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Taiwan volunteers fight rise in whale and dolphin strandings

Taiwanese volunteers gathered around a large inflatable whale as they learned how to help beached sea mammals—an increasingly common sight across the island......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 6th, 2024

Taiwan battens down for Super Typhoon Kong-rey

Five-meter waves pounded Taiwan's shores Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to strengthen before hitting the island as one of the most powerful in years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

For the love of suckers: Volunteers contribute to research on key freshwater fishes

A new paper published today, led by Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, reveals how volunteers across Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan enabled researchers to gather seven years of data on the spawning migrations of suckers, an understudied yet essential group.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

How The New York Times is using generative AI as a reporting tool

LLMs help reporters transcribe and sort through hundreds of hours of leaked audio. The rise of powerful generative AI models in the last few years has led to plenty of stories of.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

New gold nanorod technology can fry bacteria to sterilize implants

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, can be of great importance when, for example, hip and knee implants are surgically inserted. By heating up small nanorods of gold.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Discovery of critical iron-transport protein in malaria parasites could lead to faster-acting medications

Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing. While some drugs can effectively prevent and treat malaria, resistance to those drugs is also on the rise......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

New class of encrypted peptides exhibits significant antimicrobial properties

In a significant advance against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have identified a novel class of antimicrobial agents known as encrypted peptides, which may expand the immune system's arsenal of tools to fight infect.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

How Society’s Beauty Standards Could Impact Breast Cancer Outcomes

An epidemiologist explores a troubling rise in early-onset breast cancer diagnoses and discusses the potential link to chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Entrust helps banks fight fraud during account opening

Entrust announced an all-in-one consumer banking platform that allows banks and credit unions to provide high-assurance security throughout the customer lifecycle – from account opening to financial credential issuance to on-going, everyday transac.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Businesses expect cyber threats to rise, but aren’t ready for them

Businesses expect cyber threats to rise, but aren’t ready for them.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

A cooling shift: Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Jury rules Masimo smartwatches infringe Apple design patents

Apple and medical device company Masimo are currently embroiled in multiple legal battles, headlined by the ongoing fight over the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor. In a separate case, however, Apple was handed a victory today courtesy of a ju.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Apple trials app to manage a person"s blood sugar levels

Apple is still working to help fight diabetes, with a report claiming it is internally testing an app to help people manage their blood sugar levels.Glucose monitoring on an Apple Watch using a Dexcom appApple has long been rumored to be working on w.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

McDonald’s E. coli outbreak grows by 50% in 3 days as lawsuits mount

The CDC believes the risk is now low, but cases could continue to rise. Twenty-six more cases have been identified in a multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to McDonald's Qu.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Synthesis method improves catalytic activity by controlling the surface structure of metal particles

Fine-tuning the reactions that produce hydrogen (H2) for use as a clean fuel is an important endeavor to fight against climate change. Researchers at Tohoku University and the Tokyo University of Science have succeeded in improving the catalytic acti.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Rocket Report: Sneak peek at the business end of New Glenn; France to fly FROG

"The vehicle's max design gimbal condition is during ascent when it has to fight high-altitude winds." Welcome to Edition 7.17 of the Rocket Report! Next week marks 10 years since.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

The future of cyber insurance: Meeting the demand for non-attack coverage

In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Daum, Head of Global Cyber Claims for Allianz Commercial, discusses the significant rise in cyber claims in 2024, driven by an increase in data breaches and ransomware attacks. Daum highlights the need for.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

How mindfulness can help keep volunteers engaged and less likely to leave non-profits

Research in the International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development has looked at how mindfulness can play a role in keeping volunteers engaged and less likely to leave their roles in non-profit organizations......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Scientists invented a powder that can suck carbon dioxide from the air

The fight against climate change may have found a new secret weapon in the form of a carbon-capturing powder that is capable of sucking up … The post Scientists invented a powder that can suck carbon dioxide from the air appeared first on BGR......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Nanomedicine advances deliver precise antibiotic doses to fight infections and drug resistance

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a new technology that can hold an entire course of antibiotics in one tiny dose and deliver on demand just the right amount of medication that a particular patient needs to fight an infection.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

This App Set Out to Fight Pesticides. After VCs Stepped In, Now It Helps Sell Them

Plantix started with the mission of making farming more environmentally friendly. So how did it end up selling the very products it wanted to fight against?.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024