That's nuts: Squirrels could become a pest in the UAE
That’s nuts: Squirrels could become a pest in the UAE They may look cute but behind those puffed-up cheeks lies a problem waiting to happen. Thought you spotted a squirrel in your local park? Well, you wouldn’t be wrong as a recent study in the local natural history journal Tribulus shows that these little guys may be overstaying their welcome in the UAE. Native to South Asia and Iran, the five-striped palm squirrel was first spotted on UAE soil in 2009 in Ras Al Khaimah. Since then, their p..>> view originalDo Cold Showers Really Cool You Down?
It’s normal to feel hot, sweaty and uncomfortable in warm weather, but what’s the best way to cool down? To answer this question, we first need to look at how the body maintains stable internal (core) temperature. We feel uncomfortable at hot environmental (ambient) temperatures because our bodies are striving to maintain a constant core temperature. When the ambient temperature is too high, we engage in reflexive (things our nervous system does without us realising) and behavioural (things we ..>> view originalGoogle's New AI Has Learned to Become "Highly Aggressive" in Stressful Situations
Late last year, famed physicist Stephen Hawking issued a warning that the continued advancement of artificial intelligence will either be "the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity". We've all seen the Terminator movies, and the apocalyptic nightmare that the self-aware AI system, Skynet, wrought upon humanity, and now results from recent behaviour tests of Google's new DeepMind AI system are making it clear just how careful we need to be when building the robots of the future. ..>> view originalProxima B not so habitable: red dwarf stars 'strip' planets with their flares
Overly active. Under-aged. Proxima B’s ‘parent’ star — one of the galaxy’s most common types — is not stable enough to allow planets to hold their atmospheres.Jamie SeidelNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE closest habitable planet to our Solar System may not be so habitable after all. NASA scientists say it’s likely to have been blasted clean by solar flares.A new study published in Astrophysical Journal Letters says Proxmia B is not likely to have any atmosphere.As it orbits a cool red dwarf star, ..>> view originalScientists make thin material that acts as air conditioner
Scientists have invented a new kind of thin material that can cool a surface against the heat of the sun without using energy or typical air conditioning, a study said Thursday. The glass-polymer hybrid material measures just 50 micrometers thick -- slightly more than aluminum foil -- and can be manufactured cheaply, researchers said in the journal Science. "We feel that this low-cost manufacturing process will be transformative for real-world applications of this radiative cooling techno..>> view originalSpaceX – Elon Musk Mars Goal: Is Musk's Human Colony Mars Plan Back On Track?
The SpaceX – Elon Musk goal of landing human beings on Mars at some time near the middle of the next decade seemed incredibly ambitious when it was announced by Musk a few years ago. But in the wake of the disaster’s explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket just last year, many have wondered whether this goal will have to be changed, delayed or abandoned entirely. That doesn’t seem to be the case. SpaceX Elon Musk Falcon 9 rocket launches. [Image by SpaceX] As reported by Ars Technica, Sunday afternoon, ..>> view originalHumans driving climate change 170 times faster than natural forces, scientists calculate
Humans driving climate change 170 times faster than natural forces, scientists calculate Posted February 13, 2017 17:01:51 Humans are driving the warming of the Earth 170 times faster than natural forces, according to a new mathematical formula.Scientists in Australia and Sweden have developed the equation, which assesses the impact of human activity on the climate and compares it to events such as volcanic eruptions and changes to the planet's orbit.Professor Will St..>> view originalDrones to replace bees if they become extinct, scientists sa...
Scientists have warned of the dire threat to human welfare if bee populations disappear.BEE populations are experiencing a truly worrying decline around the world, forcing scientists to imagine contingency plans if their numbers continue to drop off. It’s easy to forget but humans have a close and immensely dependent relationship with the honey bee, the extinction of which would have devastating ramifications for the Earth’s ecosystem.Last year, scientists warned of the dire threat to human welf..>> view originalWhale stranding: Macabre clean-up of carcasses begins in New Zealand
Whale stranding: Macabre clean-up of carcasses begins in New Zealand Updated February 13, 2017 13:23:01 New Zealand authorities have been cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses, popping the dead animals "like balloons" to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded.Hundreds of rescuers managed to save about 400 pilot whales on the South Island beach on the weekend after one of New Zealand's largest whale strandings.But h..>> view originalAustralia's leader dissed renewables amid the kind of heat wave climate scientists warn about
Australians sweltered in a brutal heat wave over the weekend that caused bushfires and minor blackouts, as people cranked up their air conditioners under temperatures easily reaching the mid to high 40’s Celsius (120°F). Scientists predict more such heat waves—only longer and hotter—in the future due to climate change. Globally, 2016 was the hottest year on record, according to NASA, and the same was true of 2015 and 2014. Not too popular. (Reuters/Tim Wimborne)Amid all of this, Australian prim..>> view original
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