Universities urged to turn campuses paperless to cut deforestation rates
Universities will do the environment a good service and trim deforestation levels if they turn their campuses paperless, according to a study published as part of the 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET.....»»
Deciphering how viruses choose to turn nasty or not to their bacterial host
Researchers from the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at Tel Aviv University have deciphered a novel complex decision-making process that helps viruses choose to turn nasty or stay friendly to their bacterial host. In a new paper, th.....»»
Rope entanglement found to be a cause of low breeding rates in right whales
New findings show the severe impact of fishing gear entanglements on the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, with every injury from entanglements impacting population recovery......»»
Giant sequoias are a rapidly growing feature of the UK landscape
Imported giant sequoia trees are well adapted to the UK, growing at rates close to their native ranges and capturing large amounts of carbon during their long lives, finds a new study led by UCL researchers with colleagues at the Royal Botanic Garden.....»»
Your car insurance company knows more about you than you think
According to a new report, insurance companies are buying data collected by cars and sold to data brokers to inform the rates of insurance premiums......»»
Study shows how to increase success rate of restoration initiatives in the Cerrado
Statistics made available in January 2024 show that while deforestation in the Amazon fell by half in 2023, it increased by 43% in the Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna. A research group at the State University of Campinas's Institute of Biology (IB-UNI.....»»
Mars attracts: How Earth"s interactions with the red planet drive deep-sea circulation
Scientists from the Universities of Sydney and Sorbonne University have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover a connection between the orbits of Earth and Mars, past global warming patterns and the speeding up of deep ocean circulati.....»»
Greenpeace urges creation of Galapagos high seas protected area
Greenpeace on Monday urged governments to ratify a UN treaty for ocean protection to allow for the creation of a world-first marine preservation area in the high seas around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago......»»
Researchers discover new insights hiding above a 60-year-old fire
Microbes are vital to maintaining healthy, fertile soil, which, in turn, is vital to the overall health of ecosystems. But what happens to these microbes when humans cause long-term damage to the environment?.....»»
Educators can foster interpartisan friendships on college campuses, suggests study
As American society continues to divide along political lines, higher education and educators have unique potential to help foster interpartisan friendships, according to a new study from North Carolina State University......»»
If you need a palate cleanser between long RPGs, try this great Game Pass shooter
If you're looking for a palate cleanser between long RPGs, Xbox Game Pass has the perfect turn your brain off shooter for you......»»
If you need a palette cleanser between long RPGs, try this great Game Pass shooter
If you're looking for a palette cleanser between long RPGs, Xbox Game Pass has the perfect turn your brain off shooter for you......»»
How to shut down a computer with keyboard shortcuts
Need to turn your PC off fast? Keyboard shortcuts can help you immediately choose the sort of shutdown you want to use. Here's how to use them on Windows......»»
"Politicians in robes": How a sharp right turn imperiled trust in the Supreme Court
For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court was viewed as one of the few American institutions respected by Democrats and Republicans alike. It was seen as a legal institution, not a political one, strengthened by its "norms, processes, symbols, and independ.....»»
Best 8K TV deals: Samsung and LG starting at $2,500
When nothing but the very best for your home theater setup will do, the best 8K TV deals are where you should turn for some savings......»»
Personal trauma and criminal offending are closely linked—arguing for justice system reform
New Zealand's justice system is failing. The country has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the OECD, and over 56% of people with prior convictions are reconvicted within two years......»»
Securing the future: Addressing cybersecurity challenges in the education sector
In this Help Net Security video, Kory Daniels, CISO at Trustwave, shines a light on the impact the current threat environment can have for both universities and students. Key findings from a recent Trustwave report include: – 1.8 million device.....»»
Nvidia just made GeForce Now so much better
Nvidia has just boosted GeForce Now with variable refresh rates, and it'll even work on a Mac. That's not all -- you can finally try it out for cheap......»»
After Astra loses 99 percent of its value, founders take rocket firm private
First you burn the cash, then comes the crash. Enlarge / Liftoff of Astra's Rocket 3.0 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (credit: Astra) Astra's long, strange trip in the space business is taking another turn. The company a.....»»
Building temporal resilience into jobs can help employees thrive when schedules turn upside down: Study
Managers can do much to help their workers become more resilient to inevitable time disruptions in today's workplace, says new research from The University of Texas at Austin......»»
Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought
My colleagues and I mapped activity in the northeast Pacific of "dark" fishing vessels—boats that turn off their location devices or lose signal for technical reasons. In our new study published in Science Advances, we found that highly mobile mari.....»»