RCA has announced a new line of bright QLED TVs designed to be installed and blend into outdoor settings with bezels finished in a “spirit of wilderness” and Mossy Oak camouflage design. They’re dust- and water-resistant and will work in temperatures ranging from -22 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. The company hasn’t announced when its new […]
You are in a lush forest. Sunlight filters through the bright green canopy, casting dappled shadows on the ground. Towering trees rise over delicate ferns, wildflowers, and colorful mushrooms. A deer slinks behind a shrub. But there are subtle signs of human intervention: small electronic devices gathering vital data on potential threats such as drought […]
J. Cole is taking it back to 2014. On Friday, the rap star announced that he’ll host a one-night-only show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dec. 16 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his seminal album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Fans with presale access will be able to access tickets to […]
Forest elephants are sparking ire by wandering into villages in Gabon and destroying crops. In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks. “The solution to get rid of the pachyderms is to kill […]
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Egmont National Park, New Zealand [-39.3019245, 174.0631103] What’s in the photo? Mount Taranaki volcano surrounded by the “Goblin Forest” Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8 When was it taken? June 10, 2023 This striking satellite image shows the snow-capped peak of a “sacred” volcano in New Zealand, poking through […]
DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed clues about its evolutionary history. By sequencing hundreds of samples from the tree, researchers confirmed that Pando is between 16,000 and 80,000 years […]
BBC Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa says her indigenous community is at risk from inhaling so much smoke “If these fires continue, we indigenous people will die.” Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa runs the voluntary fire service for the Caititu indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon. Their land is supposed to be protected under the Brazilian constitution. […]
I spoke recently with Carsten Brinkschulte, co-founder and CEO of Dryad. Here is some of our conversation on Silvanet and how it deals with the ever-growing global concern of forest fires. Carsten, tell me a bit about yourself, Dryad, and your product, Silvanet. I’ve been in telecoms for 25 years. I’ve had three startups and […]
