"We talk to plants - they tell us how happy they are"
Agri-tech company Gardin uses sensors and artificial intelligence to see how well crops are growing......»»
Can a superstar hippo help save Africa"s rainforests?
The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanor. Yet the story of her species is less happy.....»»
ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode just came to PCs and Macs
ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode feature, which lets you talk to the AI as though it were human, is coming to macOS and Windows desktop apps......»»
New Age ritual that send "bad energies" up in smoke may contribute to overharvesting of wild plants
A commercialized New Age ritual is causing not only "unwanted energies" to go up in smoke, but also foreign wild plants. A study by Utrecht University researchers Isabela Pombo Geertsma and Anastasia Stefanaki, alongside colleagues from Wageningen UR.....»»
New Apple video touts M4 MacBook Pro as ‘the Pro for pros’
Apple has released a new video today highlighting the ‘pro’-focused capabilities of the new M4 MacBook Pro lineup. In it, four professionals talk through how the device has impacted their work. more….....»»
Soybean domestication linked to higher mesophyll conductance for increased photosynthesis
In a new study conducted by the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looked back in time at soybean growth and discovered that modern plants have increased mesophyll.....»»
Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us today for a discussion.
Dr. Daniel Drucker will discuss what's ahead for these blockbuster drugs. News and talk of GLP-1 drugs are everywhere these days—from their smash success in treating Type 2 diab.....»»
Invasive plants drive homogenization of soil microbial communities across US, new study finds
Invasive plants are doing more than just taking over landscapes—they're also changing the soil beneath them. A new study co-authored by Matthew McCary, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, reveals that these species are reshaping.....»»
Kwikset Halo Select, Govee ice maker, & iPhone StandBy dock on HomeKit Insider
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we go over another new smart lock from Kwikset, talk about the viral iPhone StandBy dock, and test the Govee smart ice maker.HomeKit Insider PodcastKwikset has launched the new Halo Select smart lock tha.....»»
Pigs can"t fly but they might be able to talk thanks to AI translators
AI can translate pig noises to human language......»»
Ars Live: What else can GLP-1 drugs do? Join us Tuesday for a discussion.
Dr. Daniel Drucker will discuss what ahead for these blockbuster drugs. News and talk of GLP-1 drugs are everywhere these days—from their smash success in treating Type 2 diabet.....»»
Researchers warn against weakening Clean Air Act regulations
A new commentary published in the American Journal of Public Health has found that power plants' use of air pollution control devices saved up to 9,100 lives and up to $100 billion in health costs in 2023. These estimates reveal the substantial healt.....»»
Study shows weak external electric fields may protect crops from infection
Research from Dr. Giovanni Sena's group in the Department of Life Sciences highlights an intriguing method to help protect plants from pathogen attacks using weak electric fields......»»
Cable companies ask 5th Circuit to block FTC’s click-to-cancel rule
Cable companies worry rule will make it hard to talk customers out of canceling. Cable companies, advertising firms, and newspapers are asking courts to block a federal "click-to-.....»»
1st triple black hole system discovered in "happy accident"
1st triple black hole system discovered in "happy accident".....»»
The trashiest talk show of all time is getting a Netflix documentary
The trashiest talk show of all time is getting a Netflix documentary.....»»
Supreme Court Justices use rhetoric to affirm high court"s power and influence, LLM analysis finds
When U.S. Supreme Court justices write opinions, they mostly talk about the case in question. But occasionally, they will discuss themselves or the court, using what is called the "monologic voice.".....»»
Deals: 46mm silver Apple Watch Series 10 all-time low, Apple Watch Ultra 2 $99 off, M2 MacBook Air $399 off, more
Firstly, happy iPad mini 7 delivery day, but for now we are moving over to and starting off with the new Apple Watch deals. The 46mm silver Series 10 has now dropped to a new low alongside the Jet Black models in both sizes now sitting at the best pr.....»»
China automakers to double overseas capacity to dodge tariffs, study finds
Chinese carmakers have built and commissioned complete manufacturing plants across nine countries, with annual capacity of 1.2 million units as of 2023, a figure set to more than double to 2.7 million in over a dozen countries by 2026, Bloomberg foun.....»»
Why Trump"s messaging is becoming more extreme: A mathematician explains
"Talk about extreme." That was the response of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at September's televised debate, after her rival, Donald Trump, made the baseless claim that migrants had been eating the dogs and cats of their neighbors in.....»»
New chemical treatment reduces number of plant pores that regulate water loss
Researchers from Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM) in Japan and their colleagues have identified and derivatized a chemical compound that effectively regulates the density of stomata in model plants. Stomata are cr.....»»