Scientists engaged in the Rhisotope project are making rhino horns radioactive to save the species from poachers. According to Arrie van Deventer, founder and managing director of the South African Rhino Orphanage (https://therhinoorphanage.org/), this Rhisotope project "could be the Holy Grail to save the species". More details about this groundbreaking Rhisotope project could be found here: https://rhisotope.org/
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is using beehives to establish a buffer zone around village perimeters to protect them from wandering elephants who may trample crops or come too close into contact with humans. Reducing human-elephant conflict incidences in this way helps both the villagers, as well as the migrating elephant herds, and augurs well for a future where wildlife and human communities can coexist and thrive.
On January 16, 2025, in Guangdong Province, located in southern China, a video showcased the operation of an intelligent parking system. A man was seen entering his license plate number at the entrance of a garage. Moments later, the system displayed his vehicle’s image, and after confirming the retrieval, he stood by the garage door. Within about 10 seconds, a white car was automatically transported down from an upper level, ready for the man to drive away. The advanced system impressed Chinese viewers with its convenience and efficiency in both parking and retrieval processes.
A turtle excluder device (TED) is a specialized device that allows a captured sea turtle to escape when caught in a fisherman's net. A TED is a grid, made of metal bars, that is fit into a trawl net. Small animals, such as shrimp, pass through the grid into the mesh bag at the end of the trawl and are caught. When larger animals, such as sea turtles, sharks, and stingrays, enter the trawl net, they are stopped by the TED and are able to exit through an opening either at the top or bottom of the net.
TEDs were first introduced in the 1970s, mainly through the efforts of NOAA Fisheries. Following 30 years of mandatory use of TEDs throughout the shrimp fishing industry, gear improvements are being introduced almost yearly.
This video here shows a TED works in practice:
videos.fisheries.noaa.gov/detail/video/3828026198001/b-roll:-turtle-excluder-devices
Biorock reefs are turning infertile, dead and dying areas, into pristine reefs full of fish in just a few years. Biorock structures are in place in Indonesia, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Seychelles, Japan, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. It is clear that this biorock process has a lot to offer in rehabilitating damaged coral reefs, in all tropical areas.
For isolated regions, such as in Ethiopia, where access to fresh water is a daily challenge, an innovative bamboo tower that is proving to be a lifesaver.
Toyota is developing a new engine that runs on water — yes, water — which if successful, will be a radical game changer.
At the start of the 20th Century, northern white rhinos were a common site on the savannahs of eastern and central Africa, but then poaching, habitat destruction and armed conflict caused populations to crash.
By the 1980s, there were just 15 animals left in the wild. When they died, conservationists hoped that the small number of animals left in captivity would be able to kickstart the population, but the rhinos didn’t get the memo. Northern white rhinos don’t breed well in captivity, and the last male, known as Sudan, died in 2018.
However, before the final few males died, Hildebrandt and colleagues started to collect and freeze their semen.
Joseph Gatt The last two northern white rhinos left in the world, both females.
The US has approved use of the world's first vaccine for honey bees. As pollinators, bees play a critical role in many aspects of the ecosystem. The vaccine could serve as a "breakthrough in protecting honey bees", Dalan Animal Health CEO Annette Kleiser said in a statement.
Scientists announced a major breakthrough that could lead to "basically unlimited" carbon-free energy.
Peter Azzopardi Early days! Took the image from the article linked below.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/12/13/national-ignition-facility-exceeds-break-even-nuclear-fusion/
