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[ad_1] Researchers' discoveries include a rowan found growing more than 3,700ft up a Highland mountain. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/science-environment/trees-found-growing-at-record-altitudes-up-scotlands-munros/?feed_id=327542&_unique_id=675adfa2d4ced

[ad_1] Many experts worry that the rapid development of artificial intelligence may have unforeseen disastrous consequences for humanity.  Machine learning technology is designed to assist humans in their everyday life and provide the world with open access to information.  However, the unregulated nature of AI in its current state could lead to harmful consequences for its users and the world as a whole. Read below to find out the risks of AI. CHATGPT AND HEALTH CARE: COULD THE AI CHATBOT CHANGE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE? Why are we so afraid of AI? The emergence of artificial intelligence has led to feelings of uncertainty, fear, and hatred toward a technology that most people do not fully understand. AI can automate tasks that previously only humans could complete, such as writing an essay, organizing an event, and learning another language. However, experts worry that the era of unregulated AI systems may create misinformation, cyber-security threats, job loss, and political bia...

[ad_1] In addition to simple ices such as water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and methane, Webb sees several other compounds, including carbonyl sulphide and the more complex organic ice methanol. And there are hints too of chemical species with multiple carbon atoms, such as acetone, ethanol, and acetaldehyde. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/science-environment/webb-telescope-hunts-lifes-icy-chemical-origins/?feed_id=327111&_unique_id=675626496604c

[ad_1] The cicadas are coming — and if you’re in the Midwest or the Southeast, they will be more plentiful than ever. Or at least since the Louisiana Purchase. This spring, for the first time since 1803, two cicada groups known as Brood XIX, or the Great Southern Brood, and Brood XIII, or the Northern Illinois Brood, are set to appear at the same time, in what is known as a dual emergence. The last time the Northern Illinois Brood’s 17-year cycle aligned with the Great Southern Brood’s 13-year period, Thomas Jefferson was president. After this spring, it’ll be another 221 years before the broods, which are geographically adjacent, appear together again. “Nobody alive today will see it happen again,” said Floyd W. Shockley, the chair of the Entomology Collections Committee at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. “That’s really rather humbling.” These insects will begin to appear in late April. They’ll use their forelegs to tunnel out from the earth, their beady red e...

[ad_1] California was plagued by a devastating drought for months. Now, after a series of atmospheric rivers and winter storms, the state is being thrashed by significant amounts of snow and rain.  And it's about to get more intense.  Back-to-back winter storms have left many areas throughout the state almost totally buried in snow, forcing many residents to go on arduous hikes to secure basic needs , leaving avid hikers stranded and even shutting down Yosemite National Park. The Weather Channel reports that a storm system will continue to dump more snow through Wednesday before an  atmospheric river merges into the region on Thursday. "[The winter storm] will also get extra fuel by tapping into a long plume of deep moisture known as an atmospheric river," The Weather Channel said. "In this case, the ribbon of moisture will stretch over 2,000 miles long, from near Hawaii, what meteorologists often call the '...

[ad_1] They were walking up Ninth Street in Park Slope as they often did after work, each man a movie unto himself: one a crusading L.G.B.T.Q. rights attorney who quit the law to shovel dirt, the other a young man from the projects who became his most brilliant protégé. David Buckel and Domingo Morales were professional composters, idealistic and maybe a little extremist. On their evening walks, the two often talked about the harm that even people in the composting world were doing to the planet. Several times a month, Mr. Morales said, “David and I went home feeling dark.” That night, Mr. Buckel told his younger friend about Tibetan monks who had set themselves on fire to protest China’s occupation of their land. “He was excited when he talked about it,” Mr. Morales said recently. “He said, ‘Don’t you think it’s honorable?’ I said, ‘No, it’s stupid.’ I said, ‘David, why are you telling me about this?’” They were two men who had found meaning in composting, but also the fatalism t...

[ad_1] Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas. [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/science-environment/michelle-donelan-pays-damages-to-academic-over-hamas-claim/?feed_id=326745&_unique_id=6751f99ad08d4

[ad_1] Canada is burning. That, at least, is the perception around the world as hundreds of fires have convulsed the country, forced tens of thousands of people to flee and sounded a global alarm about the perils of climate change. In a nation famed for its orderliness, the out-of-control fires have created the ominous feeling of a country under siege, stretching from the west to the east coasts and sending toxic plumes over major cities like Ottawa, the capital, Toronto, the largest city and financial capital, and Montreal. As the smoke poured into the United States, disrupting life around the Northeast, and turning New York City’s skyline an apocalyptic orange hue, the fires also underscored how environmental disasters don’t obey borders. Here’s what you need to know about the fires and Canada’s wildfire season. Wildfire season started early this year. While wildfires are common in spring and summer in much of Canada, they usually burn in remote and sparsely populated areas. But...

[ad_1] Gift shopping, scammers, cooking the prime rib just right … There’s too much to worry about this time of year. Before you dive headfirst into the festive frenzy, I've got tech tips that'll sprinkle a little magic on your celebrations .  As my holiday thanks to my loyal readers, I’m giving away an iPhone . Yep, you can win a new iPhone 15 (valued at $799).  Enter to win now ! Cook up a storm with a digital cookbook Picture this: All your go-to holiday recipes are neatly corralled in one digital cookbook . No more frantic shuffling, clicking through a million tabs or misplaced ingredient lists. FIVE DUMB TECH SECURITY MISTAKES YOU’RE MAKING If your recipes are printed or handwritten, snap a pic with your tablet. Add all the pics to one folder (or try the Notes app if you’re on an iPad) for easy swiping between them. Cooking from recipes you found online? Save the PDF versions and toss them in one spot. No iPad ? Use your phone! Bonus: An  inexpensive cookbook holder...

[ad_1] Archaeologists excavating a sanctuary honoring the ancient Greek goddess Artemis have announced they discovered a significant number of structures, as well as plentiful relics, including gold and silver jewels.  A "monumental building in the heart of the sanctuary" was first found in 2017, according to a recent social media post from Greece's Ministry of Culture. Another temple was found in 2023. Excavating this second temple turned up "rich relics" and jewelry, the ministry said. Other excavations found buildings from the ninth and eighth centuries B.C. The excavations are conducted annually by a group of Swiss and Greek archaeologists, the Ministry of Culture said in a news release . The research project began about 15 years ago, the ministry said.  The sanctuary of Amarysia Artemis at Amarynthos at the end of the excavation period 2023. Multiple structures are visible.  ...

[ad_1] It may have been a warmer than usual winter in Maine, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t gotten mighty cold. In mid-January in Farmingdale, a town outside Augusta where Kaylie McLaughlin lives, the temperature dipped to 6 degrees Fahrenheit. “The kind of cold that hurts,” she said. But this winter, Ms. McLaughlin’s bungalow is toasty, thanks to two heat pumps she installed to replace her oil furnace. “I’m just so comfortable,” said Ms. McLaughlin, a pharmaceutical sales representative. She’s also saving money, no longer paying $400 every four weeks for an oil delivery. Unlike a space heater, a heat pump extracts heat from outside air, even in subzero temperatures, and then runs it through a compressor, which makes it even hotter, before pumping it indoors. In the summer, it can operate in reverse, pulling heat from the inside a building and pumping it outside, cooling the indoor spaces. In 2023 heat pumps outsold gas furnaces in the United States for the second year running, ...

[ad_1] Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will step down from her position on June 30, she announced on Friday, capping a tumultuous tenure at the nation’s leading public health agency as it struggled to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic, the greatest threat to American well-being in decades. “She marshaled our finest scientists and public health experts to turn the tide on the urgent crises we’ve faced,” President Biden said in a statement after the announcement. “Dr. Walensky leaves C.D.C. a stronger institution, better positioned to confront health threats and protect Americans.” In an agencywide meeting, Dr. Walensky admitted to having mixed emotions about her decision and broke down in tears, according to people on a conference call with her. “I took on this role with the goal of leaving behind the dark days of the pandemic and moving the C.D.C. — and public health — into a much better and more trusted place,” she said in a subs...