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Hong Kong is intensifying efforts to attract technology start-ups and nurture unicorns through expanded financial support via a key government-backed platform, leveraging the city’s booming fundraising activities and world-class financial infrastructure. Investors are displaying an increased appetite for the local tech scene compared with a decade ago – a trend that Terry Wong Ping-sau, CEO of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), said was a positive sign for the city’s...

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 3 hrs. 46 min. ago

Palo Alto’s 500-foot horizontal levee reuses wastewater to restore marshes and test sea-rise defence

#coastal protection #ecosystem #habitat #resilience #reuse

Palo Alto engineers have created a unique horizontal levee along Harbor Marsh. This innovative structure combines native plants and treated wastewater for coastal protection. The project aims to provide habitat and adapt shorelines to rising sea levels. Researchers are monitoring its performance as a pilot for future defenses. This living shoreline offers a new model for coastal resilience and ecosystem integration.

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livemint.com | 19 hrs. 4 min. ago

Mint Explainer

#digitization #ecosystem #India

What India’s latest land-records push aims to change | The Centre’s latest land-records push moves beyond digitization to integrate ownership records, maps, registrations and revenue courts into a single digital ecosystem.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

In the 1850s, pigs brought to Santa Cruz Island became feral

#captive breeding #ecosystem #Island #wildlife

Feral pigs were eradicated from Santa Cruz Island, facilitating a resurgence in fox populations. With bald eagles no longer in the area, golden eagles preyed on the island's foxes. In response, conservationists captured the golden eagles and reintroduced the native bald eagles. A captive breeding initiative safeguarded the remaining island foxes from predators, resulting in a successful revival of the island's native wildlife and ecosystem.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

For decades, scientists thought North America had a cheetah; DNA links it to pumas 2.6M years ago

#ecosystem #extinct

In a groundbreaking revelation, ancient DNA analysis has clarified that Miracinonyx trumani is more closely related to pumas than cheetahs. This extinct cat thrived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch and had the unique ability to fish in colder regions. While its structure suggested agility, evolutionary genetics indicated that convergence was at play, with low genetic variety likely contributing to its disappearance from the ecosystem.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

Chicago reversed its river in 1900 to divert sewage from Lake Michigan; 126 years later, it flows backwards

#drinking water #ecosystem #lake #public health #river

To combat outbreaks of disease linked to polluted drinking water, Chicago undertook an extraordinary engineering project to reverse its river's flow. This initiative, aimed at diverting sewage from Lake Michigan, successfully bolstered public health over the decades. Despite facing legal struggles from neighboring Missouri and other states, the new river connection has inadvertently introduced fresh ecological challenges that could disrupt local ecosystems.

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thehindu.com | 1 days ago

ESA protests driven by ‘hidden agenda’, allege environmental groups

#biodiversity #climate #climate change #ecosystem

Environmental groups assert that the ESA aims to protect biodiversity, mitigate climate change. The restrictions will preserve ecosystems and safeguard communities from natural disasters without disrupting local livelihoods.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

Brazil’s 200 million termite mounds have formed over 4,000 years from soil termites dug up

#Brazil #ecosystem

Millions of ancient termite mounds dot Brazil's landscape, concealing a vast underground tunnel system. These structures, some nearly four thousand years old, represent immense ecosystem engineering by termites. The insects excavated extensive tunnels to access food in seasonally dry forests. This process created millions of evenly spaced cones over generations of work. The resulting pattern showcases a hidden subterranean system and its ancient origins.

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newsbeep.com | 1 days ago

In 1870, goats were left on a tiny Seychelles island; 50 years later, conservationists had to eradicate them to save its native ecosystem

#ecosystem #Island #Seychelles

| A feral goat. Image Credit: Scott Bauer/Wikimedia commons The introduction of goats to Seychelles islands created a long-term…

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