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Taking regular breaks from technology seems like a good idea. A digital wellbeing expert explains if that’s backed by science.
Does cloud-free AI have the cutting-edge over data processing and storage on centralised, remote servers by providers like Google Cloud? Is AI-powered edge computing safer? More trusted?
Stipends paid to residents had unintended consequences.
Regional towns such as Dubbo as well as some suburbs on the outskirts of Melbourne have worse reception than more remote areas.
Africa’s new space agency has an important role to play in coordinating satellite data and boosting connectivity.
An overhaul of the mobile network could help us send texts and make calls in even the remotest areas. But there are technical challenges we’d need to overcome.
New research finds workers who take up working from home are generous with the time they save by not commuting, devoting about one-third of it to unpaid extra work for their employer.
Governments and wildlife advocates are working to protect 30% of Earth’s lands and waters for nature by 2030. An ecologist explains why creating large protected areas should be a top priority.
Parks and refuges are important for conservation, but without connections, they’re like islands. Linking them by protecting land in between makes it possible for wildlife to move over bigger areas.
Keeping landscapes connected can help protect wild animals and plants. In the US Southwest, border wall construction is closing off corridors that jaguars and other at-risk species use.
Our surroundings will be very different over the duration of a typical mortgage.
Salmon migrate thousands of miles from inland streams to the ocean and back. The newly enacted infrastructure bill includes funding to help salmon and other wild species on their way.
When forester Benton MacKaye proposed building an Appalachian Trail 100 years ago, he was really thinking about preserving a larger region as a haven from industrial life.
It’s time to create a special remote status for communities that struggle with connectivity challenges and lack access to high-speed internet.
The pandemic has exacerbated existing issues of connectivity and access, but providers and patients are finding creative solutions.
A new plan targets areas around the world that can store carbon and protect large numbers of species. It calls for preserving these lands, working with Indigenous peoples and connecting wild areas.
As many offices have converted to work-from-home operations during the coronavirus pandemic, the human connection needed for successful work cultures has changed for the better.
A new study lays out a road map for protecting and restoring 50% of Earth’s surface, targeted to preserve biodiversity and maximize natural removal of carbon from the atmosphere.
A scholar who travels regularly to the US-Mexico border finds ecological links and a community on the other side that welcomes American visitors.
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Director, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science and Professor, Arizona State University
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Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor, Media and Communications, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction, Lancaster University
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Professor responsible for ICT, Open Distance and e-Learning, Organizational Architecture, Open Education Resources (OERs),, University of South Africa
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Professor of Spatial Information, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor of Public Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Professor of Computer Science, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Sentech Chair in Broadband Wireless Multimedia Communications, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Senior Research Scholar, University of Richmond
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Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer and Teacher, Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University
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Research Associate, UCL