Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
A large iceberg (380 km2), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m-thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It broke off after a crack suddenly appeared in the ice shelf a few weeks ago. The final break happened in the early hours of Monday, 20 Ma.....»»
Apple chips moisture analysis made easy with near-infrared spectroscopy
Dried snack foods such as apple chips are a convenient alternative to fresh fruit, providing longer shelf life and easier storage. Consumers increasingly demand product variety, so companies coat such snack foods with fruit and vegetable powders to e.....»»
Pangolin trafficking: Iceberg tip of Nigeria"s illegal trade revealed
Since the first reported pangolin seizure in Nigeria in 2010, the country has seen an explosion in the black market for the world's most trafficked mammal—becoming Africa's hub for the criminal export of pangolin products to East Asia......»»
Amazon’s New World faces down a world of wild glitches
Players spamming the game with giant sausages was the tip of the iceberg. A video explaining just some of the glitches New World has faced of late. Anyone who follows online gaming knows that new titles often have a few issues at launch a.....»»
Antarctic glacier named Glasgow to mark COP26
Nine fast-flowing glaciers in West Antarctica have been named after locations of important climate treaties, conferences and reports. One of the glaciers is now called Glasgow Glacier to mark the city hosting the COP26 climate change conference. All.....»»
Microorganisms are sensitive to large-scale climate change in Antarctica
For a long time, scientists assumed that microorganisms, due to their broad distribution patterns, were much less affected by such climatic changes than plants and animals that often present very limited distribution areas. By examining fossils of An.....»»
Dairy calves use brushes for more than combing their hair
Dairy cows have a natural drive to groom themselves and to scratch those hard-to-reach itches on their bodies. When given the opportunity, dairy cattle use mechanical brushes daily at every stage of their lives. A new study in the Journal of Dairy Sc.....»»
Shagene A synthesis perfected for leishmaniasis treatment
Just north of Antarctica and a little east of the southern tip of South America is the Scotia Sea. Besides glimpses of an occasional iceberg, these waters offer little to tourists......»»
Drinkworks Home Bar Classic makes cocktails without taking much shelf space
The Drinkworks Home Bar Classic is like a Keurig for cocktails, making your favorite drinks with just the touch of a button......»»
The end of off-the-shelf SaaS solutions
Innovative companies don’t buy all-in-one SaaS suites; they invest in and empower developers to build the systems that drive growth......»»
Which plants and animals are affected by climate change? Some may surprise you
We've all seen the picture of the polar bear perched precariously on a melting iceberg. It's the obligatory poster child for any discussion about species that are endangered by climate change. It isn't alone, of course. To commandeer a clickbait clic.....»»
Did a black hole eating a star generate a neutrino? Unlikely, new study shows
In October 2019, a high-energy neutrino slammed into Antarctica. The neutrino, which was remarkably hard to detect, peaked astronomers' interest: what could generate such a powerful particle?.....»»
The unknown consequences of plastic"s legacy found in seabirds around the world
Seabirds from Gough Island in the south Atlantic, Marion Island near Antarctica and the coasts of both Hawaii and Western Australia have a dangerous habit: eating plastic. Across 32 species of seabirds sampled from around the globe, an international.....»»
Early human activities impacted Earth"s atmosphere more than previously known
Several years ago, while analyzing ice core samples from Antarctica's James Ross Island, scientists Joe McConnell, Ph.D., and Nathan Chellman, Ph.D., from DRI, and Robert Mulvaney, Ph.D., from the British Antarctic Survey noticed something unusual: a.....»»
A look back into record-breaking 2020 mei-yu rainfall and flooding throughout China
During summer 2020, heavy precipitation affected a significant portion of China and East and South Asia. The Yangtze River basin bore the brunt of extensive flooding, which caused loss of lives, considerable property damage and prompted millions of p.....»»
Scientific team uncovers additional threat to Antarctica"s floating ice shelves
Glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have examined the dynamics underlying the calving of the Delaware-sized iceberg A68 from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017, finding the likely cause.....»»
Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought
Our species began migrating out of Africa around 100,000 years ago. Aside from Antarctica, the Americas were the last continents humans reached, with the early pioneers crossing the now-submerged Bering land bridge that once connected eastern Siberia.....»»
Eliminating beef cattle pregnancy loss with CRISPR/Cas9 technology
Calves on the ground eventually mean dollars in the pocket and steaks in the meat case. It's the basics of the beef industry......»»
Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Shaun White, Shawn Mendes get behind Shelf Engine
Shelf Engine’s grocery order automation technology applies AI to food order volume so that grocery customers can reduce their food waste by as much as 32%. Shelf Engine’s mission to eliminate food waste in grocery retailers now has some.....»»
Elephants benefit from having older siblings, especially sisters
A study of semi-captive Asian elephants in Myanmar has found that calves benefit from having older sisters more than older brothers. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology......»»
2021’s best TVs for under $1,000
With top-shelf features like 4K Ultra HD, HDR, advanced gaming modes, voice assistant compatibility, and gorgeous images, these TVs do a lot for under $1,000......»»