Montana seeks to end protections for Glacier-area grizzlies
Montana is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern portion of the state, including areas in and around Glacier National Park, officials said Monday......»»
Apple teases four new partners for IDs in Wallet as California support officially launches
After announcing its plans last month, Apple is now formally rolling out support for adding IDs to Apple Wallet in California. Additionally, the company has announced that Montana, New Mexico, and West Virginia have now committed to supporting IDs.....»»
Scientists seek a balance between crop production and protecting the environment
Scientists at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL), in Sidney, Montana, completed a study that shows the use of continuous cropping systems can better sustain crop yields while reduc.....»»
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown.....»»
3 arrested in string of Summerlin-area robberies
3 arrested in string of Summerlin-area robberies.....»»
Vast France building project sunk by sea level rise fears
An ambitious housing project in the northwestern French city of Caen has run aground over worries that rising waters driven by climate change could make the area unlivable within the century......»»
Surgeons Identify—And Save—A Patient’s Chess-Playing Brain Area
Neuroscientists at the University of Barcelona set about on a search for brain areas involved in chess-related tasks so that surgeons could avoid them when removing a tumor.....»»
Here’s how the Galaxy S25 Ultra may beat the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s display
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is one of the hottest new phones on the market. According to one rumor, the Galaxy S25 Ultra may have it beat in one key area......»»
"Emergency" declared over falling UK butterfly numbers
Conservationists on Wednesday voiced concern at a fall in the number of butterflies found in the UK, declaring a "butterfly emergency" and calling for greater protections for under-threat species......»»
A Huge Tsunami Caused by a Thinning Glacier Created a Seismic Event for Nine Days
Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland.....»»
Book Review: A Return to the Creepy Tensions of ‘Area X’
In Absolution, Jeff VanderMeer explores the mysteries in his Southern Reach Trilogy.....»»
On Stage At Maker Faire Bay Area 2024: Magic + Science + Mentos + Legos + a Sunday Sermon
Maker Faire Bay Area is coming up on October 18th, 19th & 20th! While that, of course, includes the usual makers making everything under the sun (and maybe a sun replica as well), it also includes some truly fantastic performers. Read on to learn mo.....»»
Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system
C2PA system aims to give context to search results, but trust problems run deeper than AI tech. Enlarge / Under C2PA, this stock image would be labeled as a real photograph if the camera used to take it, and the toolchain for ret.....»»
Get back to the office, Amazon tells its workers
Amazon has told its employees to come to the office five days a week as it seeks to end the hybrid working style brought in as a result of the pandemic......»»
Brazil judge seizes cash from Starlink to cover fine imposed on Elon Musk’s X
Starlink and X treated as one economic group, forcing both to pay X fines. Enlarge / Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro participate in an event in the central area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2024. Bolsonaro.....»»
"Disappeared completely": melting glaciers worry Central Asia
Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of gray rocks, reminiscing how the same spot was a glacier just a few years ago......»»
How the west is foiling Russia"s attempts to use the Arctic in the Ukraine war
Things are not exactly going to plan for Moscow in the Arctic—an area that is a strategic military region for Russia and has significant economic potential that could help Russia in propping up its war economy. Yet, a combination of Ukrainian milit.....»»
Precariously balanced rocks in New York, Vermont provide limits on earthquake shaking
Five boulders, delivered by glacier and balancing delicately on rocky pedestals in northern New York and Vermont, can help define long-term maximum shaking intensity of earthquakes in the region......»»
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
Residents of Vietnam's capital waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area's strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighboring nations also enduring deadly flooding and land.....»»
Maker Faire Bay Area: Learn All the Things at Field Trip Friday, October 18th
From mastering the art of soldering to crafting paper circuits and launching rockets, the opportunities for learning are boundless at Maker Faire Field Trip Day. Just ask teacher Michael Kim, who brought his students last year (and came himself as a.....»»
Science fair project leads to new research explaining the glugging effect
As Rohit Velankar, now a senior at Fox Chapel Area High School, poured juice into a glass, he could feel that the rhythmic "glug, glug, glug" was flexing the walls of the carton......»»