Pang Pha, the Asian elephant, taught herself how to peel a banana
The elephant only peels yellow-brown bananas when alone, and can do so faster than humans. An elephant named Pang Pha learned how to peel a banana with her trunk—but only yellow-brown bananas. Credit: Kaufmann et al., 2023/Current.....»»
How scientists are using DNA testing to disrupt international ivory smuggling networks
In recent years, DNA testing has been used to crack cold cases. What if it was used to shed light on international elephant poaching and ivory trafficking?.....»»
Paper made from banana plants stymies potato pest
Wrapping potato seeds in biodegradable paper made from unusable parts of banana plants reduces the infestation and harmful effects of a nasty plant pathogen—a worm called the potato cyst nematode—and sharply increases potato size and yields......»»
Scientists: Asian spider could spread to much of East Coast
Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast......»»
Raspberry Pi Alternative Banana Pi Reveals Powerful New Board
Banana Pi has revealed a new board resembling the Raspberry Pi Computer Module 3. According to Tom's Hardware, it features a powerful eight-core processor, up to 8GB of RAM and 32GB eMMC. Additional features like ports will require you to connect it.....»»
QIC ESG Series (2): Third-party ESG reporting
ESG stands for "Environment, Social Impact and Governance", which has become a standard for ethical operations in the view of global investors. ESG deserves more attention from Asian supply chain companies. To give our readers a more in-depth and com.....»»
What Neurodivergence Teaches Us About How to Live
Scientist and writer Camilla Pang explains what the rationality of science showed her about making better decisions, processing feedback, and feeling like an outlier......»»
Indian Ocean warming could weaken summer monsoon rainfall in South Asia
The South Asian monsoon, also known as Indian summer monsoon (ISM), is crucial for the food security and socioeconomic well-being of 40% of the world's population. From a historical perspective, fluctuations in monsoon rainfall have been linked to th.....»»
Elephant seal"s map sense tells them when to head "home"
Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean before returning to their breeding beaches to give birth within five days of their arrival. Now, a study appear.....»»
Children May Instinctively Know How To Do Division Even Before Hitting the Books, Study Finds
An anonymous reader shares a report: We often think of multiplication and division as calculations that need to be taught in school. But a large body of research suggests that, even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arith.....»»
QIC ESG Series (1): Should companies invest in ESG?
ESG stands for "Environment, Social Impact and Governance", which has become a standard for ethical operations in the view of global investors. ESG deserves more attention from Asian supply chain companies. To give our readers a more in-depth and com.....»»
Asian startups shaping trends in AI, health, and other areas
The number of unicorns across the Asia-Pacific region has neared 200 - second only to the US' number, and their growth is built on AI, decentralized finance (DeFi), fintech/e-commerce, health tech, and sustainability-related solutions, Google Taiwan.....»»
ASEAN auto industry status, 2021
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the seventh largest automotive manufacturing hub worldwide, produced a total of 3.5 million vehicles in 2021, exceeding the volume of 2.85 million units in 2020......»»
DNA analysis of elephant ivory reveals trafficking networks
As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study......»»
Orphaned elephants struggle to assess the threat posed by roaring lions
Traumatic events coupled with the lack of experienced adults in elephant family groups can affect the ecological knowledge of younger animals, and ultimately their ability to make crucial decisions when faced with threatening situations......»»
DeepMind Has Trained an AI to Control Nuclear Fusion
The Google-backed AI firm taught a reinforcement learning algorithm to control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor......»»
New varanid fossil from China supports Asian origin of Varanidae
A study based on a new varanid fossil species from China shows that the transition from the ancient Varaniformes to Varanus occurred in Asia and supports the Asian origin of Varanidae......»»
DeepMind Has Trained an AI To Control Nuclear Fusion
The Google-backed firm taught a reinforcement learning algorithm to control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. From a report: The inside of a tokamak -- the doughnut-shaped vessel designed to contain a nuclear fusion reaction -.....»»
"A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn"t Commit"
A "shadowy hacker group" named Modified Elephant has been targeting people throughout India "for at least a decade," reports Gizmodo, "sometimes using its digital powers to plant fabricated evidence of criminal activity on their devices. That phony e.....»»
Study finds global media reported pandemic xenophobia, but also emphasized global efforts to fight it
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese and Asian communities have faced violence, harassment and discrimination on top of the threat of the virus itself. China was blamed for the virus with terms such as "Wuhan virus" and "kung flu" us.....»»
Scientists taught a cockatoo named Figaro to combine tools and “golf” for reward
New findings could shed light on how humans evolved ability to design and use tools. Figaro the cockatoo displays his "primate level" combination tool-using skills by playing a cockatoo version of "golf," and choosing the cor.....»»