News tagged with infra red cameras

Tiger video triggers WWF forest protection call

Conservation group WWF Monday urged timber firms to drop plans to clear Indonesian forest areas where infra-red cameras have captured footage of rare Sumatran tigers and their cubs.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study challenges popular image of dingo

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study of dingoes in the Blue Mountains challenges the postcard image of dingoes as only being white pawed and sandy coloured.

Biology /

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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House mice put endangered petrels at risk of extinction

Common house mice are demolishing what could be the only breeding population of endangered Atlantic petrels in the world, scientists have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First light of powerful new Keck Observatory MOSFIRE instrument

(Phys.org) -- Engineers and astronomers are celebrating the much anticipated first light of the MOSFIRE instrument, now installed on the Keck I telescope at W. M. Keck Observatory. MOSFIRE (Multi-Object Spectrometer ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 07, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Aerial survey reveals Exmoor's rare peatlands as never seen before

An unmanned aircraft has captured hundreds of images of Exmoor’s peatlands, revealing the condition of this rare environment as never seen before. Flying 300 metres above the ground, the state-of-the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Powerful new astronomy tool arrives on Mauna Kea

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 10,000-pound package was delivered on Feb. 16 to the W. M. Keck Observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea. Inside is a powerful new scientific instrument that will dramatically increase the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Nepal children to track snow leopard

Conservationists in Nepal have enlisted an army of school children to record the movements of the mysterious snow leopard, one of the most elusive predators in the world, a scientist said Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New camouflage technology from BAE hides war machines

(PhysOrg.com) -- BAE Systems says it has a camouflage system that can render battle machines like tanks invisible or even seen as other objects in the immediate environment to protect against attack. The 'cloak' ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 15 | with audio podcast report

Natural born killers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Only a few days old and still blind and naked, chicks of the African greater honeyguide kill their newly hatched foster siblings in order to eliminate competition for parental care, new research from the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Satellites discover lost Egyptian pyramids

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new documentary soon to air on BBC, space archaeologist Sarah Parcak from the University of Alabama in Birmingham shares her recent discovery in the relatively new field of space archaeology. ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Understanding what affects beauty through the pirouette of a dancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- An in-depth analysis of a ballet dancer’s movements could hold the answer to how we distinguish whether someone has grace and beauty, Queen Mary, University of London researchers suggest.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

High-tech approach uses lights, action and camera to scrutinize fresh produce

High-tech tactics to carefully examine apples and other fresh produce items as they travel along packinghouse conveyor belts will help ensure the quality and safety of these good-for-you foods.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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