Human noise pushes Alaska predators toward night foraging, altering salmon nutrient pathways

The age-old question asks, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" While ...
Interesting Engineering

How many trees exist on Earth? A look at the numbers behind our forests

Discover the science behind global tree counts, where the world's forests are located, how many we've lost and the challenges ...
SciTech Daily

Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop

Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation By applying a 1980s ...
TechCrunch

Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem

Nvidia just announced a warm-water cooling system that it says can dramatically reduce the amount of water a data center uses — eliminating “pretty much all water usage” inside the data center, ...
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Determined dog takes on a tree trunk in a losing battle over giant stick

Penny the dog from Oregon loves nothing more than a good game of fetch – but during a family trip to a lake, the German Shepherd–Golden Retriever mix bit off more than she could carry. The oversized ...
IEEE

A Reinforcement-Learning-Enhanced Knowledge-Guided Genetic Algorithm for Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling Problems With Lot Streaming

Abstract: A flexible job-shop scheduling problem with lot streaming (FJSP-LS) is an extension of flexible job-shop scheduling problems (FJSPs). In it, jobs are allowed to be split into multiple ...
IEEE

Genetic Algorithms for a Scheduling Problem of Parcel Delivery and Pickup by Drones

Abstract: Recent studies have been conducted actively on scheduling in a parcel delivery system using a truck and drones to deliver parcels more effectively. In logistics, it is necessary to provide ...