Mapping the "superhighways" travelled by the first Australians
'Superhighways' used by a population of up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago have been revealed by new research using sophisticated modelling of past people and landscapes......»»
A tale of three pollutants in Chicago: NASA-led mission looks to help by mapping air pollutants at a neighborhood scale
It was a hazy August day on Chicago's South Side, and Nedra Sims Fears was hosting a small gathering to talk about the air. Interstate-94, which bisects her Chatham neighborhood, hummed nearby......»»
Google Maps and Waze temporarily disable live traffic data in Israel
Google is temporarily disabling live traffic conditions on its mapping service apps, Google Maps and Waze, in Israel, the tech company confirmed Monday, as the country prepares for a potential ground invasion into Gaza......»»
Young Australians increasingly get news from social media, but many don"t understand algorithms
Adults might assume young people are not engaged in current affairs......»»
Gig economy, cost of living crisis, housing hostility: Young Australians are feeling worse off than their parents
Researchers from Monash University are looking at the link between insecure work and how young Australians are navigating post-school pathways such as employment, income and housing......»»
Hunted in New Zealand, conserved in Australia: Brushtail possum genome could help with population management efforts
Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal......»»
Make Moving Super Easy by Using Mobile Storage Pods in Melbourne
Moving day can be exhausting and stressful, with the rush to load and unload, navigate ramps, and fit everything into a small truck. Australians change their address every 5-6 years, requiring meticulous effort and coordination. That’s where Mo.....»»
Gaia discovers half a million new stars in the epic Omega Centauri cluster
This week saw the release of a treasure trove of data from ESA's Gaia mission, a space-based observatory that is mapping out the Milky Way in three dimensions......»»
Euclid Space Telescope Rescued from Mission-Threatening Glitch
The European Space Agency says a software patch restored stability to its cosmos-mapping Euclid spacecraft — but slower operations could extend the mission.....»»
Students made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England, research suggests
A project mapping medieval England's known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London's 14th century slayings, and found that Oxford's student population was by far the most lethally violent of all social or professional.....»»
NASA"s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe passes system integration review
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) marked the completion of an important step on the path to spacecraft assembly, test, and launch operations in late September 2023 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland......»»
We need urban trees more than ever—here"s how to save them from extreme heat
Australians are bracing for a hot spring and summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared El Niño is underway, making warmer and drier conditions more likely for large parts of the country. And we've just watched the Northern Hemisphere sw.....»»
Mapping deadly oak wilt disease from space to protect our forests
As our climate rapidly changes, greater numbers of trees are dying from diseases like oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungus that moves through the vascular system of oak trees causing rapid mortality. The disease can be stopped if foresters know where the d.....»»
Researchers use the power of comparative mapping to reveal specific global and regional threats to reptiles
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 21% of reptile species worldwide were threatened with extinction as of 2022. However, until recently there have been few details of the kinds of threats affecting distinct specie.....»»
New behavioral system mapping shows key consumer behaviors needed to achieve a circular economy
The Behavioural Roadmap to Circular Consumption, developed by Monash University's BehaviourWorks Australia, identifies where policy-makers and industry can intervene in the production–consumption cycle to create change, reduce Australia's material.....»»
The Pyrenean glacier of Maladeta could disappear by the end of the next decade
Adrián Martínez Fernández, the specialist technician in charge of the Digital Mapping and 3D Analysis Laboratory at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), is the lead author of a paper published in the journal L.....»»
The latest Google Maps redesign makes it look a lot more like Apple Maps
Some users are seeing a visual refresh for Google Maps that closely resembles a rival mapping app......»»
Mapping the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein could provide insight into vaccine development
Although the COVID-19 pandemic was the first time most of humanity learned of the now infamous disease, the family of coronaviruses was first identified in the mid-1960s. In a new study, molecular biologist Steven Van Doren, a scientist in the Univer.....»»
Mapping Australia"s hidden lithium reserves
New research has pinpointed the concentration and distribution of lithium across Australian soil, providing crucial insights for identifying potential reserves in the country......»»
Meta Quest 3 firmware leak reveals big depth mapping upgrade
Get a glimpse of how the Meta Quest 3 is going to recognize objects around you and add them to mixed reality......»»
8 open-source OSINT tools you should try
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) refers to gathering, assessing, and interpreting public information to address specific intelligence queries. All the tools listed here are available for free. Amass The OWASP Amass project performs network mapping of.....»»