Category: Evironmental

Heavy-Lifting Drone to Help Wildland Firefighters | GearJunkie

With the new Firefly drone, Parallel Flight Technologies improves flight time and payload capacity for safer, more efficient firefighting around the clock… The wildfires of 2021 were some of the most devastating ever recorded. Mass fires throughout the U.S. and abroad decimated wildlife populations, destroyed millions of acres, released countless environmental toxins into the atmosphere, […]

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Biologists have hundreds of complete genome sequences of our feathered friends…

Suddenly, biologists have hundreds of complete genome sequences of our feathered friends. That wealth of data is revolutionizing understanding of bird biology and evolution. There’s a reason the world has more hobbyist bird-watchers than, say, rodent-watchers: Birds are unusually fascinating creatures. Biologists aren’t immune to their charms — they’ve long been working to understand why […]

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DARPA Program Aims to Develop Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing in Space – Global Biodefense

The B-SURE (Biomanufacturing: Survival, Utility, and Reliability beyond Earth) program will leverage biological processes in resource limited environments. Imagine you are going to space. There is a long list of items and supplies you will definitely need, but there is an even longer list of things you might need, depending on how your mission progresses. […]

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Can dogs eat cicadas? Brood X cicadas make a meal for these pups, birds, and squirrels. – Vox

They’re filling up while the filling’s good… This story is part of Down to Earth, a Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis… For some of us, the thought of biting into a cicada, six legs and all, is revolting — be it deep-fried or dipped in chocolate. But […]

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Israel Accuses Iran of Link to Oil Spill Off Its Shores  | Voice of America – English

TEL AVIV – Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of being linked to a recent oil spill off its shores that caused major ecological damage, calling the incident environmental terrorism. The spill was caused by an oil tanker that was carrying pirated cargo from Iran to Syria last month, Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel said. […]

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