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DNA tests confirm shark that bit California swimmer was juvenile white shark

A shark that bit a swimmer in Del Mar last month, leaving the man hospitalized with significant wounds, was a juvenile white shark, likely around 9 feet long and 6 to 8 years old......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 15th, 2024

California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions

California air regulators will vote Friday on changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions from transportation fuels that has a wide swath of critics—from environmentalists to the oil industry......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

New Apple Vision Pro study reveals promising performance in radiology

A new study published this week by researchers at the University of California, San Diego highlights how Apple Vision Pro can be used in healthcare settings. In particular, this study sought to compare diagnostic performance when using Apple Vision P.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were

Integrating genetic data with historic and archaeological data can enrich or correct popular narratives. People have long been fascinated by the haunting plaster casts of the bodi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Brainy bumblebees still succumb to the temptations of caffeine and sugar

A bumblebee's brain is smaller than a sesame seed. But it can still accomplish quite a bit......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Am I Isolated: Open-source container security benchmark

Am I Isolated is an open-source container security benchmark that probes users’ runtime environments and tests for container isolation. The Rust-based container runtime scanner runs as a container, detecting gaps in users’ container runtime i.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

How to import your old passwords into the new Apple Passwords

Apple now has an official password manager, but importing your old passwords from other apps into Apple Passwords can be a bit of a pain.Any password manager can import to Apple Passwords, so long as you have a Mac.The introduction of iOS 18 and macO.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Leading up to the election, Trump voters trusted friends and family over traditional media, survey finds

Rural and urban. Blue and white collar. College and high school educated. There are many so-called "divides" in American politics......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Artificial receptors made from coronavirus DNA open up new avenues for research

A team of microbiologists and virologists at Wuhan University, working with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Washington and Humabs BioMed SA, has found that it is possible to use coronavirus DNA to create receptors t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Apple CEO Tim Cook congratulates Trump on his second election win

Apple CEO Tim Cook has congratulated Donald Trump after winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as he re-lays the groundwork for a close working relationship with the returning president.Tim Cook and Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Grocery stores are more reliable than sushi restaurants in labeling salmon properly, Seattle study finds

In a study of salmon samples from Seattle, Washington, grocery stores and sushi restaurants, DNA analysis revealed that 18% were mislabeled. Tracie Delgado and colleagues at Seattle Pacific University, WA, U.S., present these findings in the open-acc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 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

More families purchased school meals after federal nutrition policies enacted, research suggests

Families purchased more school lunches and breakfasts the year after the federal government toughened nutritional standards for school meals. A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that families turned to school lunches after the Obama.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Quantum vortices confirm superfluidity in supersolid

Supersolids are a new form of quantum matter that has only recently been demonstrated. The state of matter can be produced artificially in ultracold, dipolar quantum gases. A team led by Innsbruck physicist Francesca Ferlaino has now demonstrated a m.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

PS5 vs. PS5 Pro: Is the PlayStation 5 Pro worth the upgrade?

PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro both play the same games, but one is packing a bit more under the hood. Let's take a look at the differences between them......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Braving sharks and hordes of urchins, scientists are growing kelp one forest at a time

The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California's kelp forests—underwater cathedrals of green and gold.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will play original Switch games

"More software has been played on Nintendo Switch than on any other Nintendo hardware." As US states were busy counting votes to confirm who would be the next president Tuesday ni.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

First tests of oral anthrax vaccine are successful in white-tailed deer

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are closer to developing an oral vaccine for anthrax, thanks to a recent study showing an immune response in white-tailed deer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Testing thousands of RNA enzymes helps find first "twister ribozyme" in mammals

The "RNA world" hypothesis proposes that the earliest life on Earth may have been based on RNA—a single-stranded molecule similar in many ways to DNA—like some modern viruses. This is because, like DNA, RNA can carry genetic information, but, lik.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Next-generation space materials blast off for tests on ISS

A new generation of space materials left Earth on November 5 as they head to the International Space Station (ISS) to undergo testing in the brutal conditions of low Earth orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy a hyper-stylized shot of adrenaline

It's a little rogue-lite, it's a bit '90s arcade, and it's surprisingly deep. Metal Slug Tactics pushes hard on the boundaries of the vaunted run-and-gun arcade series. You can ru.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024