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This Indigenous Community Records the Climate Change That Is Causing Their Town to Erode Away

In a tiny village north of the Arctic Circle in Canada, the Inuvialuit of Tuktoyaktuk have taken climate science into their own hands. .....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamOct 12th, 2023

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......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Study shows how avocado pruning residues can be used produce more sustainable food packaging

Although plastic allows food to be packaged safely and hygienically, its extensive use constitutes a significant environmental challenge due to its limited recyclability and short shelf life. Thus, industry and the scientific community have been look.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

How to ensure biodiversity data are FAIR, linked, open and future-proof

Within the Biodiversity Community Integrated Knowledge Library (BiCIKL) project, 14 European institutions from ten countries, spent the last three years elaborating on services and high-tech digital tools, in order to improve the findability, accessi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Some clever ways to search for primordial black holes

Primordial black holes (PBHs) have recently received much attention in the physics community. One of the primary reasons is the potential link to dark matter. In effect, if PBHs can be proven to exist, there's a very good chance that they are what da.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

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?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Christianity is changing in South Africa as Pentecostal and indigenous churches grow—what"s behind the trend?

Studies show that South Africa is one of only three countries in the world where religious participation has increased in recent years. The other two countries are Italy and the US......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

iPad Pro OLED HDR color peaking bug to be corrected with software update

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. A fix is on the way.iPad Pro uses tandem OLED for a brighter outputApple lifted the news embargo so initial reviews.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Before launching, GPT-4o broke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name

Anonymous chatbot that mystified and frustrated experts was OpenAI's latest model. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI employee William Fedus confirmed on X that a mysterious chat-topping AI chatbot known as.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Persistent strain of cholera defends itself against forces of change, scientists find

A deadly strain of cholera bacteria that emerged in Indonesia back in 1961 continues to spread widely to this day, claiming thousands of lives around the world every year, sickening millions, and with its persistence, baffling scientists......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Researchers reveal how genetically identical water fleas develop into different sexes

Daphnia are tiny crustaceans, or "water fleas," that are extremely adaptable to their environment. This is due to their remarkable phenotypic plasticity, i.e., their ability to change their form or behavior despite their genetic makeup remaining unch.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

New study examines the price tag of phasing-out coal

Coal phase-out is necessary to solve climate change, but can have negative impacts on workers and local communities dependent on coal for their livelihoods. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Central European University in.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Apple Music kicks off 10-day ‘100 Best Albums’ of all time countdown

Apple Music is kicking off a 10-day countdown today, during which it will share the 100 Best Albums of all time. “The list is an editorial statement, fully independent of any streaming numbers on Apple Music — a love letter to the records tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Loss and hope: US park rangers" climate crisis fight

American biologist Laura Brennan describes the coin-sized Karner blue butterfly as "very delicate and graceful" with a "lovely blue" coloring and "just a little speckling of orange.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024