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Tetragonula hockingsi bees roosting for the night. Credit: Dr Peter Yeeles. James Cook University scientists say a common tropical bee species is vulnerable to widely-used insecticides—which will decrease their heat tolerance at the same time as the climate is warming. JCU Ph.D. candidate Holly Farnan led the study, published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science. She said bees are critical components of natural and agricultural ecosystems and concern is growing about declines in their populations. “These declines are likely driven by a myriad of stressors including habitat loss, pathogens and parasites, competition from introduced species, poor nutrition and…

The Littlehampton Beach Hut Project obtained planning permission for 13 beach huts on Littlehampton’s seafront in March, three of which will be accessible and rented out to local charities or ‘suitable’ organisations, according to Arun District Council officers. The renting of the huts was delegated to the group head of planning by the economy committee as a special meeting on Monday, November 20. The council’s Properties, Estates and Facilities manager, Sam Horwill, said officers had reached out to several Arun charities and organisations to fill the accessible huts, but interest had been ‘low’ – stating the cost of renting and…

Location : The A27 eastbound between the junctions with the A24 South and the A2025 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:30 and 11:45 on 23 November 2023. Source link

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the app now allows all users across the world to download public Reels to their devices. Prior to this rollout, you could only save Reels to the Instagram app for viewing them later. Mosseri said on his broadcast channel on Instagram that downloaded Reels will have an Instagram watermark with an account name — just like the one you see on TikTok. Users can tap on the share button and select the download option to save a reel. Accounts will have the ability to turn off downloading for their Reels. You can turn…

As the prime selling-season is now upon us we have noticed a significant and interesting trend in relation to brands that are promoting their sustainability credentials – particularly in respect of the make-up of the products themselves – and, who are now looking for legal/compliance sign off on their messaging. The Competition and Markets’ Authority Green Claims Code has been around since 2021 but both the Competition and Markets Authority and Advertising Standards Authority seem more willing now, than ever before, to act swiftly and conclusively when it comes to brands flouting their respective principles. As a result, we are…

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A pseudonymous nonfungible token (NFT) trader made around $11 million in the recent airdrop reward distribution conducted by the NFT marketplace Blur. Dune analytics data showed that a wallet with the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) tag called “hanwe.eth” claimed a total of 22,851,000 Blur (BLUR) tokens in the season 2 airdrop of Blur. At the time of writing, coin price tracker CoinGecko showed that the amount is worth around $11.2 million. It’s time to BLAST OFF. I just received 22851000 $BLUR from @BLUR_io’s Season 2 drop. Season 3 starts NOW and is powered by @BLAST_L2, the only L2 with native yield…

Researchers are extending their understanding of the effectiveness of electrical fields that are increasingly being used in implants to stimulate and repair damaged nerves. Effective nerve stimulation is the key to helping alleviate debilitating conditions such as sciatica. “From the soldier on the battlefield to people involved in car crashes the long-term effects of nerve injuries can severely affect sufferers,” said the University of Adelaide’s Professor Giuseppe Tettamanzi, Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering. “Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a commonly used electrical stimulation method in implants. Many of the current implants are quite invasive so it’s important to…

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Location : The A27 eastbound between the A259 Chichester East and the junction with the A285 Chichester. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 23 November 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. Source link