Prescribed burns encourage foul-smelling invaders
Though prescribed burns reduce wildfire threats and even improve habitat for some animals, new research shows these fires also spread stinknet, an aptly named weed currently invading superblooms across the Southwestern U.S......»»
Mindfulness techniques could help improve health of environment
Techniques to improve mental health and well-being, such as mindfulness and meditation, may also encourage people to look after the environment, researchers have found......»»
China unveils new policies to solicit foreign investments in manufacturing operations
China's severe COVID lockdown measures and tough sanctions from the US have sparked concerns that supply chain relocation to India and Vietnam will be accelerated. This has prompted Chinese authorities to announce new measures to encourage foreign en.....»»
India to encourage import substitution for 5G telecom gear
India expects to unveil its home-grown 5G telecom gear in early 2023, and is reportedly considering requiring local telecom operators to procure the indigenously-made 5G telecom gear......»»
Should maize farmers in sub-Saharan Africa store or sell their grain?
Many maize farmers in sub-Saharan Africa sell their crop at harvest, often because they need funds to pay expenses. Development agencies often support or sponsor harvest-time loans that encourage farmers to store some of their grain for later sale, o.....»»
Report says native fish overlooked as invaders in US waters
Rivers split across mountaintops and other geographic barriers may flow only a few miles from one another, but to the aquatic creatures in those waters, the separation could represent millions of years of evolutionary time. So, when an angler or a cu.....»»
Joe Biden used BeReal to encourage annual vaccines
Joe Biden's social media team is keeping up with the times. A tweet from the President's official account used BeReal, the app currently soaring in popularity, to encourage people to get their annual vaccines. SEE ALSO: H.....»»
Fossil bird"s skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sed.....»»
Microsoft’s “Project Volterra” becomes an Arm-powered mini PC with 32GB of RAM
"Windows Dev Kit 2023" is dramatically more powerful than previous efforts. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would be releasing new hardware to encourage more developers to start usin.....»»
Google Pixel team burns Apple on Twitter -- from an iPhone
Maybe the words "Twitter for iPhone" should be made a lot bigger, because Google Pixel's marketing team have become just the latest to diss Apple online — from an iPhone.Surely, surely, this is now being taught in every marketing class in the world.....»»
AUO conservative about investment in PV production in US
While US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers 30% investment tax credit to encourage establishment of PV power-generating facilities and subsidies for manufacturing of PV products in the US, AU Optronics (AUO) keeps looking on, and will not invest to.....»»
Slash/Back review: The kids are all right (especially when fighting aliens)
Nyla Innuksuk's Slash/Back pits a group of kids against alien invaders in a remote Inuit village and delivers a unique, rewarding adventure along the way......»»
Community batteries encourage solar installations
The fact that modern society will not be able to function without electricity enables entities to think of better ways of generating power, transporting power, supplying wherever demand is calling, and in the 2020s, even starting to think about keepi.....»»
The best dating apps and sites in October 2022
Dating is a competitive game, and you should do everything you can to give yourself a chance of success. Looking your best and smelling fresh is a good place to start, but nothing shortens your odds of success like signing up to a dating site. The pr.....»»
The surprising Swiss-army-knife-like functions of a powerful enzyme
Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways. They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their cells for times of need. But how exactly they do so.....»»
India reportedly considers doubling incentive to encourage PC manufacturing
India is reportedly considering doubling its financial incentives for IT hardware investments to attract Apple, Dell, HP, and Asus to localize their manufacturing......»»
India roundup: Semiconductor incentive policy modified
India has revised a multi-billion dollar semiconductor and display incentive policy to encourage investments in not only advanced but also mature technologies. JP Morgan believes India could be one of major Apple's production hubs by 2025......»»
GM calls salaried workers back to office 3 days a week
The automaker told employees Friday that it's changing its policy on remote work because the pandemic has eased and to encourage more collaboration as it transforms its business......»»
The case of the murdered mummies: “Virtual autopsy” reveals foul play
One was struck on the head and stabbed; the other had massive cervical spine trauma. Enlarge / Face and upper body of one of two South American mummies that were likely murdered, based on a recent "virtual autopsy." (credit: A-M Begero.....»»
Climate Polluters Should Pay a Tax for Damages, U.N. Chief Says
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has decried fossil-fuel companies receiving subsidies and investment “while household budgets shrink and our planet burns”.....»»
A new way to tell if that plastic bottle or bag has recycled material in it
To encourage more recycling, the U.K. taxes single-use plastic products containing less than 30% recycled material. But aside from a manufacturer's word, there isn't an easy way to verify this composition. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainabl.....»»