Lynx reintroduction in Scotland? It"s complicated
Plans to reintroduce the lynx in Scotland provoke a complex range of opinions, new research shows......»»
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)......»»
How to start a company in 4 days
The logistics of setting up a startup should be simple, because over the long run, complicated equity setups and cap tables cost more money in legal fees and administration time. Yin Wu Contributor S.....»»
Feeling hot and bothered? It"s complicated
Rising temperatures are increasingly affecting the quality of life in many regions, setting new challenges for architects, urban planners and healthcare systems. Researchers at KAUST have analyzed discomfort due to outdoor heat across Saudi Arabia an.....»»
Ancient Tsunami Could Have Wiped Out Scottish Cities Today, Study Finds
Towns and cities across Scotland would be devastated if the country's coastline was hit by a tsunami of the kind that happened 8,200 years ago, according to an academics' study. From a report: While about 370 miles of Scotland's northern and eastern.....»»
The secret lives of Canada lynx
New technology captures never-before-heard sounds of lynx hunting, fighting, and sleeping......»»
Unravelling the mysteries of seasonal reproduction in lynx: New insights into mechanisms of corpus luteum in cats
Most of the existing 39 cat species are threatened. Successful reproduction under breeding conditions is hindered by a lack of knowledge and appropriate techniques. But now scientists from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (L.....»»
6 investors and founders forecast hockey-stick growth for Edinburgh’s startup scene
Scotland's capital Edinburgh boasts a beautiful, hilly landscape, a robust education system and good access to grant funding, public and private investment. Scotland is slowly but surely drawing attention in the UK’s startup space. In.....»»
Endangered Iberian lynx population jumps 10-fold
Once on the verge of extinction, the Iberian lynx population in Spain and Portugal has risen more than 10-fold over the past 18 years, the Spanish government said Friday......»»
Endangered Iberian lynx population keeps growing
Once on the verge of extinction, the Iberian lynx population in Spain and Portugal has risen more than 10-fold over the past 18 years, the Spanish government said Friday......»»
Trials of new robot submarines begin in Scotland to reduce cost and environmental impact of future ocean missions
Engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are set to trial new, state-of-the-art robot submarines in Loch Ness to pave the way for safer and more cost-efficient offshore operations. The latest phase of Oceanids—a programme with several.....»»
Agility Robotics" Cassie Is Now Astonishingly Good at Stairs
Using only proprioceptive sensors, this bipedal robot is probably better at stairs than you are Bipedal robots are a huge hassle. They’re expensive, complicated, fragile, and they spend most of their time almost but not quite falling over. Th.....»»
Polywork gets $3.5M to blend professional and social networking
Life is complicated and so — increasingly — is work-life. That’s the premise underpinning Polywork, a new professional social network founded by Lystable/Kalo founder, Peter Johnson. It’s announcing a $3.5 million seed round t.....»»
Positive impact for Scotland"s police officers equipped with mobile devices
The introduction of mobile devices for Police Scotland's frontline officers has had a huge impact on safety, wellbeing and public confidence, according to a study involving Abertay University......»»
Geology Students Did Fieldwork During Covid—With Video Games
With travel and real-life fieldwork shut down, a couple of enterprising professors started with simulations of Italy and Scotland, then took to the stars......»»
The hamburger model is a winning go-to-market strategy
Assembling the perfect burger, or perfect sales model, is more complicated than it sounds, though. Here are some of the biggest do's and don'ts: Caryn Marooney Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Modder proves that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports 22GB of GDDR6 memory
If you have watched the video where the modder doubles the memory of an RTX 3070 card, you may fully appreciate how complex this process can be. However, in his latest attempt to mod a graphics card, he complicated things a bit more......»»
THz emission spectroscopy reveals optical response of GaInN/GaN multiple quantum wells
A team of researchers at the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, in collaboration with Bielefeld University and Technical University Braunschweig in Germany, came closer to unraveling the complicated optical response of wide-bandgap sem.....»»
Rapid rovers, speedy sands: Fast-tracking terrain interaction modeling
Granular materials, such as sand and gravel, are an interesting class of materials. They can display solid, liquid, and gas-like properties, depending on the scenario. But things can get complicated in cases of high-speed vehicle locomotion, which ca.....»»
Billion-year-old fossil found in Scotland unlocks secrets of Earth"s earliest life forms
A one billion-year-old fossil found in the highlands of Scotland suggests the earliest forms of life on Earth may have developed in freshwater lakes instead of the ocean......»»
Billion-year-old fossil found in Scotland unlocks secrets of earth’s earliest lifeforms
A one billion-year-old fossil found in the highlands of Scotland suggests the earliest forms of life on earth may have developed in freshwater lakes instead of the ocean......»»