Why These Surfers Want to Restore a Rainforest
In the rainy mountains along Ireland’s west coast, the nonprofit Hometree wants to bring back a temperate rainforest ecosystem that has been gone for centuries......»»
We need an industry-backed, tech-neutral resource to restore trust in voice communications
With illegal robocalls now representing nearly half of all unwanted calls in the U.S., consumers are opting to simply not pick up their phones. In fact, studies show that in the U.S. alone, 76% of calls from an unidentified or unfamiliar number are l.....»»
Research chemists find a quick way to synthesize novel neuroactive compounds found in rainforest tree
A potential cornucopia of neuroactive compounds, which might yield clues to the design of future psychiatric and neurological drugs, has become more accessible to synthetic chemists, thanks to new work from Scripps Research......»»
To get to the rainforest canopy, it helps to have a crane
When you walk through a rainforest, you might feel like you're missing out. You can hear birdsong and insect noises from way up high. For decades, the rainforest canopy was called "the last biotic frontier," due to the sheer difficulty of getting up.....»»
A new "truth" about the rainforest: How Bolsonaro"s supporters misuse satellite data
Satellite data have played an important role in efforts to monitor the rate of deforestation in the Amazon Basin for decades. But the way these data are used has changed under the government of President Jair Bolsonaro. His supporters are questioning.....»»
Amazon nears climate "tipping point" faster than expected
Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and could irretrievably transition into savannah, with dire consequences for the region and the world, according to a study published Mon.....»»
DeepMind AI Tool Helps Historians Restore Ancient Texts
AI software can help historians interpret and date ancient texts by reconstructing works destroyed over time, according to a new paper published in Nature. The Register reports: A team of computer scientists and experts in classical studies led by De.....»»
Google is Going to Let You Archive Android Apps Instead of Uninstalling
Later this year, you may not have to fully uninstall an app to free up space on that aging phone of yours. Google announced today that it has been cooking up a way to archive apps on your phone, making it easier to restore them with user data at some.....»»
Amazon Nears "Tipping Point" Where Rainforest Could Transform Into Savanna
If deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could reach a critical tipping point where most of it transforms into a dry savanna, a new study warns. Live Science reports: The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, suggests.....»»
Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to recover from destruction
Satellite research finds that an irreversible "tipping point" could be approaching. Enlarge / Deforestation in the Amazon to create grazing for cattle. (credit: LeoFFreitas | Getty Images) The Amazon rainforest is losing its.....»»
75% of Amazon rainforest shows signs of loss, a "tipping point" of dieback, study shows
The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a "tipping point" of dieback, the point where rainforest will turn to savanna, a new study shows......»»
The Amazon Rainforest May Be Nearing a Point of No Return
Satellites spot troubling signals that may portend a transformation from rainforest to savanna, with profound implications for the planet......»»
Amazon rainforest is losing resilience: New evidence from satellite data analysis
The Amazon rainforest is likely losing resilience, data analysis from high-resolution satellite images suggests. This is due to stress from a combination of logging and burning—the influence of human-caused climate change is not clearly determinabl.....»»
Satellite data analysis suggests Amazon rainforest is losing resilience
The Amazon rainforest is likely losing resilience, data analysis from high-resolution satellite images suggests. This is due to stress from a combination of logging and burning—the influence of human-caused climate change is not clearly determinabl.....»»
Could tiny devices made out of DNA treat cancer?
One of the most promising avenues in treating cancer is to restore our immune system's ability to recognize and attack cancerous cells. A team of University of Chicago chemists and biologists developed a tiny device that can locate tumor cells and fo.....»»
Utility Promising To Restore Mining Performance on Nvidia GPUs Actually Malware
Web3 is Going Great reports: The popular Tom's Hardware and PC Gamer websites both ran articles about a utility called "Nvidia RTX LHR v2 Unlocker", which claimed to increase the artificially-limited cryptocurrency mining performance of its RTX graph.....»»
16 dead as Storm Eunice, hits power, transport in W.Europe
Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses a day after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across northwest Europe and left transport networks in disarray......»»
How Preserving Agave Could Help Save an Endangered Bat
Climate change and overgrazing are destroying the plants on which the Mexican long-nosed bat depends. Now, an initiative is trying to restore the balance......»»
Reintroducing large mammals could restore the world"s ecosystems
Bringing back beavers, bears and bison around the world could significantly improve the state of the world's ecosystems......»»
WordPress plugin vulnerability exposed millions of websites to attack
Severe security flaw found in a backup and restore WordPress plugin......»»
Taiwan handset shipments to resume growth in 2022
Taiwan's smartphone shipments in 2021 dropped 10% relative to 2020, but the market is expected to restore growth in 2022 as telecom operators turn to highlight 5G services, observers said......»»