The value of failure in conservation programs
Conservation programs need—and often incentivize—community involvement. For example, a program in Zanzibar, Tanzania, asked communities to protect their village forests in exchange for access to the carbon credits market. Despite community enthus.....»»
South Africa"s great white sharks are changing locations—they need to be monitored for beach safety and conservation
South Africa is renowned for having one of the world's biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Substantial declines have been observed, however, in places where the sharks normally gather on the coast of the Western Cape p.....»»
Housing should be prioritized to support re-entry following incarceration, study suggests
Policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing to support formerly incarcerated people and reduce recidivism, researchers from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University write in a new study......»»
Windows 11 Pro & Microsoft Office 2021 bundle for just $54.97
PC users should be excited by this bundled offer featuring Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows, giving shoppers affordable access to programs like Word, Excel, Power Point, and more for $54.97.Aiming to make life easier for stude.....»»
Weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy also protect your heart
Semaglutide reduces heart failure symptoms by bringing down body weight. Enlarge / An injection pen at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023.: (credit: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloo.....»»
Psychedelic rock gecko among dozens of species in need of further conservation protection in Vietnam
Further conservation measures are required to protect Vietnamese reptiles, such as the psychedelic rock gecko (Cnemaspis psychedelica), from habitat loss and overharvesting, concludes a report, published in the journal Nature Conservation......»»
Ozempic and Wegovy Can Also Protect Your Heart
A new study shows that semaglutide reduces heart failure symptoms like fatigue and swelling by bringing down body weight......»»
HL-LHC magnet alignment system passes crucial tests
The many CERN-developed sensors and software programs of the FRAS (Full Remote Alignment System) have been successfully tested on a prototype magnet in preparation for the HL-LHC......»»
It’s totally OK to buy the new iPhone every year
The decision to upgrade to the new iPhone each year can feel torturous. Replacing a perfectly fine iPhone with one that’s better in one or two ways can feel like some kind of moral failure. To be clear, it’s not that any one person or force ma.....»»
Maybe don’t feel bad about buying a new iPhone 15 Pro from your iPhone 14 Pro
The decision to upgrade to the new iPhone each year can feel torturous. Replacing a perfectly fine iPhone with one that’s better in one or two ways can feel like some kind of moral failure. To be clear, it’s not that any one person or force ma.....»»
Do artificial roosts help bats? Experts say more research needed
Artificial roosts for bats come in many forms—bat boxes, condos, bark mimics, clay roosts, and cinder block structures, to name a few—but a new conservation practice and policy article from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champai.....»»
A new framework for customized marine conservation in local contexts
Aotearoa's coastal marine ecosystems are struggling with the cumulative effects of multiple human activities and stressors that are leading to tipping points, ecological surprises, and irreversible ecosystem damage......»»
Want to fight climate change? Don"t poach gorillas (or elephants, hornbills, toucans, etc.)
Here's a climate solution we can all get behind: don't kill elephants. Or poach gorillas—or wipe out tapirs, hornbills, or other large-bodied wildlife that eat fruit and disperse large seeds. That's because a new paper by the Wildlife Conservation.....»»
New methodology combines earthquake ground shaking and ground failure for forecasting gas pipeline damage
After an earthquake strikes in an area with a buried gas pipeline network, it can be critical to identify where potential damage to the pipeline might have occurred—especially since these networks can cover hundreds of kilometers and may sometimes.....»»
We"re more likely to break conservation rules when we see others doing it, scientists say
Seeing other people break rules can make us act out in ways that we wouldn't on our own. Applying this psychological concept to fields like conservation could help explain why social influence causes people to make decisions that are harmful to the e.....»»
Toyota to resume Japan production on Wednesday after system failure hits plants
Toyota said it will restart operations at its assembly plants in Japan on Wednesday, after a production system malfunction brought domestic output to a halt at the world's biggest-selling automaker......»»
India first to land near moon south pole after Russia fails
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole after Russia's attempt at a lunar touch down in the same area ended in failure following an engine malfunction......»»
Inside a Live Pirate IPTV Blocking Order Protecting UEFA’s Champions League
Football bodies and broadcasters including the Premier League, Sky and UEFA, recently obtained permission to continue their ISP blocking programs to limit access to pirate IPTV streams. While almost no information relating to these secret processes a.....»»
Kim Dotcom’s Bitcache a US$13.5m Failure, Liquidator Report Reveals
Founded by Kim Dotcom in 2016, Bitcache was marketed as a groundbreaking blockchain microtransaction solution set to revolutionize a lot of very important crypto stuff; so invest now, before it's too late. Last month Bitcache Limited was put into liq.....»»
Dramatic images show why emperor penguins were hit with catastrophe
At the bottom of the world, emperor penguins have experienced tragedy.Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey report an "unprecedented breeding failure" in some big, well-observed colonies where sea ice had largely or completely vanished in 2022......»»
AI-enhanced audio monitoring shows where monkeys won"t go
By monitoring the calls of spider monkeys, researchers have shown what level of human activity they will tolerate, helping guide conservation......»»