Invasive tadpoles can recognise potential predators in new environments: The African clawed frog. Author suppliedInvasive species have become an increasingly big threat to indigenous ones as the spread of alien animals and plants has accelerated with the growth of global trade. Some can be very destructive, while some live in close proximity without posing any sort of threat. … [Read more...] about Invasive tadpoles can recognise potential predators in new environments | The Conversation
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African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst | The Conversation
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst: Botswana's Okavango Delta ShutterstockSocial and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment. Money has been poured into activities such as road building, forestry expansion, livestock intensification and increasing urbanisation. All have … [Read more...] about African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst | The Conversation
YouTube developing, testing mobile app for low-bandwidth environments
YouTube developing, testing mobile app for low-bandwidth environments: In September, YouTube announced it is working on YouTube Go. The new mobile app has been built from scratch as an offline-first platform, which works with low or no connectivity. YouTube is testing the platform in India, before a scheduled worldwide launch in 2017. Source: Media Update Submit your own … [Read more...] about YouTube developing, testing mobile app for low-bandwidth environments
Facebook brings interactivity of rich video to low-bandwidth environments
Facebook brings interactivity of rich video to low-bandwidth environments: Facebook has revealed that brands throughout Africa are using Slideshow, a lightweight video ad format, to tell their stories to people who wouldn’t usually watch online videos because of their local bandwidth constraints. Source: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for … [Read more...] about Facebook brings interactivity of rich video to low-bandwidth environments
Atlantic Environments and the American South
Atlantic Environments and the American South A South Africa Event on 2016-02-05 00:00:00 Friday, February 5, 2016 - Saturday, February 6, 2016 All Day TBD Rice University 6100 Main St Houston, Texas, USA This conference will explore the ways in which the myriad flows of peoples, commodities, and ideas interacted with the environments of the greater Atlantic basin as … [Read more...] about Atlantic Environments and the American South
