Boom times for organic cocoa in Ivory Coast
Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast, the world's biggest producer of the key ingredient for chocolate, are down in the dumps after prices for their commodity have fallen for the second year running......»»
Closer look at New Jersey earthquake rupture could explain shaking reports
The magnitude 4.8 Tewksbury earthquake surprised millions of people on the U.S. East Coast who felt the shaking from this largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in New Jersey since 1900......»»
The Titan Submersible Hearings End With Few Solid Answers. Here’s What Comes Next
The Coast Guard hearings into the OceanGate disaster are done. Next comes the full report—and any potential criminal investigations......»»
23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?
The home DNA testing boom is over, and 23andMe is running out of options......»»
New super-Neptune exoplanet discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The newly detected alien world, which received the designation TOI-5005 b, is about six times larger and more than 30 times more m.....»»
NYT Crossword: answers for Wednesday, October 2
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Microbial biofertilizers and algae-based biostimulants found to boost tomato crop yield and quality
A team of researchers in Italy have shown that use of microbial biofertilizers and algae-based biostimulants can significantly enhance both the yield and quality of organic tomatoes. Published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, th.....»»
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
Two decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain, like his father and grandfather before him......»»
NYT Crossword: answers for Tuesday, October 1
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East Coast port strike looms as union, management trade wage offers
A strike could stop the flow of everything from food to automobiles at major ports, potentially jeopardizing jobs and stoking inflation weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election......»»
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Fluorescent molecules to illuminate life: Simplified synthesis with formaldehyde
A research team has recently made a breakthrough in synthesizing organic fluorophores more cost-effectively and atom-efficiently than ever before by using formaldehyde, the simplest carbon molecule. Their findings were published in Angewandte Chemie.....»»
Increased sea surface cooling from hurricanes observed along the Southeast Coast of the United States in recent decades
Utilizing satellite observations and ocean reanalysis datasets, researchers have analyzed the change in sea surface cooling induced by hurricanes and the corresponding ocean-atmosphere environment along the Gulf and Southeast coastal regions of the U.....»»
Retracing walrus ivory trade of Viking Age reveals early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans
By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic Indigenous peoples were probably meeting and trad.....»»
New copper metal-organic framework nanozymes enable intelligent food detection
Nanozymes have high catalytic activity, high stability and high adaptability, and have become a new sensitive material for building sensors in the field of detection. Designing and preparing efficient nanozymes and promotion of their application in f.....»»
New synthesis strategy could speed up PFAS decontamination
Rice University engineers have developed an innovative way to make covalent organic frameworks (COFs), special materials that can be used to trap gases, filter water and speed up chemical reactions. COFs have the potential to address significant envi.....»»
Hurricane John death toll at least 16: Mexican authorities
The death toll from Hurricane John, which made landfall twice on Mexico's Pacific coast, has risen to at least 16, authorities said Sunday......»»
NYT Crossword: answers for Monday, September 30
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How to reset the iPhone 16
If your Apple iPhone 16 has run into some issues, a reset could be what the doctor ordered and here’s how to do it. The post How to reset the iPhone 16 appeared first on Phandroid. There are times when our phones run into issues. It coul.....»»
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