Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 Unprecedented mapping of habitats in the Amazon basin shows a majority of species threatened with extinction suffered habitat loss due to fires over the last two decades, a study said on Wednesday. Researchers used remote forest fire sensing data to model impact over time and compared the devastation with the estimated geographic ranges of over 11,500 plant and 3,000 vertebrate … Continue reading Amazon’s threatened species impacted by fires: study

Bern, Germany (SPX) Sep 01, 2021 A research team from the University of Bern has managed to precisely date pile dwellings on the banks of Lake Ohrid in the south-western Balkans for the first time: they came into being in the middle of the 5th millennium BC. The region around the oldest lake in Europe played a key role in the proliferation of agriculture. Remains … Continue reading The first farmers of Europe

Nanjing, China (SPX) Sep 07, 2021 On the modern Earth, plate tectonics offers an efficient mechanism for mass transport from the Earth’s surface to its interior, but how far this mechanism dates back in the Earth’s history is uncertain. The Kaapvaal Craton and specifically the Barberton granitoid-greenstone terrain (BGGT) provide a robust rock-based benchmark for early Earth studies because of exceptional preservation of ehttp://dlvr.it/S6yk30 Continue reading Deep recycling of supracrustal materials at 3200 million years ago

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 3, 2021 Scientists have identified new biomarkers for brain development by studying the microbiome of extreme preterm infants. The gut microbiome is composed of thousands of species of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microbes. In healthy people, the community remains relatively stable. But a growing body of research suggests disruptions to the microbiome can influence human health, inhttp://dlvr.it/S6yk2l Continue reading Study reveals link between microbiome, early brain development

Marseille (AFP) Sept 4, 2021 Nearly 30 percent of the 138,374 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List are at risk of extinction, the global conservation body reported Saturday. Habitat loss, overexploitation and illegal trade have hammered global wildlife populations for decades, and climate change is now kicking in as a direct threat, the head of the IUCN’s … Continue reading Wildlife on a glidepath to ‘mass extinction’: Red List chief

Paris (AFP) Aug 30, 2021 From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through rubbish, migratory species are among the most vulnerable to plastic pollution, a UN report on the Asia-Pacific region said Tuesday, calling for greater action to cut waste. Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet, with tiny fragmehttp://dlvr.it/S6sLwG Continue reading Plastic threatens migratory species in Asia-Pacific: UN

Lancaster UK (SPX) Sep 02, 2021 A team, including Lancaster University academics, have taken the first crucial steps to stamp out the worldwide atrocities of witchcraft, including ritual killings, with the successful acceptance of a United Nations Resolution. Passed without a vote, the Resolution, which has been several years in the making, was tabled this month at the UN Human Rights Council by Kenya, with … Continue reading Hopes for historic United Nations Resolution to stamp out witchcraft atrocities

Dernau, Germany (AFP) Sept 2, 2021 Instead of the shouts of noisy children, the halls of the primary school in the German town of Dernau are filled with the deafening sound of a dozen drills. The workers on site are an army of unpaid volunteers who have taken on the colossal task of rebuilding towns that were devastated by deadly floods in western Germany seven … Continue reading Volunteer army rebuilds Germany’s flood-stricken towns

Cultivating repeat customers is a critical necessity in the continuing customer shift to mobile-first interactions for a potential product or service purchase. Digital CX tools help level the playing field by providing SMBs the same advantages put to use by their larger counterparts to solidify the customer experience and create repeat business.http://dlvr.it/S6nlrW Continue reading This Digital CX Tool Drives Repeat Customers, No Website Required

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2021 Living in a neighborhood with trees and plenty of green space has a positive effect on heart health, according to a new study. The research, which showed heart disease and stroke were less common in neighborhoods with higher levels of vegetation, was presented this month at the 2021 meeting of the European Society of Cardiology. “Higher levels of greenness … Continue reading Study: Heart attacks are less common in greener neighborhoods