What should I do if I encounter a solitary sociable cetacean?
Increasing numbers of whales and dolphins appear to be taking up solitary lives around the world......»»
TikTok"s Missed Connections: better than Craigslist
Once upon a time on the internet, if you had a brief encounter with someone you couldn't stop thinking about, you might post something poetic about it on Craigslist's Missed Connections. But that once-beloved section of the site has been a shadow of.....»»
Examining why locusts form destructive swarms
Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that the microbiome of a solitary locust undergoes a profound change when the host joins a group: bacteria called Weissella, almost completely absent from the microbiome of solitary locusts, become dominant in.....»»
Douglas Trumbull, VFX Whiz For "Blade Runner", "2001" and Others, Dies At 79
Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects mastermind behind Blade Runner, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, 2001: A Space Odyssey and numerous others, died on Monday at age 79. His daughter Amy Trumbull announced the news on Facebook, writing that her fa.....»»
Climate Scientists Encounter Limits of Computer Models, Bedeviling Policy
magzteel shares a report: For almost five years, an international consortium of scientists was chasing clouds, determined to solve a problem that bedeviled climate-change forecasts for a generation: How do these wisps of water vapor affect global war.....»»
No perfect solution: Africa"s smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices
As an agricultural and environmental scientist, I've worked for decades exploring the practical challenges that smallholder farmers encounter in East Africa. These include controlling weeds that can choke their crops and looking for new ways to deal.....»»
Study: Look into the camera during video meetings to be perceived positively
People who look directly into the camera during video meetings are seen as more sociable and sympathetic. This is the finding of a study that investigated how gaze, camera angle and distance affect how we are perceived during video meetings......»»
Earth may have narrowly avoided a devastating comet impact 1,600 years ago
Evidence from the Ohio River Valley suggests that Earth had a near-miss encounter with a comet about 1,600 years ago, and it still caused considerable devastation......»»
Hunting by humans can change virus evolution, transmission in pumas
Pumas are famously solitary creatures. They typically avoid contact with humans, which makes them a challenge to observe. As a result, very little is known about their movements and even less about how diseases move through puma populations......»»
"Anonymous" Hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld Said To Be Held In Solitary Confinement
Slashdot reader reader Danngggg has been keeping us up-to-date about the case of Marty Gottesfeld, the Anonymous hacktivist initially prosecuted by the same U.S. attorney who prosecuted Aaron Swartz into suicide: Anonymous hacktivist Marty Gottesfel.....»»
UFC 270 live stream: how to watch Ngannou vs Gane online
A heavyweight encounter not to be missed - here's how to live stream UFC 270 and watch Ngannou vs Gane online where you are......»»
Who"s at greatest risk to encounter the criminal legal system in the U.S.?
In the United States, Black boys and young men face the greatest risk of early interactions with the criminal legal system, particularly those whose parents have a high school education or less, according to Penn-led research published in the journal.....»»
Tuning the bonds of paired quantum particles to create dissipationless flow
Electrons flowing through power lines and computers inevitably encounter resistance; when they do, they lose some of their energy, which dissipates as heat. That's why laptops get hot after being used for too long and why the server farms that power.....»»
Networking device makers see chip shortage persisting
Taiwan's networking device makers including Sercomm, Arcadyan Technology, Gemtek Technology and Accton Technology continue to encounter chip shortages with delivery lead times for core ICs prolonged to over 50 weeks, but they are confident about robu.....»»
A quantum view of "combs" of light
Unlike the jumble of frequencies produced by the light that surrounds us in daily life, each frequency of light in a specialized light source known as a "soliton" frequency comb oscillates in unison, generating solitary pulses with consistent timing......»»
Fake news and fact-checking: Study examines social media use during the pandemic
Social media was used to both spread misinformation and for fact-checking during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study which explores how individuals perceive and make sense of information they encounter during times of global.....»»
Amazon"s genre-blending "Encounter" mixes alien thriller with road movie
If you’ve seen the trailers for Encounter, you’re probably expecting your stock-standard Hollywood alien invasion film. This is not it.From Beast director Michael Pearce, Amazon Studios' Encounter revolves around Malik Kahn (Riz Ahmed), a.....»»
Solar Orbiter flies by Earth before beginning final journey to Sun
The Solar Orbiter space probe had a brief encounter with its home planet on Saturday morning when it circled the Earth for the first and last time while executing a gravity assist to slow itself down before setting off for the Sun......»»
ESA"s riskiest flyby
The chance that ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft will encounter space debris during its upcoming Earth flyby is very, very low. However, the risk is not zero and is greater than any other flyby ESA has performed. That there is this risk at all highligh.....»»
Horizon Forbidden West Features Attitude System To Determine NPC Personalities, Tribes Have Unique Behaviour
Check out the latest Horizon Forbidden West details, which features info on the game's NPCs and Tribes that you'll encounter. The post Horizon Forbidden West Features Attitude System To Determine NPC Personalities, Tribes Have Unique Behaviour appear.....»»
DDI vendors may see gross margins eroded by rising production costs
Taiwan's display driver IC (DDI) suppliers will likely post sequential decreases in gross margins through the first quarter of 2022, as they encounter more difficulties in passing increased manufacturing costs onto their customers, according to indus.....»»