Sadly, corals get bleached because of the rising sea temperatures. For coastal communities relying on the reefs for food, this is a disaster. Now, however, a study has brought hope to the coastal communities. The study shows that bleached corals can still provide them...
A challenge when building supercomputers is that the processors do the calculations much faster than the data is sent to and from the computer memory. This is known as the "von Neumann bottleneck," but now researchers at Lund University, LTH, seem to have...
It's an exciting time to be a space fan. Space tourism is emerging; we're going back to the moon and visiting Mars not much later. Yet scientists are already considering issues associated with even longer voyages.As long, arduous, and dangerous voyages to...
Despite all doomsday prophecies, very positive things have happened on the environmental scene during the last year. Good News Network has compiled what they think is the most positive news during the year, and the top five are:1. Canada uses satellite technology to...
According to Optimist Daily gamification has proven to be an excellent way of mobilizing communities to create healthier, greener or safer habits. In the UK there is a gamification initiative called Litterlotto. The initiative encourages passersby to pick up trash for...
Many heart problems can be avoided with relatively simple means if those at risk are detected in time. Unfortunately, the issues are often only discovered when the first symptoms appear, and at that point, it's too late to use preventive methods.Currently, some...