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"Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment"
#Forests #Nature #Environment

Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment
Sitting in a small, restored forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and lifted their mood in the moment, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Conservation. Researchers asked 106 students at North Carolina State University in the U.S. to sit outdoors in noise-canceling headphones at two spots on campus: A […]

Google plans to open its first physical Google Store outside of the US, in Tokyo's Omotesando district "this summer", marking Google's 11th physical store (Damien Wilde/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/06/01/goog

Google Store Tokyo to be first physical store outside US, opens this summer
After being exclusive to the United States, the first physical Google Store outside of the region is coming to Tokyo, Japan, this summer.

Palm oil firms kept zero-deforestation pledges, but forests saw little extra benefit https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/palm-oil-firms-kept-zero-deforestation-pledges-but-forests-saw-little-extra-benefit/

Palm oil firms kept zero-deforestation pledges, but forests saw little extra benefit
JAKARTA — A new study of palm oil concessions linked to Indonesian supply chains finds no evidence that corporate zero-deforestation commitments have led to additional reductions in deforestation. Tropical countries such as Indonesia continue to lose their forests at an alarming pace. In 2025, the world lost 4.3 million hectares of tropical primary forest, equivalent […]

Unverhofft Jugend-forscht-Preisträger: KI "Jacob" für Leichte Sprache
Ein Abiturient aus Brandenburg hat ein Sprachmodell trainiert, das komplexe Inhalte in Leichte Sprache übersetzt. Für "Jacob" erhielt er einen KI-Sonderpreis.

Unverhofft Jugend-forscht-Preisträger: KI "Jacob" für Leichte Sprache
Ein Abiturient aus Brandenburg hat ein Sprachmodell trainiert, das komplexe Inhalte in Leichte Sprache übersetzt. Für "Jacob" erhielt er einen KI-Sonderpreis.

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Why Casper forked Rust’s rand crate.
https://casualhacks.net/blog/2026-07-27-why-i-forked-rand.html
saved 2026-07-31

"Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages"
#Italy #Nature #Environment

Italy's Forests Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
For locally endangered species like bears and wolves, more woods in mountain areas will go a long way toward supporting their populations. 

The Trump administration launches Project Watershed 250, a six-month cybersecurity pilot to protect Texas water systems from cyberattacks (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first-fox-texas-becomes-testing-gro…

FIRST ON FOX: Texas becomes testing ground for new defense against attacks on America’s water systems
Project Watershed 250 pairs AI security tools with Texas water systems to find cyber vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them first.

Vor dem unvermeidbaren Absturz: NASA-Weltraumteleskop Swift forscht wieder
Das Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory wird nicht gerettet. Deshalb hat die NASA die Instrumente an Bord wieder aktiviert, auch wenn das den Absturz beschleunigt.

Vor dem unvermeidbaren Absturz: NASA-Weltraumteleskop Swift forscht wieder
Das Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory wird nicht gerettet. Deshalb hat die NASA die Instrumente an Bord wieder aktiviert, auch wenn das den Absturz beschleunigt.

Letting tropical forests regrow naturally could cut restoration costs https://www.earth.com/environment/letting-tropical-forests-regrow-naturally-could-cut-restoration-costs/

Letting tropical forests regrow naturally could cut restoration costs
Allowing tropical forests to regrow naturally could deliver major carbon and biodiversity benefits while making restoration far more affordable.

heise | Google frisst das Web: Warum durch KI der Web-Traffic sinkt
Google ist keine klassische Suchmaschine mehr, sondern beantwortet Nutzerfragen mit KI. Das hat weitreichende Auswirkungen aufs offene Web – und den Traffic.

Google frisst das Web: Warum durch KI der Web-Traffic sinkt
Google ist keine klassische Suchmaschine mehr, sondern beantwortet Nutzerfragen mit KI. Das hat weitreichende Auswirkungen aufs offene Web – und den Traffic.