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Eating omega-3 fat helps hibernating Arctic ground squirrels warm up during deep cold

By feeding arctic ground squirrels special diets, researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids, common in flax seed and fish oil, help keep the animals warmer in deep hibernation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 14th, 2021

First crewed flight of the Boeing Starliner scrubbed once again

The planned crewed launch of the Boeing Starliner was scrubbed at 3 minutes and 50 seconds before liftoff due to a problem with the ground system......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

Boeing’s Starliner test flight scrubbed again after hold in final countdown

The ground launch sequencer computer called a hold at T-minus 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Enlarge / NASA commander Butch Wilmore exits the Starliner spacecraft Saturday following the scrubbed launch attempt. A computer contr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2024

Zombie Fire Season Is Here in the Arctic

Every year, peatlands in the Arctic suddenly ignite. Smoldering subterranean fires from the previous summer were thought to be to blame, but now modeling suggests a worrying new cause......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Critical dialogue helps straight men confront sexist, homophobic beliefs

Adult heterosexual men with sexist and homophobic views can potentially improve their attitudes toward gay men and women by engaging in critical dialogues that use illustrations as a springboard, according to a new University of Michigan study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

AI helps scientists understand cosmic explosions

Scientists at the University of Warwick are using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze cosmic explosions known as supernovae. Their paper is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

NASA mission flies over Arctic to study sea ice melt causes

It's not just rising air and water temperatures influencing the decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Clouds, aerosols, even the bumps and dips on the ice itself can play a role. To explore how these factors interact and impact sea ice melting, NAS.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

A new deep-learning algorithm can find Earth 2.0

How can machine learning help astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a new study hopes to address as a team of international researchers investigated how a novel neural network-based algorithm could be used to detect Earth-like exoplane.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Exploring hierarchy in dynamic environments

Most organizations operate under command hierarchies: Workers, who know the ground reality, report to managers, who know the big picture. If these views conflict, what happens to organizational performance?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Is your coffee "not hot" or "cold"? Observing how the brain processes negated adjectives

Negating an adjective by placing 'not' in front of it affects the way our brains interpret its meaning, mitigating but not entirely inverting our interpretation of its definition. In a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Arianna.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Historic iceberg surges offer insights on modern climate change

A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs, and the havoc it wrought was on the ocean current itself......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Ecobee Smart Thermostat gets grid stability automation

Ecobee has released an update today that’s part of its eco+ Community Energy Savings feature that helps users work with others in their area to prevent power outages. The new automation can adjust the but users can still take manual control at any.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

American Honda"s top sales exec Mamadou Diallo exits as automaker gains ground

American Honda's senior vice president of auto sales, Mamadou Diallo, will depart and Acura head of sales Emile Korkor is returning to Honda Canada......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

First hybrid Porsche 911 seemingly won’t offer next-gen CarPlay despite ‘deep integration’

Plans for the rollout of the next-gen CarPlay don’t seem to be going too well. Despite Porsche being announced as one of the first companies in line to support it, the company has implied that its first hybrid Porsche 911 won’t include it. The.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

From ashes to alerts: Science helps protect Colorado travelers

In the summer of 2021, travelers in Colorado's Glenwood Canyon were safely evacuated before massive mounds of mud and rocks buried highways and destroyed bridges, thanks to a debris flow warning system developed in part by the U.S. Geological Survey......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

New deep learning model uses video to measure embryonic development

Research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that a new deep learning AI model can identify what happens and when during embryonic development, from video......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Economists report on a modest intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap

Many low-income families might desire to move into different neighborhoods—places that are safer, quieter, or have more resources in their schools. In fact, not many do relocate. But it turns out they are far more likely to move when someone is on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Dinosaurs needed to be cold enough that being warm-blooded mattered

Two groups of dinosaurs moved to cooler climes during a period of climate change. Enlarge / Later theropods had multiple adaptations to varied temperatures. (credit: SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) Dinosaurs were once ass.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

New research shows soil microorganisms could produce additional greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost

As the planet has warmed, scientists have long been concerned about the potential for harmful greenhouse gases to seep out of thawing Arctic permafrost. Recent estimates suggest that by 2100 the amount of carbon dioxide and methane released from thes.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Video: This edible mushroom could kill you

Morels are one of the most commonly eaten wild mushrooms. So how did two people die from eating them at a single restaurant in Bozeman, Montana?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Buried kelp: Seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought

Deep in the ocean lies the world's largest active carbon reservoir, which plays a pivotal role in buffering our planet's climate. Of the roughly 10 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide we emit each year, about 3 billion metric tons are taken up and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024