What causes pools below waterfalls to periodically fill with sediment?
Deep pools below waterfalls are popular recreational swimming spots, but sometimes they can be partially or completely filled with sediment. New research showed how and why pools at the base of waterfalls, known as plunge pools, go through natural cy.....»»
Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries
Spot is tackling affordable healthcare with a digital, on-demand injury insurance product that can be as-is or as a compliment to traditional health insurance. Affordable healthcare continues to be a major problem in the U.S., with roughly.....»»
What will happen to sediment plumes associated with deep-sea mining?
In certain parts of the deep ocean, scattered across the seafloor, lie baseball-sized rocks layered with minerals accumulated over millions of years. A region of the central Pacific, called the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ), is estimated to.....»»
Some drought-imposed fishing limits lifted on Colorado River
Colorado lifted some fishing restrictions along a stretch of the Colorado River on Tuesday, but biologists warn that historically low water flows caused by a drought in the U.S. West, high water temperatures and wildfire sediment that all starve trou.....»»
How a butterfly tree becomes a web
Evolution is often portrayed as a tree, with new species branching off from existing lineages, never again to meet. The truth however is often much messier. In the case of adaptive radiation, in which species diversify rapidly to fill different ecolo.....»»
ChipMOS, Chipbond may further raise backend quotes in 2H21
Backend houses ChipMOS Technologies and Chipbond Technology are expected to raise again their backend service quotes later in the second half of 2021, as robust demand for car-use display driver ICs (DDI) and NOR flash chips continues to fill their f.....»»
Human waste contaminating urban water leads to "superbug" spread
Contamination of urban lakes, rivers and surface water by human waste is creating pools of 'superbugs' in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) - but improving access to clean water, sanitation and sewerage infrastructure could help to protect peop.....»»
Human waste contaminating urban water leads to "superbug" spread, study finds
Contamination of urban lakes, rivers and surface water by human waste is creating pools of 'superbugs' in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC)—but improving access to clean water, sanitation and sewerage infrastructure could help to protect peop.....»»
We want your city in TechCrunch’s European Cities Survey 2021!
Do you want your city to get its own TechCrunch Survey? They join in! So if you are a tech startup founder or investor in one of these cities please fill out our survey form here Check the list of European cities we’ve surveyed so far in our re.....»»
Delta variant slams Missouri as ICUs fill and ventilators run low
Cases and hospitalizations surge amid the low vaccination rates and the spread of delta. Enlarge / The COVID-19 testing site at the Walmart Supercenter in Joplin, Missouri, on July 2, 2020. (credit: Getty | The Washington Post) As the delta va.....»»
Byrd raises $19M to expand Amazon-style fulfillment and logistics to more e-commerce merchants in Europe
E-commerce in Europe is set to grow 30% percent this year, with the online shopping surge that started at the rise of Covid-19 showing little sign of abating. Today, a startup that’s building infrastructure in the region to help merchants fill.....»»
Constructed wetlands are best protection for agricultural runoff into waterways
A new paper from a lead author based at the University of Kansas finds wetlands constructed along waterways are the most cost-effective way to reduce nitrate and sediment loads in large streams and rivers. Rather than focusing on individual farms, th.....»»
Intel hints at imminent Xe-HPG DG2 gaming GPU reveal
On the Odyssey page, where cardholders are asked to fill out their details for the chance to grab some free merchandise, Intel writes: "We are soon heading toward a milestone moment, the pending release of the Xe HPG microarchitecture from Intel.".....»»
All the major players spent time in the Denisovan cave
Even the sediment in the floor of Denisova Cave has a story to tell. Enlarge / Neanderthals and Denisovans probably enjoyed the view from Denisova cave, too. (credit: flickr user: loronet) At various points in the last 300,000 years, Denisova.....»»
India pushing to attract investments from tech firms
India is looking to attract more ICT manufacturers to invest in India, hoping to fill the gap at the local ICT supply chain, and has been accepting letter of intent for investment from semiconductor companies since the end of 2020......»»
COVAX Effort to Vaccinate the World Is Faltering
The international collaboration does not have enough COVID vaccine doses to meet its goals, so wealthy countries must step up to fill the gap -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
What is Apple Podcasts Subscriptions? Here’s all you need to know
Whether you've heard about Apple Podcasts Subscriptions or not, we fill you in on what the service is, how it works, and how much it will cost you......»»
DNA from sediment reveals epic history of Denisova Cave
In a landmark study, scientists from Australia, Germany and Russia have used ancient DNA recovered from sediment samples from Denisova Cave in Siberia to reveal a detailed occupational history of this unique site by three distinct groups of ancient h.....»»
Compact quantum computer for server centers
Quantum computers developed to date have been one-of-a-kind devices that fill entire laboratories. Now, physicists at the University of Innsbruck have built a prototype of an ion trap quantum computer that can be used in industry. It fits into two 19.....»»
Over half of the world"s rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on average
A new study led by researchers from McGill University and INRAE found that between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometres of rivers and streams on Earth that they investigated stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year. It is the first-e.....»»
Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere
A group of researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and Stanford University were part of an expedition to French Guiana to study tropical frogs in the Amazon. Amphibian species of this region use ephemeral pools of water as their nurseries and.....»»