Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)
Nearly everybody has emailed the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time. It's a leveler in modern workplaces. The consequences of errors may be immense or trivial, but not much can change that now. The error was your doing: you underperfor.....»»
Apptronik’s new humanoid robot is a rival to the Tesla Bot
Texas-based Apptronik has unveiled the Apollo humanoid robot. It looks a bit like the Tesla Bot and is designed for various tasks in the workplace......»»
A rare wild flower is the star of the Florida swamp. But can the ghost orchid survive?
In "The Orchid Thief," author Susan Orlean wrote of a "phantom" flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida "so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile after mile.".....»»
Fertility is becoming a workplace issue but employer support can create winners and losers
Since the world's first human baby was born by in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the UK in 1978, over 10 million IVF babies have been born globally. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have also become even more sophisticated, now including egg-fr.....»»
Varied regional culture may affect individual expression of religion in US
Religious expression in the workplace—from wearing symbols of one's beliefs to discussing faith at work—varies from geographic location to location, with Christians more likely to express their faith in the South, Jews most likely in the Northeas.....»»
Heat sensor protects the Venus flytrap from fire
The Venus flytrap can survive in the nutrient-poor swamps of North and South Carolina because it compensates for the lack of nitrogen, phosphate and minerals by catching and eating insects. It hunts with snap traps that have sensory hairs on them. If.....»»
Virtual reality brings new vision to workplace training
Staff are being asked to put on VR goggles when they go on a course or team-building session......»»
The trade-off that helped some trilobites survive mass extinctions
While legs made them vulnerable to predation, they came with extra gills. Enlarge (credit: Ed Reschke) Hundreds of millions of years before anthropogenic climate change was ever a thing, life on Earth suffered mass extin.....»»
Researchers discover mechanism by which cancer cells survive replication stress
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new molecular mechanism by which cancer cells safeguard themselves from oncogene-induced replication stress and propose a strategy to deactivate this protective mechanism. The study is publishe.....»»
Can soil microbes survive in a changing climate?
Organisms across the globe are facing unprecedented levels of stress from climate change, habitat destruction, and many other human-driven changes to the environment. Predicting and mitigating the effects of this increasing stress on organisms, and t.....»»
One team member"s effort can jumpstart the whole team"s efforts, new analysis of soccer teams reveals
What if you could measure effort and not just performance? What if you could determine if one person's effort in a workplace improved everyone's effort? What if you could determine if team efforts improved individual effort? While most research uses.....»»
Researchers characterize tardigrade species richness in Denmark
They're found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and thousands of them have even crash landed and been spilled onto the moon. The microscopic water bear has a nearly unfathomable ability to survive in the most.....»»
Elevate your artistic abilities at the free B&H Bild Expo at the Javits Center in New York City
Since 1973, B&H Photo has been committed to supporting audio and visual artistry. Join B&H Photo this year, for the very first time, as they host the BIld Expo to celebrate 50 years as a premier retailer supporting the art of creating photographs, vi.....»»
Physicists demonstrate how sound can be transmitted through vacuum
The classic film "Alien" was once promoted with the tagline "In space, no one can hear you scream." Physicists Zhuoran Geng and Ilari Maasilta from the Nanoscience Center at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have demonstrated that, on the contr.....»»
How to level up fast in Baldur’s Gate 3: best ways to farm XP
Your character needs to be strong to survive the world of Baldur's Gate 3. Leveling up isn't easy, but here are some ways to earn XP fast to help you survive......»»
Parasites can have a positive effect on biodiversity and can play a crucial role in maintaining it
A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals that the presence of parasites in nature is not necessarily negative, and sometimes even helps animals survive. The team of researchers explain: "Thinking about parasites usually brings up negative connotati.....»»
Scientists discover how trilobites survived environmental change
Scientists have worked out how one unusual species of trilobite—an ancient, sea-dwelling relative of spiders and lobsters—was able to defend itself against predators and survive a bumpy ride as Earth's oxygen levels fluctuated......»»
Toyota Connected promotes COO Yang to CEO
Christopher Yang was promoted to CEO of Toyota North America’s data and software unit from his current role as vice president and COO. The automaker announced the appointment amid a batch of executive changes......»»
Roborock"s updated app removes the frustration of operating a robot vacuum
Our increasingly overloaded lives make cleaning an afterthought for many households. However, Roborock committed itself to bringing cleaning convenience to everyone and now has an updated app with even more great features so you never have to comprom.....»»
Prized 750-ton rain tree moved to new home—critics fear it won"t survive.
A majestic rain tree has lived through 100 years of nasty weather, surviving torrential flooding, fierce storms and powerful hurricanes. But some worry the landmark tree won't survive its latest test, a journey of 50 feet that moved it closer to the.....»»
Tailoring quantum oscillations of a Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons as qubits
What plagues quantum upscaling? Most quantum computing devices are dependent on using complex physical phenomena that are either very short-lived (~10-12 seconds) and/or only survive at ultra-low temperatures (e.g., 10-3 to 10-6 Kelvin) and/or requir.....»»