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The Colorado River Is Dying. Can Its Aquatic Dinosaurs Be Saved?

The razorback sucker has survived in the river for more than 3 million years. Climate change could end that......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredSep 20th, 2022

River flow responses to heat waves may change more rapidly under climate change, research finds

A pair of studies by researchers in Simon Fraser University's School of Environmental Science examine how climate change could alter the way Canadian rivers respond to extreme heat events......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Paleontologists discover Colorado "swamp dweller" mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs

A team of paleontologists working near Rangely, Colorado, has uncovered a new (or, more accurately, very old) state resident—a fossil mammal about the size of a muskrat that may have scurried through swamps during the Age of Dinosaurs......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Insect and spider biodiversity increases organic nutrient availability across ecosystems, large-scale study shows

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals is not only becoming scarcer, but also poo.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

How bioacoustics and AI can help study animal populations in the forest and beneath the waves

Animal sounds combined with artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize biodiversity monitoring both on land and in aquatic settings according to researchers from the University of Copenhagen. By analyzing wildlife sounds, AI can now identify spec.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Colossal Colorado bear raises eyebrows (and appetites)

Colossal Colorado bear raises eyebrows (and appetites).....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Quick! Dell’s laptop sale gets you $400 off a Dell Inspiron 16

Dell has a huge sale on with up to $400 to be saved on the Dell Inspiron 16 as well as discounts on other options. Here are the highlights......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River

A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Gone in a flash: Lake Mohave"s toxic algae bloom may soon let up

Riley Rackliffe follows the stinky green blobs as they travel across Lake Mohave. The aquatic biologist leads a two-man team for the National Park Service, dipping a long stick into the reservoir's problem areas and sending off samples to the Souther.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Rare fossils of extinct elephant document the earliest known instance of butchery in India

During the late middle Pleistocene, between 300 and 400 thousand years ago, at least three ancient elephant relatives died near a river in the Kashmir Valley of South Asia. Not long after, they were covered in sediment and preserved along with 87 sto.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna"s food chain, researchers find

Flathead catfish—native to the Mississippi River basin—were first detected in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 2002, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In the two decades since then, the invasive species has spread throughout the ri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal

Less than two months after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Pioneering river restoration declared a success

A year on from the completion of a three-year project on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in Somerset to reconnect a section of a river to its floodplain—the innovative "Stage 0" river restoration technique, first pioneered in Oregon, U.S.—h.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 18th, 2024

Computational method works backwards from observations to track down river polluters

A new computational method developed by researchers at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London uses an innovative new technique to track down the sources of river pollutants. The method can work backwards from observations of polluted ri.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Ancient ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ Seafloor Found beneath Pacific Ocean

A vast, ancient slab of seafloor plunged beneath the Pacific Ocean and has hovered in Earth’s mantle for more than 120 million years, a new study suggests.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

How the invasive spiny water flea spread across Canada, and what we can do about it

Across the tranquil waters of Canada's vast network of lakes and rivers, a quiet invader is on the move. The spiny water flea, Bythotrephes cederströmii, is a microscopic predator that is forever altering the ecological fabric of aquatic habitats in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Colorado video shows Tren de Aragua gang beating apartment complex worker in extortion bid, company says

Colorado video shows Tren de Aragua gang beating apartment complex worker in extortion bid, company says.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

102 arrested along Jordan River Trail in 30-day SLCPD operation

102 arrested along Jordan River Trail in 30-day SLCPD operation.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

State backs environmentalists after water shutoff kills thousands of fish in Kern River

California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

This 14-year-old PC standard is finally dying for good

The decline of PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSDs is largely driven by the widespread adoption of PCIe 4 drives......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024