World"s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia
Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia......»»
World migration down 30 percent due to pandemic: UN
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed global migration by nearly 30 percent, with around two million fewer people than predicted migrating between 2019 and 2020, according to a UN report released on Friday......»»
The best computer desks for 2021
Looking for a new piece of furniture that will fit in your office, dorm, or gaming cave? Here's a list of the top desks to fit all kinds of spaces and angles......»»
A textual analysis of Trump"s language shows shifts in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot
On Jan. 6, the world witnessed how language can incite violence......»»
Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night
Millions of birds travel between their breeding and wintering grounds during spring and autumn migration, creating one of the greatest spectacles of the natural world. These journeys often span incredible distances. For example, the Blackpoll Warbler.....»»
Wandavision premieres in ways that would never work on ABC—and that’s great
Disney+ take on Marvel TV is a massive zag from Netflix's zig—and we're intrigued. Enlarge / The black-and-white world of Wandavision, as occasionally interrupted by color in its first two episodes on Disney+ as of today. (credit: Disney) Th.....»»
How law enforcement gets around your smartphone’s encryption
Openings provided by iOS and Android security are there for those with the right tools. Enlarge / Uberwachung, Symbolbild, Datensicherheit, Datenhoheit (credit: Westend61 | Getty Images) Lawmakers and law enforcement agencies around the world.....»»
Ford Halts Focus Car Plant for Full Month Due To Chip Shortage
Ford Motor is halting production of its most popular car model in Europe for a full month because of the shortage of semiconductors disrupting the worldâ(TM)s biggest automakers. From a report: The automaker's Focus factory in Saarlouis, Germany.....»»
That"s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
With the fall of third-party cookies, innovators, creators and startups now have an opportunity to find creative solutions for the advertising world. Continue reading........»»
Pega Acquires Qurious, Salesforce Introduces Loyalty Management & More CX News
In this week's CX newsbyte, acquisitions from Pega, Mailchimp and Verve, an update from Salesforce. All that and more from the world of customer experience. Continue reading........»»
Video game spending increased 27% in 2020
If you’ve been following the gaming space – or just the state of the world, generally – over the past 12 months, this shouldn’t come as a major surprise. Spending saw big increases pretty much across the board in 2020, as a homebound populace.....»»
Johan "N0tail" Sundstein: Inside the world"s richest e-sports player"s mansion
Johan "N0tail" Sundstein has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date......»»
New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities
Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants found in intertidal areas throughout much of the world's tropical and subtropical coastlines. Mangrove ecosystems are highly variable, ranging from sparse, stunted shrubs to dense stands of thick-stemmed tall trees......»»
This painted pig is the world’s oldest figurative art
The pig's spiky head crest and two facial warts helped identify its species. Enlarge (credit: Brumm et al. 2021) A pig painted on the wall of an Indonesian cave is the world’s oldest figurative art—that is, it’s the oldest known drawing.....»»
At least 34 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 34 people......»»
Climate change doesn"t spare the smallest
In a normal year, biologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs spend about six months in Costa Rica, where they conduct research and pursue conservation efforts in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), a World Heritage Site in the northwest that.....»»
Zyxel lands orders for 5G NR FWA routers from Telenor Norway
Taiwan-based Zyxek Communications has announced its entry into the equipment supply chain of Telenor Norway and will offer 5G NR7101 outdoor routers to support the construction of what the telecom carrier claims is the world's fastest and biggest 5G.....»»
Johan "N0tail" Sundstein: Inside the world"s richest esports player"s mansion
Johan "N0tail" Sundstein has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date......»»
The world’s first fully automated ‘salmon cannon’ is here to save the planet
How do you transport salmon upstream when there's a dam or other blockage in the way? With a Hyperloop for fish, of course......»»
Foraging humans, mammals and birds who live in the same place behave similarly
Foraging humans find food, reproduce, share parenting, and even organize their social groups in similar ways as surrounding mammal and bird species, depending on where they live in the world, new research has found......»»
Ancient temperature and sea level changes provide new insights into potential impact of climate change today
Scientists studying ocean temperature and sea level changes from thousands of years ago have said their data could be crucial to understanding climate change and improving projections of how our world may change due to global warming......»»