Lynx reintroduction in Scotland? It"s complicated
Plans to reintroduce the lynx in Scotland provoke a complex range of opinions, new research shows......»»
New AI-Based Augmented Innovation Tool Promises to Transform Engineer Problem Solving
AI-enabled software suite helps automate innovation process – from ideation to disclosure submission. You’re an engineer trying to work out a solution to a complicated problem. You have been at this problem for the last three days......»»
Militaries plunder science fiction for technology ideas, but turn a blind eye to the genre"s social commentary
Military planning is a complicated endeavor, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, deciding what to invest in now to prepare armed forces fo.....»»
Director retention does not necessarily facilitate post-acquisition firm performance: study
Firm acquisition is a complicated process in which acquiring companies often try to smooth the transition by retaining at least one board-level director from the target company. New research from the University of Notre Dame calls into question the w.....»»
Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis and expand its API-based embedded banking tech in Europe
Embedded finance — the process by which some of the more complicated, but also commoditized, aspects of financial services are built and wrapped in an API for anyone else to implement in their own products for end users — has become a hug.....»»
How South Korea is bringing back bears in a country of 52 million people
The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 popularized the idea of reintroducing long-lost species to modern habitats. While scientists are still trying to fully understand the ecological consequences, the wolf's reintroduction likely.....»»
A foot tumor and two tail fractures complicated the life of this hadrosaur
When it was discovered in the 1980s in Argentina, this hadrosaur was diagnosed with a fractured foot. However, a new analysis now shows that this ornithopod commonly known as the duck-billed dinosaur actually had a tumor some 70 million years ago, as.....»»
Commercial real estate lending startup Lev brings in $30M on a $130M valuation
Commercial real estate has been slow to embrace technology, with most deals still paper-heavy and complicated. Commercial real estate has been slow to embrace technology; though it has an addressable financing market of more than $40 billio.....»»
Google Maps Accused of Offering "Potentially Fatal" Hiking Routes
Hikers looking to summit Scotland's highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up "potentially fatal" routes by Google Maps, the region's mountaineering organizations have warned. CNN reports: The John Muir Trust said Thursday that g.....»»
Coastal landfills risk leaking long-banned toxic chemicals into the ocean
Five years ago, a killer whale called Lulu washed up on the shores of Scotland. She was thought to be over 20 years old, though autopsies revealed she had never had any offspring. Tissues recovered from Lulu suggested she was one of the most PCB-cont.....»»
Continental pirouettes: Supervolcano fed from Earth"s mantle caused crustal plates to rotate
The plates of the Earth's crust perform complicated movements that can be attributed to quite simple mechanisms. That is the short version of the explanation of a rift that began to tear the world apart 105 million years ago over a length of several.....»»
The Tech Cold War"s "Most Complicated Machine" That"s Out of China"s Reach
A $150 million chip-making tool from a Dutch company has become a lever in the U.S.-Chinese struggle. It also shows how entrenched the global supply chain is. New York Times: President Biden and many lawmakers in Washington are worried these days abo.....»»
Google might have just complicated running Android apps in Windows 11
Google is moving away from using Android APKs in the Google Play Store in August, and this might make sideloading Android apps in Windows 11 a bit harder......»»
The first preview of Windows 11 is now available
Microsoft today released the first preview build of Windows 11 to those in the Dev Channel of the company’s Windows Insider program. If you have joined the Insider program and meet Microsoft’s new — and somewhat complicated —.....»»
Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Completes 8th Flight, Gets Software Updates
NASA has released a new video explaining the complicated, hour-long process required for the Mars rover to take a selfie (which was actually a composite of 62 separate images stitched together). And meanwhile, CNN reports that its Ingenuity helicopt.....»»
Large-Scale CO2 Removal Facility Set For Scotland
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A large facility capable of extracting significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air is being planned for north east Scotland. The proposed plant would remove up to one million tonnes of CO2 ever.....»»
The human family tree keeps getting more complicated
Newly described bones have a mix of Neanderthal and older features. Enlarge (credit: Avi Levin and Ilan Theiler, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University) It's long past time to stop thinking of humanity's nearest relatives as forming.....»»
Nesher Ramla Homo: New fossil discovery from Israel points to complicated evolutionary process
Analysis of recently discovered fossils found in Israel suggest that interactions between different human species were more complex than previously believed, according to a team of researchers including Binghamton University anthropology professor Ro.....»»
Why do some incidents of sexual misconduct go unreported? It"s complicated
It's not uncommon for incidents of sexual misconduct in the workplace to go unreported. Prof. Alice Hsiaw wanted to understand why......»»
How much data does Netflix use?
How much data does Netflix use? It can vary from 1GB to 7GB per hour, but it's complicated. Here's what to know about Netflix data and how to limit data usage......»»
Scottish rivers could face three times as many droughts
Some of Scotland's rivers could become hotspots for water scarcity, according to a new study from Heriot-Watt University and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)......»»