Abundance

Federal authorities have closed Canada's only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing.Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite closure came into effect on Feb. 14 for the Lophelia Reef, located in the Finlayson Channel of British Columbia's Central Coast, about 500 kilometres northwest of Vancouver and 200 kilometres directly east of Haida Gwaii.The department says the reef was first discovered in 2021 and is the "first and only" known live coral reef in…

When it comes to the future, Elon Musk’s best-case scenario for humanity sounds a lot like Sci-Fi Socialism.The world’s richest man, who for years has warned about the dangers of artificial intelligence, lately has been painting a more utopian vision for what could occur when supersmart robots are able to replace everyday workers.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 When it comes to the future, Elon Musk’s best-case scenario for humanity sounds a lot like…

A schematic depiction of high-speed hydrogen ions injected from the solar surface into the lunar surface and enriched on the surface of lunar soil particles Credit: Prof. Lin Yangting’s groupRecently, there has been a lot of focus on the abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water due to its vital role in future space exploration.A research team composed of members from the National Space Science Center and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, both part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered…

Five trail cameras set up along an inactive logging road outside of Courtenay, B.C., for a year show the biodiversity of even the smallest green spaces in the province, according to the creators of a series by the Hakai Institute, a research and conservation organization.The five videos that make up Field Notes released over the fall on YouTube capture several species, from black bears rubbing their backs on trees to mark territory to martens playing on a beaver dam, to both deer and their predator, cougars, visiting the…

New research indicates that a mass extinction occurred 550 million years ago, during the Ediacaran period.550-million-year-old creatures’ message to the present.Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year. New research suggests environmental changes caused the first such event in history, which occurred millions of years earlier than scientists previously realized.“We’ve shown a true decrease in the abundance of organisms.” — Chenyi TuMost dinosaurs famously disappeared 66…

The X-ray spectrometer 'CLASS' on the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter has mapped an abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation. Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (C1XS) detected sodium from its characteristic line in X-rays which opened up the possibility of mapping the amount of sodium on the moon, ISRO said.In a recent work published in 'The Astrophysical Journal Letters', Chandrayaan-2 mapped the abundance of sodium on the Moon for the very first time using…

The KamLAND detector, above, can detect electron antineutrinos produced through the decay of uranium and thorium deep inside Earth when they collide with the atomic nuclei. Credit: Research Center for Neutrino Science, Tohoku University A planet's interior heat comes from two principal sources: leftover energy amassed from collisions between planetesimals during the accretion of the planet and the subsequent decay of…

Preparations are in full swing for the arrival of Samsung‘s 2022 foldables. The company unveils the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 on August 10 and accessory retailers are already stocking up their inventory. Over the past few weeks, we have seen multiple retailers list protective cases and films for the upcoming foldable duo. And as the launch draws closer, we are seeing more of these accessories appear online. The latest batch comes courtesy of MySmartPrice.The publication has got access to high-resolution images…

Battlefield 2042 is meant for veterans and their shenanigans. The game arrived in early access beta on October 6 and we have already seen fighter jets flying through tunnels, an unsuspecting soldier shooting down a helicopter pilot from a wild distance, and the particular feat of one player travelling nearly to space, tethered to a rocket. It is a Disneyland of destruction — and we are yet to talk about tornados. But, do the antics amount to a particularly enjoyable first-person shooter (FPS) experience, especially in the…

Microsoft has released 55 security fixes that resolve critical issues including Remote Code Execution (RCE). The Redmond giant's latest round of patches, usually released on the second Tuesday of each month in what is known as Patch Tuesday, includes fixes for problems such as RCE vulnerabilities, information leaks, Elevation of Privilege (EoP), Use-After-Free issues, and out-of-bounds memory access. Products impacted by June's security update include the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, Hyper-V Server, Azure,…