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Catnip and pea aphids came up with different ways to make the same molecule

In a new study in PNAS, a research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, shows that both catnip and pea aphids produce the substance nepetalactone, even though the plant and the insect evolved the biosynthesis of thi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 13th, 2022

Five ways that climate change threatens human health

As the U.N.'s climate summit, COP29, gets underway in Azerbaijan this week, the effect of climate change on human health is high on the agenda. And rightly so, amid some alarming emerging statistics. By the end of this century, climate change could b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Three innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund

These days, it's hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are increasingly worried about the widespread damage......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Insects Played Pivotal Roles in the Evolution of Human Culture

Violins, the ink on the Declaration of Independence and other ways that insects shaped human history.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Theoretical model explains the anomalous properties of water in extreme conditions

Water, a molecule essential for life, has unusual properties—known as anomalies—that define its behavior. However, there are still many enigmas about the molecular mechanisms that would explain the anomalies that make the water molecule unique. D.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Go Behind the Scenes at The Tinkering Workshop With Ryan Jenkins

Ryan Jenkins talked about his new book, The Tinkering Workshop, which presents a wide variety of ways to play and create with art, science and technology using everyday materials. The post Go Behind the Scenes at The Tinkering Workshop With Ryan Jen.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Xbox is testing a handheld device, but it’s a long ways off

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer confirmed the company is testing handhelds, but don't expect one any time soon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Apple’s most powerful iPad models are selling in very surprising ways

Apple launched big updates to the iPad Pro and iPad Air back in May, and a new CIRP report offers the first look at their first full quarter of sales. The results are very surprising. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

App Store Connect for iOS gets major update with new interface and features

After releasing a major update to TestFlight last month, Apple is now updating App Store Connect for iOS with a new interface as well as many new features – including more detailed notifications and more ways to promote apps. Read on as we break do.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Review: The fastest of the M4 MacBook Pros might be the least interesting one

Not a surprising generational update, but a lot of progress for just one year. In some ways, my review of the new MacBook Pros will be a lot like my review of the new iMac. This i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Here are 5 ways Visual Intelligence will make your life easier [Video]

I have been using Apple’s new Visual Intelligence feature since the moment iOS 18.2 Developer Beta released a few weeks........»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Bioengineered yeast mass produces herbal medicine

Herbal medicine is difficult to produce on an industrial scale. A team of Kobe University bioengineers manipulated the cellular machinery in a species of yeast so that one such molecule can now be produced in a fermenter at unprecedented concentratio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Apple celebrates Veterans Day with Apple Watch Activity Challenge and more

Today is Veterans Day and Apple is celebrating in a handful of different ways. There is an Apple Watch Activity Challenge available with a limited-time award as well as a new Time to Walk episode available through Apple Fitness+. You’ll also not.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

The Incredible Power of Quantum Memory

Researchers are exploring new ways that quantum computers will be able to reveal the secrets of complex quantum systems......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

How to unlock the secret ending in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

There are a lot of ways to change the outcome of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but only one way to get the extra, true ending scene. This is how to unlock it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

The Art of Surveillance: Exposed by Dries Depoorter

Provocative tech artist Dries Depoorter exposes the many ways you’re being watched. The post The Art of Surveillance: Exposed by Dries Depoorter appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Biologists discover how plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants multiple ways to override instructions that are coded into their DNA. This research could help scientists exploit a plant's existin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Struggling with relationships? You may be too materialistic

Digital technology and social media have revolutionized communication, making people more connected than ever. Yet many developed nations are struggling with loneliness and data has shown that while we have more ways to connect with others, the quant.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Ultrasensitive nanoscale sensors can identify lung cancer through exhaled isoprene

Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what's going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways to sense these compounds could help doctors provide early diagnoses—and improve patients' prospects. In a study in ACS.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

New research may lead to potatoes that are less reliant on nitrogen fertilizers

Because nitrogen fertilizers contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are looking for ways to modify agricultural plants so that they rely on less nitrogen. In research published in New Phytologist, investigators have found that bloc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

The PS5 Pro’s biggest problem is that the PS5 is already very good

For $700, I was hoping for a much larger leap in visual impact. In many ways, the timing of Sony's 2016 launch of the PS4 Pro couldn't have been better. The slightly upgraded vers.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024