Ecology

New species of feline discovered in Bolivia after 100 years, the Tilcayo cat: how it was described by DNA

New species of feline discovered in Bolivia after 100 years, the Tilcayo cat: how it was described by DNA

Live specimen of L. tilcayo, a recently described tiger cat species from the Bolivian Yungas. Credit: Lescroart J, Nogales–Ascarrunz P, Cassatt–Johnstone M …Phylogenomics and museomics reveal five distinct species of tiger cats in South AmericaCurrent Biology, 2026; 0 A group of researchers has discovered a new species of wild cat in Bolivia: is called Leopardus tilcayolives in the rainforests of ...

The EU approves the Kids Act, what it is and how access to AI social networks and chatbots changes for under 13 and 15 year olds

The EU approves the Kids Act, what it is and how access to AI social networks and chatbots changes for under 13 and 15 year olds

THE’European Union wants to regulate access to social media, video sharing platforms, online video games and even AI chatbots for children and teenagers. And he wants to do it withEU Kids Acta measure made official today 17 September by the European Commission with which Brussels aims to make digital services for minors safer and to introduce a age-based access system ...

Polar vortex and possible interactions with El Niño in winter: what will happen to the climate in Italy?

Polar vortex and possible interactions with El Niño in winter: what will happen to the climate in Italy?

The polar vortex and its effects In recent days we have returned to talking insistently about Polar vortex, coming next week, and its possible interactions with El Niño. As happens promptly at the beginning of autumn, as we approach the equinox, the internet and social media have been filled with alarmist headlines predicting extreme scenarios and phenomena for the cold ...

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An iOS 27 bug can temporarily block the iPhone with some gestures: what happens and how to fix it

Image generated for illustrative purposes only with AI. iOS 27 arrived on iPhone compatible together with several new features, but a bugs capable of rendering the phone is temporarily almost unusable. The malfunction does not appear during normal use, but can be triggered by a very rapid succession of gestures. It is resolved by forcing the device to restart. The ...

Google uses AI to predict where airplane contrails form to reduce their climate impact

Google uses AI to predict where airplane contrails form to reduce their climate impact

Credits: Unsplash The white trails left by planes they are not all the same from a climatic point of view. Some fade away quickly, while those that persist longer may contribute to warming the atmosphere. Precisely for this reason in recent years they have become the subject of projects that seek to reduce their presence without substantially modifying normal flight ...

In Los Angeles, an NBC4 helicopter crashed while covering an accident in Chatsworth

In Los Angeles, an NBC4 helicopter crashed while covering an accident in Chatsworth

Image created with AI for illustrative purposes Tuesday evening in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, around 7pm local time, an NBC4 helicopter (operated by Anger City Air) is precipitate as he followed and filmed from above the collision between an SUV and a Metro bus, falling a few blocks from the accident site and catching fire after hitting the ground, in a ...