Cabbage whites triggered egg-killing leaf necrosis in crucifers
Until now, little was known about how plants protect themselves from plant-eating insects and how the arms race between insects and plants unfolded. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research have gained more insight into this: strong leaf nec.....»»
Shock waves, landslides may have caused "rare" volcano tsunami: experts
A rare volcano-triggered tsunami sparked by the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in Tonga could have been caused by shock waves or shifting underwater land, experts said Monday......»»
Microsoft Detects Lurking Malware On Ukrainian Computers
"Microsoft warned on Saturday evening that it had detected a highly destructive form of malware in dozens of government and private computer networks in Ukraine," reports the New York Times, "that appeared to be waiting to be triggered by an unknown.....»»
Powerful volcanic blast not the cause for 2018 Indonesian island collapse
The dramatic collapse of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano in December 2018 resulted from long-term destabilising processes, and was not triggered by any distinct changes in the magmatic system that could have been detected by current monitoring tech.....»»
Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump
Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead over the weekend......»»
Health impacts of air pollution from Australian megafires
From October 2019 to February 2020, fire ripped through the Australian bush with unprecedented intensity, killing 34 people and more than 3 billion animals. In a new study, Graham et al. seek to quantify the health impacts of an indirect form of fire.....»»
Unexpected benefits from food competitors
A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has found that gravid tobacco hawkmoths (Manduca sexta) show an unusual preference for Datura plants that are already infested with leaf beetles when laying their eggs. The beetles and.....»»
Dirty city air killed more than 1.8 million people globally in 2019
Cities worldwide are shrouded with air pollution – and it's killing people......»»
Omicron is not mild and is crushing health care systems worldwide, WHO warns
"Just like previous variants, omicron is hospitalizing people, and it is killing people." Enlarge / World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021, at.....»»
5 months on, Apple has yet to fix iOS bug that sends devices into a crash spiral
Denial-of-service vulnerability can be triggered by sending a malicious HomeKit invite. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Apple has been taking its time fixing an iOS bug that makes it easy for miscreants to completely disable an.....»»
As Beijing Takes Control, Chinese Tech Companies Lose Jobs and Hope
The crackdown is killing the entrepreneurial drive that made China a tech power and destroying jobs that used to attract the country's brightest. From a report: Like many ambitious young Chinese, Zhao Junfeng studied hard in college and graduate scho.....»»
Mass die-off of Magellanic penguins seen during 2019 heat wave
In June 2021, an unprecedented heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest and Canada, killing an estimated 1,400 people. On June 28, Seattle reached 108 F—an all-time high—while the village of Lytton in British Columbia recorded Canada's highest-ever te.....»»
Plasma-based engineering creates contact-killing, antifouling, drug-release surfaces
The deepening concern over antibiotic-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily touched surfaces, has ramped up antimicrobial material development in recent years......»»
Industry watch: AI-powered V2X services
With 5G communication getting popular, software updates through the Internet is common. The emerging V2X services have been triggered by the rapid development of EVs. Many countries have been devastated by problems of port congestion and in short of.....»»
Researchers built a gecko-bot to study how geckos glide and crash land
The findings could help improve robotic locomotion, making bio-inspired robots more robust Enlarge / A gecko perches on a leaf. A September study found that geckos are very good gliders, and their tails help stabilize them when they cr.....»»
New inoculation method can protect soybeans against devastating leaf blight
Reported in three major soybean-producing countries in South America (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay), Cercospora leaf blight (CLB) is a global threat to soybean. CLB causes dark-purple lesions on leaves and premature defoliation, which can diminish.....»»
Meet the maggot: How this flesh-loving, butt-breathing marvel helps us solve murders
Not all superheroes wear capes—some live in rubbish bins, garbage dumps and on dead bodies. Maggots are the offspring of the blowfly, the scourge of the Aussie picnic, nuisance of summer and feared by farmers for infesting and killing sheep......»»
Fintech is killing off the UK high street bank
Almost half of all bank's branches closed in the last six years......»»
Industry watch: Traditional carmakers under threat in booming EV market
According to DIGIMIES Research, after reaching a pinnacle of more than 83 million vehicles in 2019, the global automotive market encountered a sales plunge in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak which triggered supply chain disruption. It is p.....»»
Argument over Diablo II game led to man fatally shooting his friend of 26 years
The Columbian reports that 36-year-old Spellman is accused of shooting and killing 34-year-old Andrew W. Dickson on Friday, December 17, following an argument over a game of Diablo II that the pair were playing along with a third friend called Rob......»»
Floating "aerobats" could be the best way to explore the cloud tops of Venus
According to multiple lines of evidence, Venus was once a much different planet than it is today. But roughly 500 million years ago, a massive resurfacing event triggered a runaway greenhouse effect that led to the poisonous and hellish environment w.....»»