These autonomous devices are diving deep into the world's oceans to monitor temperature and salinity levels.
As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A recent study by Earth scientists at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa has compiled research from experts worldwide showing that in cities where there are complex networks of buried and partially buried infrastructure, interaction with this shallower and saltier groundwater exacerbates corrosion and failure of critical systems such as sewer lines, roadways, and...
Researchers in North Carolina have created a simulation model to analyze how coastal management activities meant to protect barrier islands from sea-level rise can disrupt the natural processes that are keeping barrier islands above water.
Bang & Olufsen has revealed the second product in its Recreated Classics range, delving back to the 90s to resurrect its Beosystem 9000c. The 9000c follows on from the Beogram 4000c that was brought back in 2020, and much like that turntable, B&O has sourced 200 units of the original Beosound 9000 CD player back to the company's factory in Struer, Denmark, where they were first created back in 1996. It then disassembled the units, which were (thoroughly) inspected by a team of service...
For the women who pick and prepare Maryland’s famous crab, the once profitable work is far more uncertain – and the climate crisis has had a damaging impact In the evening light, Maribel Malagón stepped outside into a rain storm.It was late October and Malagón, 53, had worked all day picking crab off the eastern shore of Maryland. That night, she and a handful of other seasonal workers walked to a neighbor’s house for an evening of prayer. On the way, Malagón clutched a pendant of St Judas, the...
Tourists wishing to visit the Italian city of Venice will have to pay a fee for the first time as part of a trial to deter daytrippers at peak times. Day visitors will pay an $A8 access fee from 8.30am to 4pm (0630-1400 GMT) from Thursday unless they have an exemption. Residents of the Veneto […]
Opinion It was a bold claim by the richest and most famous tech founder:
The Ministry of State for Natural Disaster Management of the caretaker government has announced that the death toll from recent floods in the country has risen to 66 in recent days. The statement said on Tuesday that 66 people have lost their lives due to recent floods, and 36 others have been injured. According to […]
It is taking fast fashion to ever faster and ever cheaper extremes, and making billions from it. Why is the whole world shopping at Shein?For another five hours and 47 minutes, I can buy a Royal Blue Twist Front Cloak Sleeve Slit Back Dress for $5.90, a Striped Pattern High Neck Drop Shoulder Split Hem Sweater for $8.50, or a Solid Sweetheart Neck Crop Tube Top for $1.90. When today’s 90%-off sale ends at 8pm, the crop top will revert to its original price: $4. There are 895 items on flash sale....
By Ben Glickman Intuitive Surgical posted a higher profit in the first quarter as the company's growth in procedures and its installed robotic surgery
In the heart of a desolate countryside, where the echoes of nature’s fury reverberate against the rugged terrain, a desperate cry for aid pierced the silence. SidewalkSpecials, renowned guardians of the voiceless, answered the summons with unwavering determination. Their journey led them to a remote farmstead, perched precariously on the edge of a flood-prone zone, its rocky contours veiled in a menacing shroud of razor wire. Here, amidst the harsh embrace of nature’s unforgiving embrace, lay...
Gathering antlers has been a favorite pastime in the state, but the high dollars they fetch is now putting animals’ lives at riskOn a spring day in April last year, wildlife law enforcement officers in Wyoming made an alarming discovery. While patrolling national forest land in the state’s north-west, they came across an overflowing stack of 40 antlers piled among the trees and concealed with branches.The antlers, they realised, were part of an illegal poaching cache. Collecting antlers has long...