Microplastics threaten typical remote cryospheric regions
Microplastics usually refer to plastic fibers, films, fragments, and microbes with size less than five millimeters. They are widely distributed in water, soil, sediment, the atmosphere, and even snow and ice, which impacts Earth's climate and environ.....»»
CISOs’ strategies for managing a growing attack surface
In this Help Net Security interview, Rickard Carlsson, CEO at Detectify, discusses the evolution of attack surface management in the context of remote work and digital transformation. Carlsson highlights the challenges CISOs face today, including mai.....»»
How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
When the Paris agreement on climate change was gaveled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world that, due to colonization.....»»
Eastern Pacific study highlights severe cold-water bleaching as an additional threat to deep reef ecosystems
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) recently published a paper detailing their observations of a major coral bleaching and mortality event that occurred on the deep reefs of the Clipperton Atoll, a remote coral island in th.....»»
Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?
Partying robots spark debate about accuracy of Musk's "biggest product ever of any kind" vision. Two years ago, Tesla's Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wire.....»»
Evacuating in disasters like Hurricane Milton—there are reasons people stay, and it"s not just stubbornness
As Hurricane Milton roared ashore near Sarasota, Florida, tens of thousands of people were in evacuation shelters. Hundreds of thousands more had fled coastal regions ahead of the storm, crowding highways headed north and south as their counties issu.....»»
Magnetoelectric nanodiscs offer remote brain stimulation without implants or genetic modification
Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, MIT researchers report......»»
Biased metrics threaten climate investment where it"s needed most, researchers warn
In a new article published by Nature, experts from the Sustainable Finance Hub say that, although low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face the most threat from climate change, their ability to respond and adapt to its effects is threatened by a.....»»
Declines in plant resilience threaten carbon storage in the Arctic
Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region's vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a new study......»»
Study shows early human species benefited from food diversity in steep mountainous terrain
A study published in the journal Science Advances by researchers at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea shows that the patchwork of different ecosystems found in mountainous regions played a key role.....»»
Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-43573, CVE-2024-43572)
For October 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 117 security vulnerabilities, including two under active exploitation: CVE-2024-43573, a spoofing bug affecting the Windows MSHTML Platform, and CVE-2024-43572, a remote code execution.....»»
Deadly human-wildlife conflict lies at center of Zimbabwe lake and an embattled economy, says author
A Griffith University researcher has shed light on the tragic and often overlooked human-wildlife conflicts surrounding a vast, picturesque lake that supports the livelihoods of villagers in a remote Zimbabwe region......»»
How hybrid workforces are reshaping authentication strategies
In this Help Net Security interview, Brian Pontarelli, CEO at FusionAuth, discusses the evolving authentication challenges posed by the rise of hybrid and remote workforces. He advocates for zero trust strategies, including MFA and behavioral biometr.....»»
Q&A: Long-term impacts of hurricane flooding on inland areas
After making landfall, Hurricane Helene moved north and dumped an enormous amount of rainfall onto the mountainous regions of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, leading to catastrophic flooding hundreds of miles away from the storm's initi.....»»
Florida dealerships battening down for 2nd major hurricane in 2 weeks
Dealerships along Florida's Gulf Coast began preparing early in the week for Milton, the second major hurricane to threaten the region in less than two weeks......»»
Drowned by hurricane, remote N.Carolina towns now struggle for water
Nicole Crane, exhausted, tearful and unwashed after a week of searching for a neighbor swept away by the raging waters of Hurricane Helene, dreams of taking a shower......»»
A "forgotten" valley in storm-hit North Carolina, desperate for help
The only road to Pensacola, in the remote mountains of western North Carolina, is now a muddy path through deep, twisting gorges. Its main bridges were swept away last week in floods fueled by devastating Hurricane Helene—and a cold winter is comin.....»»
Low stream diatom biodiversity potentially decreases stream oxygen production in remote islands
Benthic diatoms are the most important and biodiverse primary producers in streams and comprise the basis for the food webs, fueling animals such as insects and stream fishes including trout......»»
Does limiting iPhone charging to 80% extend battery life?
Both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 15 before it offer the option to limit charging to 80% rather than 100%. The thinking is that many people don’t need the full battery capacity of the device in a typical day, and it reduces wear on the battery, ext.....»»
X-rays advance understanding of Earth"s core-mantle boundary and super-Earth magma oceans
Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have revealed new details about Earth's core-mantle boundary and similar regions found in exoplanets......»»
Scientists develop novel method for strengthening PVC products
Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics. Their study has identified a secure way to attach chemical additives to polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The work is publishe.....»»