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Was North America populated by "stepping stone" migration across Bering Sea?

For thousands of years during the last ice age, generations of maritime migrants paddled skin boats eastward across shallow ocean waters from Asia to present-day Alaska. They voyaged from island to island and ultimately to shore, surviving on bountif.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgApr 29th, 2021

Genetic study finds early summer fishing can have an evolutionary impact, resulting in smaller salmon

Atlantic salmon are caught by fisheries when the fish are migrating to spawn. A new study led by the University of Helsinki explored how salmon caught at different times during their spawning migration differ from each other genetically. The study on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

2023 "year of record climatic hazards" in Latin America: UN

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Niño and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Scientists find ancient, endangered lamprey fish in Queensland, 1400 km north of its previous known range

The Australian brook lamprey (Mordacia praecox) is part of a group of primitive jawless fish. It's up to 15 cm long, with rows of sharp teeth. Surprisingly, it doesn't use these teeth to suck blood like most lamprey species—it's non-parasitic......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Mitsubishi eyes U.S. market EV from Nissan as North America takes center stage

Mitsubishi CEO Takao Kato books record operating income and says North America has swapped places with Southeast Asia to become its earnings engine......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Model predicts future spread of box tree moth in North America

CABI scientists have led research with collaborations from the University of Toronto and University of Guelph, both in Canada, to update a model which predicts the future spread of the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) in North America......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

nodeQ launches PQtunnel to simplify the migration to PQC for both SMEs and large enterprises

nodeQ has developed PQtunnel, a tool designed to assist businesses – ranging from SMEs to large enterprises – in transitioning their end-to-end (E2E) secure communication to PQC. This software application is available in two variants: PQt.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Daimler Truck unveils its first autonomous, battery electric eCascadia

Daimler Truck North America executives showcased the company's new autonomous and battery-electric demonstration vehicle Wednesday, ahead of the ACT Expo later this month......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Register now for the Automotive News Leading Women Conference

The May 21 event features Ford Motor Co.'s Lisa Drake and Hyundai Motor America's Tia Battle as keynote speakers......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

North America, Europe must close EV battery supply chain gaps to compete with China, McKinsey says

Developing regional supply chains is critical to lowering the cost of electric vehicles......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Grizzlies are returning to Washington"s North Cascades. How will that work?

Among the jagged peaks of the North Cascades, lush alpine meadows rich with berries and wildflowers blanket valleys carved by glaciers, some threaded with trickling creeks......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Researcher analyzes 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly

Signs written in Spanish are becoming less common along North Philadelphia's Golden Block, or El Bloque de Oro—which runs along North Fifth Street from Lehigh Avenue to Allegheny Avenue and is considered the cultural center of the city's long-stand.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Study identifies early warning signals for the end of the African humid period

The transition from the African humid period (AHP) to dry conditions in North Africa is the clearest example of climate tipping points in recent geological history. They occur when small perturbations trigger a large, non-linear response in the syste.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Computer models show heat waves in north Pacific may be due to China reducing aerosols

A team of oceanographers and planetary scientists at the Ocean University of China, working with a pair of colleagues from the U.S. and one in Germany, has found via computer modeling, that recent heat waves in the north Pacific may be due to a large.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

What Australia can learn from Latin America when it comes to tackling violence against women

Fifty years ago, Australian feminist Anne Summers denounced "the ideology of sexism" governing over so many women's lives. Unfortunately, sexism is as lethal today as it was then......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

How evolving landscapes impacted First Peoples" early migration patterns into Australia

New research led by the University of Sydney offers fresh understanding of the migration patterns of Australia and New Guinea's First Peoples, and where they lived in the 40,000 years following humanity's arrival on the then combined continent. The w.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

When injecting pure spin into chiral materials, direction matters

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Pittsburgh studied how the spin information of an electron, called a pure spin current, moves through chiral materials. They found that the direction in which the spins are inject.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Uncovering the reasons behind the rapid warming of the North Pole

The North Pole region heats up faster than the rest of the world. Though this is a known fact, climate models underestimate the speed with which the region warms up. Sjoert Barten obtained his PhD on this subject at Wageningen University & Research o.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Maya used hallucinogenic plants in rituals to bless their ball courts

eDNA analysis found traces of xtabentum, as well as lancewood, chili peppers, and jool. Enlarge / A decorative ring made from carved stone is embedded in the wall of a ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza. (credit:.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Citizen science project finds that respectful boat users are rewarded with magical dolphin encounters

A citizen science project reveals that most boat users along the North-East coast in the U.K. do not disturb dolphins and are often rewarded with close-up encounters......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Maya used hallucinogenic plants in “ensouling” rituals for their ball courts

eDNA analysis found traces of xtabentum, as well as lancewood, chili peppers, and jool. Enlarge / A decorative ring made from carved stone is embedded in the wall of a ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza. (credit:.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024