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Life in water and mud: Colombians fed up with constant flooding

The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 25th, 2024

Mirai-esque botnet is hitting Zyxel NAS devices

Affected NAS devices had reached end-of-life, but there is a patch, so make sure to protect your endpoints straight away......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated News10 hr. 15 min. ago

This ThinkPad laptop is $1,670 off in Lenovo’s massive sale

Optimize your workflow, workday, and work-life balance with this terrific discount on the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3. Save $1,670 while supplies last!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News12 hr. 43 min. ago

When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too—we found parts of Detroit that are animal welfare deserts

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households have at least one pet. More than ever before, companion animals are a part of life—particularly in cities, where the majority of Americans live......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 43 min. ago

Bats use four key tactics for accurate target tracking

The ability of "target tracking," i.e., keeping a target object in sight, is essential for various activities and has improved in animals and machines through the evolution of life and technology, respectively. Because most sensing systems are inevit.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 15 min. ago

PFAS "forever" chemical laws need an overhaul—recent court rulings highlight the loopholes

As awareness of toxic, synthetic chemical pollution from per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) increases, more legal settlements in billion dollar amounts are being made between chemical companies and public water suppliers, both in the US and E.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 15 min. ago

How quickly does groundwater recharge? The answer is found deep underground

You would have learned about the "water cycle" in primary school—water's journey, from evaporation to rainfall to flowing in a stream or sinking into the ground to become groundwater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 15 min. ago

Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes in Huaguang Reef, Xisha Islands

Huaguang Reef, one of the expansive atolls in the Xisha Islands, is completely mature, stretching 31 kilometers from east to west and 12 kilometers from north to south. Positioned as a concealed reef in the water, only the north and south gates are c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 15 min. ago

10 best sci-fi book-to-movie adaptations, ranked

Read up on sci-fi adaptations like Jurassic Park and Interstellar. Their thrilling visuals and masterful direction bring beloved books to life on the big screen......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News14 hr. 15 min. ago

Detecting intelligent life that"s light years away: Greenhouse gases could signal alien activity

If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we'd be able to tell. A new UC Riverside study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 43 min. ago

Geological archives may predict our climate future

By analyzing 56-million-year-old sediments, a UNIGE team has measured the increase in soil erosion caused by global warming, synonymous with major flooding......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 43 min. ago

Nanoconfined materials developed for efficient fluoride removal from water

A research team led by Prof. Kong Lingtao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative material for the efficient removal of fluoride ions from water. This newly-developed material, a La.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 43 min. ago

NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak

NASA on Monday canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut's spacesuit......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 15 min. ago

Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent "the sixth great extinction of life on Earth"

In a new article, a coalition of conservationists and researchers have shown how we can protect Earth's remaining biodiversity by conserving just a tiny percentage of the planet's surface. This affordable, achievable plan would make it possible for u.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 15 min. ago

NASA spacewalk called off due to dramatic water leak from astronaut’s spacesuit

Today's spacewalk by two NASA astronauts had to be called off early when one astronaut's spacesuit experienced a water leak shortly after opening the hatch......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 25th, 2024

AI-based approach matches protein interaction partners

Proteins are the building blocks of life, involved in virtually every biological process. Understanding how proteins interact with each other is crucial for deciphering the complexities of cellular functions, and has significant implications for drug.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here"s what the evidence says about home filters

Recent news about PFAS "forever chemicals" in Australian drinking water supplies has been very confronting. Many people are asking how they can remove these contaminants from their home drinking water......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Hydrothermal vents on seafloors of "ocean worlds" could support life, new study says

We've all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them. Now, a new study by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Dubai to build $8 bn stormwater runoff system after record floods

Dubai on Monday announced an $8 billion plan for a stormwater runoff system, two months after an unprecedented deluge and widespread flooding brought the desert state to a standstill......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Florida conchs are in hot water: Can moving them deeper revive a plunging population?

The rescue mission began with a splash. Flippered and masked snorkelers rolled off a boat anchored near Marathon and into chest-high water. It didn't take long to spot the target......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

California lawmakers reject proposal to curb well-drilling where nearby wells could run dry

Over the past several years, California's water managers have seen a pattern emerge in farming areas of the Central Valley: Even as declining groundwater levels have left thousands of residents with dry wells and caused the ground to sink, counties h.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024