Warwick UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2021 Scientists have shown that orangutan call signals believed to be closest to the precursors to human language, travel through forest over long distances without losing their meaning. This throws into question the accepted mathematical model on the evolution of human speech according to researchers from the University of Warwick. The currently accepted model, developed by mathematicians, prehttp://dlvr.it/S8kbnR Continue reading Great ape’s consonant and vowel-like sounds travel over distance without losing meaning

Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2021 In a world first, US scientists on Thursday piloted a camera-equipped ocean drone that looks like a robotic surfboard into a Category 4 hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean. Dramatic footage released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed the small craft battling 50-feet (15 meter) high waves and winds of over 120 mph (190 kph) inside Hurricane Sam. … Continue reading In first, ocean drone captures footage from inside hurricane

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2021 Seismic forensics could help scientists develop an early warning system for rockslides and floods in the future. On Feb. 7, 2021, a large rockslide trigged a deadly flood in India’s Dhauli Ganga Valley. The rush of water killed more than 200 people and destroyed a pair of hydroelectric power plants. In a new study, published Thursday in the journal … Continue reading Seismic forensics could inform a warning system for future floods

Padang, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 1, 2021 Seven people were killed in a landslide triggered by torrential storms on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said, as they warned continuing rainfall could cause further ground movement on Friday. A day after the landslide hit two adjacent houses in Padang Pariaman district on Wednesday, seven bodies were pulled out of the mud, while another person was rescued … Continue reading Seven killed in Indonesia landslide

Paris (ESA) Sep 29, 2021 At ESA, we believe that we have a responsibility to use our space technologies, applications and services to benefit planet Earth and humankind. Some examples of how we do this are now on display in Paris and Brussels at a new exhibition called Space for our Planet: Space Solutions for a Sustainable World. Space for our Planet shows the crucial … Continue reading Space for our Planet: Space Solutions for a Sustainable World

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 28, 2021 The community of microbes living in a person’s intestines is influenced by their physical and mental health, as well as their dietary habits. It’s also dictated by location. The gut microbiome of someone living in Arizona will be different than the gut microbiome of someone residing in South Carolina. The same is true for birds – and even more … Continue reading As birds migrate, the microbes in their gut evolve

Hefei, China (SPX) Sep 29, 2021 A team led by Prof. WU Zhengyan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently fabricated novel functional biochar composites (FBCs) using two solid waste-red mud and corn straw, and they exploited them in acidic dye wastewater treatment. Relevant result was published in Journal of Cleaner Production. Red mud is a bauxite … Continue reading Novel functional biochar composites help to treat wastewater

Orlando (AFP) Sept 30, 2021 At a laboratory in central Florida, biologist Aaron Gavin uses tiny pipettes to carefully feed shrimp to more than 700 corals living in huge saltwater tanks, with sunlight-mimicking lamps glowing above them. The work of the scientists here could be the last chance to save the species that make up the only coral reef in the United States’ continental waters. … Continue reading Scientists race to save Florida coral reef from mysterious disease

Sydney (AFP) Sept 27, 2021 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year’s landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. The world’s biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on fossil fuels for most of its electricity, Australia has not made a firm commitment on … Continue reading Australian PM says may not join global climate summit

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2021 According to “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World,” approximately 811 million people around the world were undernourished in 2020. Although proper nutrition is the cornerstone of good health, it is something many people still do not have access to. To help overcome this global challenge, MealCubes recreate the world’s healthiest meals in the convenience … Continue reading Recreating “real food meals” as small cubes that taste like candy