ancestor: A predecessor. It could be a family forebear, such as a parent, grandparent or great-great-great grandparent. Or it could be a species, genus, family or other order of organisms from which some later one evolved. For instance, ancient dinosaurs are the ancestors of today’s birds. (antonym: descendant)  cacao: The name of a tropical tree…

Well winter is making its annual return soon which means so is the snow. Now across the Northeast, and esp. in Upstate New York, there are a variety of mechanisms to produce steady snow. In this latest edition of Science with Sam, we will dive into the different types. Alberta Clipper: Seen above, the Alberta…

Today marks the release of the new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Nature Target Setting Guidance, aimed at helping the banking industry align with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and address nature and biodiversity loss. Developed with 34 PRB signatories and key external stakeholders, the industry-first guidance aims to integrate nature considerations into the…

Further South in Mexico, however, an effort is underway to make this knowledge-sharing model work. In 2022, two Wixárika communities in Mexico agreed to an ambitious project to document their rich knowledge of plants, traditional farming practices, and the language they use to describe them. This knowledge is at risk as people increasingly leave the…

Global vaccination trends are telling us both good news and bad news stories, nearly four years after the start of a global pandemic. On the plus side, some childhood immunizations have begunrecovering to pre-COVID rates. Against that, almost half of the 73 countries that reported pandemic-related declines in vaccine rates haveeitherflatlinedorcontinuetodrop. Also on the downside,…

Reuters file photoValleys cut by glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet are seen along the mountains of Greenland on Aug. 3. Reuters 14:46 JST, November 22, 2023 COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are melting by fivefold over the last 20 years, scientists from the University of Copenhagen…

NASA / JPL-Caltech / ReutersA view of the last selfie taken by NASA’s InSight Mars lander on April 24, 2022. Reuters 12:26 JST, November 22, 2023 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Seismic waves generated by a meteorite impact on the other side of Mars from where NASA’s InSight lander sits have provided new clues about the Red Planet’s…

Published on 22 November 2023 Biodiversity loss poses a threat to public health, social wellness, culture, science, the environment and every sector of the economy. Prior to settlement, Maribyrnong was predominantly an open grassland, home to a diversity of vegetation, which created habitat for native wildlife such as the fat-tailed dunnart and were once ecologically…

Tacloban, The Philippines – Twice a month for the last 10 years, pig farmer Alejandro Sumayang has planted mangrove plants along the shoreline a few metres from his home. Pushing a stick into the muddy ground, he creates a hole for the seedling, tying it to a piece of bamboo to prevent the tide from…

Abstract Diagnosis of aneurysm and possibility of aneurysm rupture are crucial for avoiding brain hemorrhage. In this work, blood stream inside internal carotid arteries (ICAs) are simulated in diverse working conditions to disclose the importance of hemodynamic factors on the rupture of aneurysm. The main attention of this study is to investigate the role of…