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......»»
Are new corals in Sydney dangerous invaders or harmless refugees?
Worsening environmental pressures, such as higher sea temperatures, are causing the catastrophic loss of coral cover around the globe. As the waters of the Great Barrier Reef warm, subtropical corals are heading south in search of cooler waters......»»
France vows cash for urban vegetation as heatwave hits
The French government announced 500 million euros on Tuesday to encourage urban vegetation projects to tackle high temperatures in towns and cities as a heatwave began to strike in the south and southwest......»»
New "decision aid" for CRISPR immune responses
Friend or foe? Immune systems constantly face this question. They must recognize and clear foreign invaders without eliciting autoimmunity. Prokaryotic CRISPR-Cas systems recognize invaders based on genetic sequence. But what happens if the host geno.....»»
Hedgehogs Host the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria resistant to methicillin emerged in hedgehogs long before the drug was prescribed to treat infections. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
TikTok adds options to encourage users to take a break from endless scrolling
TikTok plans to roll out new options to encourage users to take a break from endlessly scrolling short-form videos on the platform amid public pressure for tech companies to address excessive social media usage......»»
Apple opens applications for WWDC "Digital Lounges"
Virtual attendees of WWDC will again be able to take advantage of Slack-based "Digital Lounges" to encourage discussion between attendees throughout the week.Launched on Tuesday, the WWDC 2022 Digital Lounges are being billed as a way for attendees t.....»»
Roadside safety messages increase crashes by distracting drivers
Behavioral interventions involve gently suggesting that people reconsider or change specific undesirable behaviors. They are a low-cost, easy-to-implement and increasingly common tool used by policymakers to encourage socially desirable behaviors......»»
US review traces massive New Mexico fire to planned burns
Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, federal investigators announced Friday......»»
Microsoft has new tools to encourage the transition to ARM PCs
At Microsoft Build 2022, Microsoft detailed Project Project Volterra, a new device that shows developers the possibilities of ARM chips on Windows PCs......»»
Fighting fire with fire: Controlled burns remain essential as US wildfires intensify
In 2015, the Lake Fire burned 31,000 acres in this popular hiking forest northeast of Los Angeles. It destroyed four buildings, came perilously close to the resort town of Big Bear Lake and took more than 1,900 firefighters five days to contain at a.....»»
Cloudflare joins EU Cloud Code of Conduct, the path to trusted cloud services
Cloudflare announced it has joined the EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC) General Assembly, to help increase the impact of the trusted ecosystem and encourage more organizations to adopt GDPR-compliant cloud services. Cloudflare also announces t.....»»
Can We Generate Renewable Energy by Burning Trash?
CNBC visited a company that burns trash from a California landfill, and then "harnesses steam to make enough electricity to power 18,000 homes in the area" — which turns out to be part of a surprisingly large industry: A portion of the waste c.....»»
Official measures of research "impact" are failing to keep pace with socially-networked academics
A survey of how academics use social media to encourage people to interact with their research argues that much of the public value of their work is probably being overlooked in official "impact" assessments......»»
Research recommends extending California"s prescribed burning season
Prescribed burning of ground-level shrubs, branches and leaves is a time-tested tool to help prevent wildland fires from getting out of control, but a team led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine suggests that the practice isn't us.....»»
India tablet market grows nearly 70% in 1Q22 despite a global fall
With the lingering pandemic spurring hybrid work, growth in tablet shipments into India remains high. New competitors such as Xiaomi may further encourage more consumer choices and demand in the market where Lenovo, Apple, and Samsung Electronics lea.....»»
Netflix could follow Apple TV+ in producing live streaming video
Netflix's next move could be into streaming live programming, a feature that Apple TV+ has offered its users for just over a month.As the behemoth of streaming, Netflix is on the lookout for the next potential hit feature to encourage higher subscrip.....»»
Apple iPod Creator Warns the Metaverse Will Encourage Trolls, Damage Human Interaction
Tony Fadell, Apple's iPod creator and Nest co-founder, warns the metaverse risks creating more trolls and damaging human interaction. The BBC reports: The virtual reality-based metaverse removes the ability "to look into the other person's face," Ton.....»»
Apple iPod creator warns the metaverse will encourage trolls
Tony Fadell says the virtual reality world risks damaging human interaction and creating toxicity......»»
Sun Mobility expands battery-swapping alliances
Amid the Indian government's efforts to encourage battery swapping systems to help electric vehicle (EV) adoption, Sun Mobility, a major BaaS provider in India, is actively forming alliances to expand its battery-swapping network......»»
Does the Earned Income Tax Credit encourage college enrollment?
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—a cash transfer program aimed at helping low to moderate income workers by giving them a break on their taxes—is not intended as a college subsidy, but the eligibility criteria for it incentivizes families send.....»»