Rapid climate change may be causing Greenland"s bedrock to rise, forming small islands
While much of the world is grappling with rising sea levels due to the melting of Greenland's ice sheet, the situation on the Greenlandic mainland is almost the opposite. The land is rising faster than the current sea level......»»
A penguin with an unconventional call inspires researchers to change how they study penguins
An emperor penguin's sex determines the nature of their courtship call—male vocalizations are composed of long, slow bursts with lower frequency tones than the female version. But calls of SeaWorld San Diego male penguin E-79 caught the attention o.....»»
Avian flu detected in New York City wild birds
A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a study published in the Journal of Virology,. The work highlights that the interface between animals and humans that may give rise to zoonotic infe.....»»
Calix strengthens SmartBiz security with automated alerts and anti-spam compliance tools
Calix unveiled updates to SmartBiz, a purpose-built small business solution for broadband service providers (BSPs), that expand an existing set of robust security capabilities. These enhancements help BSPs ensure the safety, security, and compliance.....»»
Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console
How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards) Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose.....»»
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year's destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found......»»
Climate change could significantly alter distribution of jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton in the Arctic Ocean
Gelatinous zooplankton, including jellyfish and other diverse, nearly transparent organisms, play important roles in marine ecosystems. Climate change is expected to significantly alter their populations and distributions. New research published in L.....»»
Key questions to ask when tailoring defensive stacks
In this Help Net Security video, Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber, outlines the questions you need to ask your security team when tailoring a defense stack against your current threat landscape. Small talks about what.....»»
How to change your Skype name
Is your Skype handle giving you problems? Here's what you need to know about Skype names, what can be changed, and how to fix them before your next meeting......»»
Sauron’s dark rise is front and center in The Rings of Power S2 teaser
Plus a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette catching us up on all the characters. Charlie Vicker's Sauron is front and center in the teaser for S2 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Amazon's Prime Video made a major investment.....»»
Boeing is troubleshooting a small helium leak on the Starliner spacecraft
The first launch of astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule is now set for May 21. Enlarge / A view looking down at Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket inside the Vertical Integration Fa.....»»
How pooling solutions can be strengthened in road transport
Less than a hundred kilos of human weight, more than two metric tons of steel: individual road transport is a huge climate killer, and switching to electric vehicles is only part of the solution because manufacturing the vehicles also causes emission.....»»
Can Philly become a hothouse for bananas and pineapples as the climate warms?
As climate change warms Philadelphia, the plants that can be grown in the city will change, too......»»
New GPS-based method can measure daily ice loss in Greenland
When the ice sheet in Greenland melts, as it has done increasingly in recent years, the bedrock beneath moves slightly......»»
How scientific conference attendees can reduce their carbon footprint
Climate researchers often emphasize the fact that reducing carbon emissions is in everyone's best interest, and should involve all of us. But how good are they at minimizing their own carbon footprint?.....»»
BMW names a new CEO for Mini
BMW veteran executive Stefan Richmann succeeds Stephanie Wurst who led Mini for the past two years as it expanded its electric lineup with cars such as the Aceman small crossover......»»
Climate-change research project aboard USS Hornet paused for environmental review
The city of Alameda has indefinitely shut down the Marine Cloud Brightening Program—a study based out of the University of Washington and set up on the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet to utilize the San Francisco Bay's ideal cloudy conditions—citing co.....»»
Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands
In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never experienced......»»
How do we reduce pesticide use while empowering farmers? A more nuanced approach could help
Pesticides threaten humans, wildlife and our environment. Food production must change......»»
BMW names a new CEO for Mini brand
BMW veteran executive Stefan Richmann succeeds Stephanie Wurst who led Mini for the past two years as it expanded its electric lineup with cars such as the Aceman small crossover......»»
New iPad Pro OLED screens have a HDR color bug
Initial reviews of the new iPad Pro models have arrived, and so has news of an OLED bug causing some colors not to display correctly.iPad Pro uses tandem OLED for a brighter outputApple lifted the news embargo so initial reviews of the 13-inch iPad P.....»»