Science & Technology

– Manuscript – A team of scientists is studying the sound of the forest in Ecuador to learn how artificial intelligence (AI) could follow animal life in recovering environments. When scientists want to measure new forest growth, they can study large areas of land with tools like satellites and lidar. But understanding how fast and in what amount wildlife is returning … [記事を読む...] about 科学者が野生動物について学ぶために聴く試み

– Manuscript – Jennifer Byrne owns a heating and air conditioning repair company in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Air conditioning, or AC equipment, cools the air in a home. To do this, the equipment uses a gas called a refrigerant. While working on AC equipment in a house, Byrne puts gas from the equipment into a special container. The gas is … [記事を読む...] about 科学者：エアコン用の冷媒には代替物が必要

– Manuscript – A new study suggests changes in world climate and land use are sharply reducing the number of insects needed for pollinating crops. The study looked at thousands of species and areas around the world. It found that the number of pollinating insects dropped by 61 percent during periods of abnormally high temperatures and reduced supply of flowering … [記事を読む...] about 研究：気候と土地利用の変化が受粉昆虫を急激に減少させている

– Manuscript – Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands of years later. Roman engineers built thick concrete sea barriers, for example. Mayan builders created sculptures to their gods, and Chinese builders raised walls against invaders. But there are many recent structures that are already starting to fail. The … [記事を読む...] about 科学者が長持ちする古代建造物を研究中

– Manuscript – New research confirms that a fossil of human footprints found in the U.S. state of New Mexico likely represents the oldest direct evidence of humans living in the Americas. The footprints were discovered at the edge of the remains of an ancient lake in White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico. The research, published recently in Science, suggests … [記事を読む...] about 調査：ニューメキシコの足跡、おそらくアメリカで最も古い人類の証拠