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......»»
Facebook launches profile frames that help you encourage friends to get the Covid-19 vaccine
As Covid-19 vaccines are becoming more readily available to larger groups of the U.S. population, Facebook has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch new Fa.....»»
Rural Alaskans struggle to access and afford water
Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater catchment and gray water recycling. They must also addr.....»»
Frequent fire too hot to handle for invasive plants
Land managers know one of the best ways to prevent forest fires is to set fires. Periodic controlled or prescribed burns can reduce the amount of flammable materials lying about on a forest floor, so when wildfires do start, they stay small......»»
Forget medicine, in the future you might get prescribed apps
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace were all here to chat through the week’s biggest tech happenings. This t.....»»
94% of older adults prescribed drugs that raise risk of falling
The study found that the percentage of adults 65 and older who were prescribed a fall- risk-increasing drug climbed to 94% in 2017, a significant leap from 57% in 1999. The research also revealed that the rate of death caused by falls in older adults.....»»
Subsidies most effective way to encourage sustainable food choices, study shows
Subsidizing low carbon emission meals could encourage more people to choose them, according to new research......»»
Amazon Expands Gamification Program That Encourages Warehouse Employees To Work Harder
Amazon is expanding an existing program that gamifies warehouse work to encourage its fulfillment center employees to improve their efficiency and compete against others for digital rewards like virtual pets, according to a new report from The Inform.....»»
Weed invaders are getting faster
Dr. Daniel Montesinos is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Tropical Herbarium, at James Cook University in Cairns. He is studying weeds to better understand (among other things) how they might respond to climate change......»»
Ballsy vasectomy ads get foul call from NCAA
Though urologists aim to get patients shooting blanks, NCAA is still playing zone. Enlarge / Virginia urologists with a slam-dunk vasectomy campaign. (credit: Youtube | Virginia Urology) For one shining moment, urologists in Virginia were hop.....»»
Google Maps gets a fresh coat of paint
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app......»»
Google Maps is making some changes
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app......»»
MCA: Representation regarding onerous obligations prescribed under the Companies (CSR) Amendment Rules 2021
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) recently notified Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 (Amendment Rules) to amend Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (CSR Rules 2014). The Amendme.....»»
Calixa raises $4.25M seed to manage ‘bottom-up’ sales approach
Many companies have turned to self-serve sales, which may encourage people to try freemium or open-source versions of a product. Some percentage of these users may turn into paying customers, and in the best case will act as leaders to bring a produc.....»»
Invasive zebra mussels found in pet shops nationwide
Zebra mussels, those invaders that have wreaked havoc on the Great Lakes, have found a new way to further their damaging spread: pet shops......»»
Calixa raises $4.25M seed to manage ‘bottom up’ sales approach
Many companies have turned to self-serve sales, which may encourage people to try freemium or open source versions of a product. Some percentage of these users may turn into paying customers, and in the best case will act as leaders to bring a produc.....»»
"Island of Rats" recovers
Along the western edge of Alaska's Aleutian archipelago, a group of islands that were inadvertently populated with rodents came to earn the ignominious label of the "Rat Islands." The non-native invaders were accidentally introduced to these islands,.....»»
How can we make washing machines last?
Sweden is trying to encourage consumers to repair household items like washing machines......»»
Using a warmer tone in college syllabi makes students more likely to ask for help, study finds
College course syllabi written in a warm, friendly tone are more likely to encourage students to reach out when they are struggling or need help, a new study from Oregon State University found......»»
AWS reorganizes DeepRacer League to encourage more newbies
AWS launched the DeepRacer League in 2018 as a fun way to teach developers machine learning, and it’s been building on the idea ever since. Today, it announced the latest league season with two divisions: Open and Pro. As Marcia Villalba wrote.....»»
Sunak to hail reforms aimed at luring tech giants
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, will this week welcome a report that will call for major reforms to the London stock market's listings regime in a bid to encourage more technology 'unicorns' to go public in the UK......»»