Climate change is making sharks ‘right-handed’: Rising ocean temperatures affect the direction they prefer to swim, study finds Australian scientists incubated eggs at temperature predicted for 2100 They found half died within a month, and those who survived became ‘right handed’, preferring to swim to the right By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com Published: 23:44 GMT, … Read more
The ongoing climate crisis is on course to destroy half the world’s sandy beaches by the end of the century, a new study warns. Sandy shorelines of many high-population areas and tourist hot-spots are threatened by erosion, climate change and surging sea levels. At-risk areas include Surfers’ Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa … Read more
Quirky Japanese pod hotel has beds that automatically change to an upright position to wake guests up The Millennials is a capsule hotel in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya district It is made up of ‘SmartPods’ that feature a reclining bed and an iPod Touch Stays start from around £30 per night and the hotel also has co-working spaces … Read more
The Internet of Wild Things: Technology and the battle against biodiversity loss and climate change Length: 7:08 | Feb 18, 2020 Karen Roby interviews Charles McLellan about his cover story on how IoT, satellites, smartphones, and other tech is used to combat biodiversity loss and climate change.
The potential to install a regime of benign surveillance over the natural world is immense, ranging from earth-observation satellites to smartphones listening out for chain saws in the forest. The Internet of Wild Things: Technology and the battle against biodiversity loss and climate change Karen Roby interviews Charles McLellan about his cover story on how … Read more