Netforce France-based law enforcement technology development company The company intends to use the funds to scale production to meet global demand forge strategic partnerships with law enforcement agencies to tailor solutions to real-world challenges and strengthen its international presence to expand its impact on public safety Netforce has developed and patented EstunGlove deterrent solution helps law enforcement de-escalate critical situations while minimizing risk and ensuring public safety Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK space news and the impacts of climate change extensively Jess joined Newsweek in May 2022 and previously worked at Springer Nature She is a graduate of the University of Oxford You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content A beach in France is the latest stronghold to have been invaded by millions of tiny insects Ants have colonized the dunes of a beach in the town of Mauguio-Carnon They have also been found taking over other areas of the country "It is estimated that there are at least a few hundred million ants in this entire nest which is approximately 800 meters long," Luc Gomel an ant specialist at Paul Valéry University the number varies from a few hundred to only tens of thousands we are looking at much higher numbers," he said that they supplant all other species of ants with which they may be in competition They can have an impact on other species of insects that they seek to attack in order to consume them there may also be impacts on certain plants." outcompeting and decimating local ant species as they rapidly reproduce and spread across the continent Native to the Mediterranean basin and North Africa "The Tapinoma magnum was only identified in 2017," Jean-Yves Bichaton responsible for the PACA-Corsica region of the French Observatory of Biodiversity (OFB) it was actually confused with three other ants: Tapinoma nigerrimum "It probably crossed the Mediterranean thanks to man but there is no way to verify it," he said These ants are such a problem because they eat a variety of plants and kill other species that help to regulate local ecosystems "A colony of Tapinoma magnum has several hundred and this from the creation of the colony," Bichaton said In attempting to get rid of these invasive ants many people actually make the problem worse "Most people aggravate the problem," Cyril Berquier an entomologist at the Corsican Environment Office "They often use products that destroy the local ants that were still there They will kill a few Tapinoma but the year This is because Tapinoma magnum ants thrive in "degraded" environments with low biodiversity which is exactly what is created after the use of insecticide "If you really have a big Tapinoma problem you may need to treat in a more localized manner identify where the anthills are—often at the edge of the concrete—and treat only this area so as not to attack other ants," Berquier said you also reduce the diversity of ants and you encourage Tapinoma you promote drought which itself maintains its development." 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strategic alliance represents much more than just a new chapter in our story; it is the beginning of a whole new book filled with challenges and opportunities This has now been achieved with a consortium comprising two leading French institutional partners This alliance strengthens our ability to fulfill our founding promise: achieving energy independence by democratizing and decentralizing renewable energy.” Mirova will invest in Arkolia through their Mirova Energy Transition Fund 6 (MET6) with investments focused on energy transition infrastructure “We strongly believe that Arkolia can consolidate its leadership position in the French rooftop solar which is a fast-growing sector to decarbonise the decentralised energy production and requires proven scaling capabilities that the company has built over the years.” BNPP AM’s investment will be made through its Low Carbon Transition Infrastructure Equity Fund marking the fund’s second investment following its launch earlier this year 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DistributionSustainabilityTechnologyOther The 29-year-old Boeing 737 cargo aircraft which was being operated by Swiftair on behalf of Swedish airline West Atlantic had departed Paris for the short hop to Montpellier at 1:30 am and landed just over an hour later in the Southern French city The aircraft somehow overran the 2,600-metre runway and eventually came to rest around 200 meters past the end of the runway with its nose partially submerged in the L’Etang de Mauguio (a lake that sits at the bottom of the runway) local officials say all three crew members onboard the aircraft were evacuated unharmed “thanks to the rapid intervention of the emergency services” authorities say they had no choice but to temporarily close the airport to all departures and arrivals until the aircraft can be extracted from the water The Prefecture of Herault said in a statement that a specialist removal company had been called in to help but the airport will remain closed for the remainder of Saturday the airport is not that busy at the best of times Around 14 departures and 11 arrivals were cancelled as a result of the accident French accident investigators from the Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses (BEA) are already on-site and investigating the cause Mateusz Maszczynski honed his skills as an international flight attendant at the most prominent airline in the Middle East and has been flying ever since.. most recently for a well known European airline Matt is passionate about the aviation industry and has become an expert in passenger experience and human-centric stories Always keeping an ear close to the ground analysis and news coverage is frequently relied upon by some of the biggest names in journalism Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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