Laura Lundquist (The Missoula Stream) More than two dozen organizations and scientists have offered critiques of Montana’s proposed grizzly bear management plan, hinting at obstacles that might hinder the delisting. With three days left until the closing of the comment period on the state’s grizzly bear management plan proposed by the Gianforte administration, 27 organizations … Read more
Carl Horzmann has found a way to take his 87-year-old dad scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, go skiing for the first time and bring him on a tour of his old neighborhood in Union, NJ, where he grew up — all with the help of virtual reality. As part of a Phase I … Read more
Corporate technology leaders are relying on artificial intelligence and other software automation tools to help companies grow without hiring additional workers anytime soon. Although some of these efforts predate current economic uncertainties, many are being accelerated or expanded as pressure grows on employers to do more with fewer resources—including fewer workers—until market conditions improvesays CIOs … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Vultures search for dead animals along a river and diverted sewage canal in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs. The river and its tributaries cross Kibera, known as Africa’s largest slum with a population of nearly 200,000, and other … Read more
Last December, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the experimental confirmation of a quantum phenomenon known for more than 80 years: entanglement. As conceived by Albert Einstein and his collaborators in 1935, quantum objects can be mysteriously related even if they are separated by great distances. But as bizarre as the phenomenon sounds, … Read more
Johnston, Iowa – In just seven years, corn tar spot disease in the United States has grown from a relatively minor disease with little economic impact to a major crop-stealing problem. The disease was discovered more than a century ago in Mexico, but it wasn’t until 2015 that it was found in the US corn … Read more
Deep Earth may be slowing its rotation. Earth’s solid iron inner core appears to be spinning at a slower rate than the planet’s, according to a new study — but not to worry, scientists think it’s been changing speeds and directions over eons. The 9,400-degree inner core — which was discovered in 1936 by studying … Read more
Distinguished Professor Robert Wayne, the acclaimed evolutionary geneticist and geneticist whose research helped explain the history and evolution of pet dogs, died on December 26 of pancreatic cancer. He was 66 years old. Wayne has been a faculty member in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA for more than 30 years. His … Read more
Editor’s note: Seek advice from your healthcare provider if you suffer from chronic poor sleep and also before starting an exercise programme. CNN – It’s the end of another long day at the office after a lack of sleep at night. As usual, you’re exhausted, but you want to stop at the gym on the … Read more
