Learning nature's language: Video analysis of tree sway offers non-invasive method to monitor forest health

Many people look at trees to relax, taking in the soothing fractal patterns to adjust their eyes from too many hours spent at ...

Diversity in forest management translates to improved biodiversity, real-world data and virtual landscapes suggest

Uniform and intensive forest management approaches threaten European forest biodiversity. There are many different ways to ...
The Denver Post

A Jewish deli bike tour, a grisly CrimeCon, and more things to do this week

Sunday. The Jewish Community Center of Denver is putting on the fourth annual Jewish Deli Bike Tour, a determinedly casual bicycle ride with stops at Jewish delis and bagel shops along the way. This ...
Ars Technica

Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that US Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, returning to the Pentagon's plans for the command's headquarters from the final days of Trump ...
thecooldown

Resident distressed after discovering 'tree of hell' infesting their yard: 'What do I do?'

The tree of heaven is a painfully invasive species, often referred to as the "tree of hell" for its pervasive nature. A Reddit user took to the subreddit r/Permaculture to share their story with this ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Hahn, P.R., Murray, J.S. and Carvalho, C.M. (2020) Bayesian Regression Tree Models for Causal Inference: Regularization, Confounding, and Heterogeneous Effects (with Discussion ...

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the persistent academic impacts of the Head Start program, a federal government-funded early childhood intervention, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal ...
CNN

‘I am not a dictator,’ Trump says. Here’s what 21st century dictators do

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. For the second day in a row, President Donald Trump has felt the need to assure ...
Psychology Today

Why Do People Develop Emotional Attachments to AI Chatbots?

I was recently interviewed for an article on the emotional connection that people can develop with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. 1 Here's an edited summary of the exchange. As a psychiatrist, ...
Gizmodo

One of the World’s Tallest, Oldest Trees Is Ablaze in Oregon

Firefighters have been racing to save the centuries-old “Doerner Fir” since they received reports of on Saturday, August 16. reading time 2 minutes The Doerner Fir, one of the world’s tallest coastal ...
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'You Didn't Do An Actual Analysis?': Linda McMahon Says The Quiet Part Out Loud, Admits She Fired Staff For No Reason In Hearing

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing several weeks ago in June, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon openly admitted to Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) that no analysis was done in evaluating ...
CNN

Do Democrats have a Zohran Mamdani problem?

Ever since Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor two months ago, Republicans have been licking their chops, and prominent Democrats have been squirming. The GOP sees this ...
The Oklahoman

Can you trim your neighbor's tree? What to do if it hangs over your property.

Neighborly disputes are nothing new, especially when it comes to trees growing over the fence line. Whether a neighbor's tree branches hang over your property or their shrubbery is bursting through a ...