As technology progresses, sound has emerged as a crucial tool for gauging the health and biodiversity of our planet's ecosystems.
What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, where ecologist Richard Broughton has witnessed the decline of the marsh tit population over 22 years, and has heard the impact on the wood’s soundscape. As species lose their habitats across the world, pioneering soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause has argued that if we listen closely, nature can tell us everything we need to know about...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mischaracterized the circumstances of his uncle's death during World War II as he lambasted former President Donald Trump's comments about the military. "He got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea," Biden said during his remarks invoking his uncle Ambrose J. Finnegan. However, U.S. military records about Finnegan's death do not mention the aircraft's...
Labour supports the "defensive action" taken by the UK and allies over Iran's attack on Israel, its leader says.
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) – The Schuyler County Veterans Service Agency will be hosting a Lunch and Learn event next week for veterans who struggle with technology. The Lunch and Learn will be on Wednesday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Human Service Complex, Room 120, in Montour Falls. The event []
Loss of intensity and diversity of noises in ecosystems reflects an alarming decline in healthy biodiversity, say sound ecologists: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentSounds of the natural world are rapidly falling silent and will become “acoustic fossils” without urgent action to halt environmental destruction, international experts have warned.As technology develops, sound has become an increasingly important way of measuring the health and...
An excerpt from ‘Yes, There Will Be Singing: Poems’, by Hamraaz.
The drag strip at World Wide Technology Raceway is going to need some
ST. LOUIS — Residents and businesses across the St. Louis area are cleaning
Hundreds of young dancers gathered in New York's Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break the world record for dancing on pointe in one place.
The NCM said it had tracked the incoming heavy rainfall but did not target any clouds during that period, attributing the storm to natural rainfall.
So this is how it begins. The artificial intelligence slash robot takeover of the world, I mean. AI models are getting their own “beauty pageant” in what is being described as “the tech world’s Oscars.” According to the Mirror, there are around 10,000 AI models (computer-generated fake people) running around on social media these days. […]