Chesapeake Bay cleanup going in "right direction," thanks partly to Pennsylvania
Chesapeake Bay cleanup is behind schedule but "going in the right direction," largely because Pennsylvania has stepped up efforts to curb the flow of fertilizer and other runoff into bay tributaries, an Environmental Protection Agency official told M.....»»
Toxoplasma: the parasite that takes over our brains
A recurring fantasy in science fiction is the implantation of tiny elements in peoples' brains, which would be used to control and direct our actions and emotions. Regardless of the direction that technological development may take in this sense, in.....»»
Playing all the angles: A high-contrast grating structure for direction-tunable lasing
Lasers find applications across several fields ranging from telecommunications and remote sensing to medicine. There are many ways in which one can generate laser emission, or lasing, from a device or material. Consequently, there are many types of l.....»»
Samsung’s CES 2023 gaming monitors range from curved QD-OLEDs to 8K behemoths
Samsung has four new gaming monitors for CES 2023, and while some OLED monitors are going down to 27 inches, Samsung is going in the opposite direction......»»
Honeybees at risk, along with the crops they pollinate: Scientists think the solution lies in the insects" brains
The honeybees looked perfectly healthy, buzzing about their boxy wooden hive on a warm autumn day in central Pennsylvania......»»
Drivers of political violence in the United States
A researcher from The Pennsylvania State University published a commentary in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing that examines four key contemporary "drivers" of political violence in the United States: "toxic" political polarization; "toxic".....»»
2022 was excellent for sports games, depending where you looked
While sports franchises like Madden stagnated in 2022, the indie scene picked up the ball and ran in a delightfully weird direction......»»
Foxconn continues to plan for China after cutting ties with Tsinghua Unigroup
On December 16, the Foxconn group made a major announcement, stating that it will be selling its entire stake in China's Tsinghua Unigroup. Foxconn's sudden announcement has certainly got the outside world wondering about the future direction of the.....»»
40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter
Based partly on data from generations of NASA missions, including NASA's Voyager and Cassini, the work could help scientists determine how to predict weather on Jupiter......»»
NASA developing AI to navigate the lunar surface using landmarks
Much like how familiar landmarks can give travelers a sense of direction when their smart phones lose their lock on GPS signals, a NASA engineer is teaching a machine to use features on the Moon's horizon to navigate across the lunar surface......»»
India roundup: iPhone exports value from India is expected to surpass INR200 billion in fiscal 2023
Partly thanks to India's PLI scheme for mobile phones, Apple is expected to see record iPhone exports from India, while another contributor to India's mobile phone exports, Samsung Electronics, still has to wait for more than a year to obtain subsidi.....»»
Water cleanup method destroys pervasive, cancer-causing "forever chemicals"
An insidious category of carcinogenic pollutants known as "forever chemicals" may not be so permanent after all......»»
The 5 best dramas ever made
From The Godfather to Citizen Kane, the best dramas cover a wide range of topics, but they all have great scripts, great direction, and iconic characters......»»
Li Auto sees more loss in 3Q, expecting strong 4Q delivery
China-based Li Auto experienced an increase in a net loss in the third quarter of this year, partly because it accelerated a plan of phasing out its first model. As China loosens the zero-COVID policy, the EV maker expected the country to see tempora.....»»
Without more data, a black hole"s origins can be "spun" in any direction
Clues to a black hole's origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, in which two black holes circle close together before merging. The spin and tilt of the respective black holes just before they merge can reveal w.....»»
Rising battery prices threaten affordable EV push
Falling battery prices have helped the auto industry’s move toward electrification and more affordable EVs, but prices now seem to be going in the opposite direction......»»
The best gifts for PC gamers
It's tough finding the best gifts for PC gamers each holiday. They're a fickle bunch, but our roundup can point you in the right direction......»»
Metallurgist explains the surprising properties of aluminum
Despite being the most abundant metal on Earth, constituting over 8% of the Earth's core mass, aluminum was only discovered in the 1820s, by Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted. This is partly explained because pure aluminum doesn't exist in natu.....»»
Researchers observe directly turbulent magnetic reconnection in solar wind
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, under the direction of Prof. Wang Rongsheng and Prof. Lu Quanming, used data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission to directly ob.....»»
New potential target proteins for novel antibiotics discovered
Bacteria are small but tough organisms, partly because their cells are enclosed by a protective cell wall skeleton. Professor Felipe Cava and his team at Umeå University in Sweden and collaborators at Harvard Medical School in the U.S., have discove.....»»
More than 52 million birds in the US have been affected by an outbreak of avian influenza
A form of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been causing widespread disruption and illness in birds since first being detected roughly a year ago. Last March, a bald eagle found dead in Pennsylvania's Chester County became the first confir.....»»