural China......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Oh buoy! A new-generation satellite mission to study color of the ocean from space

Curtin University has joined forces with NASA, University of Miami, San José State University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on a new-generation satellite mission to study the color of the ocean from space, providing vital in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that"s set to brush by Earth

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses),.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Best Buy laptop deals: Cheap laptops starting at $200

Best Buy is one of the best places to buy a laptop online, and with these Best Buy laptop deals it's one of the best places to save on a new laptop as well......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Fingerprints on ancient terracotta figurines show men, women and children worked on figurines

A recent preliminary study by Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff of the University of Oxford, published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, provides insight into how ancient fingerprints left on terracotta figurines reveal the age and sex of their makers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Sequencing one of the world"s oldest trees to learn how mutations occur in clonally reproducing organisms

A team of biologists, environmental scientists and geneticists affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has learned more about how mutations occur in clonally reproducing organisms by sequencing one of the oldest trees in the world. The.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Bodycam video shows NYPD finding Jordan Neely motionless on floor of subway car

Bodycam video shows NYPD finding Jordan Neely motionless on floor of subway car.....»»

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Ancient mud reveals Australia"s burning history over the past 130,000 years—and a way forward in current fire crisis

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study published in Science of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Dystopika is a beautiful cyberpunk city builder without the ugly details

Your only mission in this dark, futuristic city builder? Make cool skylines. Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most. Elden Ring refuses to provide manag.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

The reasons flowers wilt could explain how plants spend (and save) their energy

Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Save up on the Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones with this Deal!

Get them for less the usual price right now. The post Save up on the Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones with this Deal! appeared first on Phandroid. Looking for a premium pair of wireless headphones? Then you might want to check out Sony’s e.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Score the Dell XPS 15 for less than $1,000 during this sale

Own a top Windows laptop for less: Right now, when you order the Dell XPS 15 through the manufacturer, you’ll save up to $300!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Today only: The 4th Gen iPad Pro with M2 is $600 off

The Apple iPad just keeps getting better and so do iPad discounts! For the next few hours, save $600 on the 4th Gen M2 iPad Pro when you purchase at Best Buy......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Velotric: One of our favorite e-bike brands is having a huge sale right now

Velotric is having an Early Bird Black Friday e-bike sale today allowing you to save big, but there's a small twist. Learn all about it here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Save up to $230 on Apple"s M4 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pro with AppleCare

Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro is eligible for exclusive coupon savings, with triple-digit discounts on a variety of M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max models on top of savings on three years of AppleCare.Save on Apple's brand-new M4 MacBook Pro - Image credit: Ap.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

International SWOT satellite spots planet-rumbling Greenland tsunami

The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, a collaboration between NASA and France's CNES (Center National d'Études Spatiales), detected the unique contours of a tsunami that sloshed within the steep walls of a fj.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Better understanding of Indigenous cultural burning may lead to improved forest management in Australia

Ancient cultural burning practices carried out by Indigenous Australians limited fuel availability and prevented high intensity fires in southeastern Australia for thousands of years, according to new research from The Australian National University.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024