Top 10 New Species Announced By Scientists
Arizona State University Researchers call for massive mission: discover 10 million species in 50 years An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly...
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To help members more easily integrate fitness into their daily routines, Walkingspree is pleased to announce integration of its advanced wellness platform with Fitbit pedometer devices. San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 To help members more easily integrate fitness into their daily routines, Walkingspree is pleased to announce integration of its advanced wellness platform with Fitbit pedometer devices. This new upgrade automatically transfers real-time step data onto the same...
Single-chip solution reduces board space, extends battery life and requires no external protection component DALLAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today expanded its sensorless, brushless DC (BLDC) motor driver portfolio with a new device designed for high efficiency and low noise, which requires a low external component count of only one capacitor. The DRV10963 is a 5-V, 3-phase sensorless BLDC motor driver that simplifies layout...
Agreement represents an important step forward for wider ZigBee adoption in Japan SAN RAMON, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, and Telecommunications Technology Committee (TTC), a non-profit and private standards development organization on information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Japan, today announced the signing...
Save $100 on the Garmin Forerunner 910XT, save $100 on the Garmin Edge 800 or $50 for trading in a Garmin Forerunner until May 27th at the Heart Rate Watch Company. Bozeman, MT (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Garmin Forerunner 910XT is $100 off at the Heart Rate Watch Company through May 27th but there are other Garmin sales going on, so there is something for everyone. FOR THE CYCLIST Save $100 on the Garmin Edge 800 with a mail-in rebate. Edge 800 was the world's first-ever touchscreen bike...
Providing High-Speed Public Wi-Fi Access within Huge Venues Requires New Approach to Developing and Deploying Wi-Fi that Focuses Signals and Reduces Contention SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) today announced that it has been selected by Rio Tinto Stadium, a 28,000-seat outdoor stadium in Salt Lake City, the Chennai Stadium, a 50,000-seat stadium in India, and more than two dozen other high-density public venues around the world to...
XR3080-88X Devices Offer Improved Fault Tolerance and Allow Longer Cable Lengths FREMONT, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, today announced the XR3080-88X family of high reliability RS-485/RS-422 transceivers designed for harsh industrial environments with enhanced fault and voltage protection. Consisting of nine devices, the family supports...
[ Watch the Video: Rise of the Crazy Ants ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Residents of the Gulf Coast are in the midst of an invasion - an ant invasion. An invasive and ecologically dominant species of ant is reportedly displacing the native fire ant in areas throughout the southeastern US. The invasive species originates from South America and is known as Nylanderia fulva, or tawny crazy ants, according to Geoffrey Mohan of the Los Angeles Times. Normally...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online City-states in ancient Greece that waited until their own harvest was in before attacking and destroying a rival community’s crops often experienced better long-term success. Ant colonies that show similar selectivity when gathering food have similar results, according to a new study from Stanford University. Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford biology professor, conducted a long-term study of harvester ants. Her findings, published in the...
Developers can immediately create co-existing apps which automatically adhere to ANT+ interoperability standards and link to over 60 million ANT+ Sport, Fitness and Health devices Cochrane, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 ANT Wireless, a division of Dynastream Innovations Inc., announces the newly upgraded link between apps and ANT+ wireless devices with the ANT Android SDK v4.0. The SDK includes an improved ANT API (application programming interface) supporting simultaneous app...
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The Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) is a species of passerine bird of the antbird family. It is found in the neotropics from Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. It has a wide range of habitats in both humid and arid regions. It will even occur in gardens and parks. It is one of the most common antbirds throughout its extensive range. The adult is about...
The Ground Pangolin (Manis temminckii), also known as Temminck's Pangolin or the Cape Pangolin, is one of four species of pangolin which can be found in Africa. They are the only one found in southern and eastern Africa. Although it is present over quite a large area, it is rare throughout it and notoriously difficult to spot. Its scarcity is partly because it is hunted by humans for its scales, which are used in love charms, and partly because it is often burnt in bush fires. With the...
The Aardvark, Orycteropus afer, sometimes called the "˜antbear', is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. It lives south of the Sahara desert where there is suitable habitat for them to live. It prefers savannas, grasslands, woodlands and bush. They are not found in deserts but are found in areas where there is a good supply of ants and termites. The most distinctive characteristic of the Aardvark is their teeth. Instead of having a pulp cavity, they have a number of thin tubes of...
Southern Tamandua or Lesser Anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, is a species of anteater from South America. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites and bees. It has very strong fore claws that can be used to break insect nests or to defend. Geographic Range Tamandua tetradactyla is found in South America from Venezuela and Trinidad to northern Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay...
The Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, is the largest species of anteater. It is found in Central and South America. It is the only species in the Myrmecophaga genus. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day. Physiology The Giant Anteater is one of only two mammals without any teeth even in a mature state (the Pangolin being the...
