Some colleges are mammals, others are cities
Higher education in the United States spans five orders of magnitude, from the tiny institutions like the 26-person Deep Springs College in the high desert of eastern California to behemoths, like Arizona State University's city-sized 130,000. A new.....»»
Human or seal? Who has the best underwater hearing?
Millions of years ago, all mammals lived on land, but at some point, several species left land and evolved to a life in the sea: think of seals and whales, which today are adapted to life under water......»»
How cities in the West have water amid drought
As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools, gardens and golf courses in cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Albuquerque can be jarring at first gla.....»»
Google"s new Street View camera is more portable (and looks weirdly cute)
Since launching in five US cities in 2007, Google's Street View cars have been circling the globe, using roof-mounted cameras to map more than 10 million miles of imagery — pictures that have been stitched together to build a visual map of much of.....»»
Apple doubles its Today at Apple Creative Studios program, now reaches 14 cities
The Today at Apple Creative Studios education program for underrepresented young creatives is launching in seven more cities, including Nashville and Tokyo, as well as returning to New York, Paris, and more.The regular Today at Apple sessions have al.....»»
DeepSqueak tool identifies marine mammal calls
Lurking beneath the ocean's surface, marine mammals use sound for navigation, prey detection, and a wide range of natural behaviors. Passive acoustic data from underwater environments can provide valuable information on these animals, such as their p.....»»
Researchers identify 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041, offer preservation approaches
It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong—we have identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, frogs and reptiles most likely to go extinct in the next 20 years......»»
Proposed global initiative to study female health across species
Giraffes have the highest blood pressure of all mammals—up to 300/200, more than double that of a typical human. But pregnant giraffes don't suffer from pre-eclampsia, a dangerous disorder caused by hypertension......»»
Self-fulfilling rankings boost agencies" power, influence
Agencies that rate and rank nations, corporations and colleges wield enormous power, influencing investment flows and prompting leaders to pursue policies that might improve their standing......»»
Helping rain stay where it lands
"When it rains, it pours." This phrase is meant to mean that bad news comes in waves. Unfortunately, that's true with real rain, too. While rain is usually welcome for various reasons, in developed area like cities and towns, it can produce a big pro.....»»
Highway links benefit businesses, unless they are based outside cities
There is a Chinese proverb: "If you want to be rich, build roads first; if roads are open, all businesses will flourish." Many studies have shown that the construction of transportation infrastructure has played an important role in China's social an.....»»
Student expenditures decrease at some colleges that receive promise scholarship funds
Two-year colleges that received revenue from community-based college promise programs decreased their spending on instruction by 3.3% and their spending on student services by up to 15%, a recent study found......»»
Uber Launches Robot Food Delivery in California
Uber on Monday said it launched pilot food delivery services with autonomous vehicles in two California cities, and said it was adding electric vehicle charging stations into its global driver app. From a report: The announcements are part of Uber's.....»»
Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan"s hottest city
By the time Pakistani schoolboy Saeed Ali arrived at hospital in one of the world's hottest cities, his body was shutting down from heatstroke......»»
Study finds disparities in natural gas leak prevalence in US urban areas
A Colorado State University-led study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology reveals that in U.S. cities over a several-year period, natural gas pipeline leaks were more prevalent in neighborhoods with low-income or majority non-.....»»
US Cities Are Backing Off Banning Facial Recognition as Crime Rises
Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and increased lobbying from developers. From a report: Virginia in July will elimin.....»»
Climate change hits low-income earners harder, and poor housing in hotter cities is a disastrous combination
Cost of living is a major focus in this election campaign, and yet political leaders have been unacceptably silent on the disproportionate impact of climate change on Australians with low incomes. This is particularly true for Western Sydney, home to.....»»
Museum discovers 150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens that proved some mammals lay eggs
Jars of tiny platypus and echidna specimens, collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Caldwell, have been discovered in the stores of Cambridge's University Museum of Zoology......»»
Notebook production in China unlikely to be fully restored until July
Overall notebook production in China, which mainly takes place in major coastal cities in eastern China, is unlikely to return to pre-lockdown levels until July, according to industry sources. Insufficient manpower and logistical problems were cited.....»»
Building a global system to measure sustainable cities
A new series launched today in The Lancet Global Health provides the building blocks for a global standard to measure the sustainability of cities worldwide and to assess policy to make cities healthier and more sustainable......»»
Yen Sun sees no cutback in China orders for car cooling fans
Automotive cooling fan supplier Yen Sun Technology has seen no cutback in orders from the China market despite chip shortages and COVID lockdowns in Shanghai and other major Chinese cities, according to the company......»»