Eating tendencies of Brahman steers can affect meat tenderness
The dependence of residual feed intake on growth and tenderness of Brahman cattle, a common breed chosen for crossbreeding cattle along the southern U.S., including Texas, was the focus of a cattle feeding study published in Applied Animal Science......»»
Research shows disadvantaged people wait significantly longer for power restoration after major storms
Hurricanes and other extreme weather events often affect disadvantaged communities more severely, and extended power outages are some of the most harmful effects. Concerns over the intensification of hurricanes has led to new environmental justice po.....»»
A New Essential Guide to Electronics by Naomi Wu details a different Shenzhen
Eating, tipping, LGBTQ+ advice, and Mandarin for "Self-Flashing" and "RGB." Enlarge / The New Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzen is made to be pointed at, rapidly, in a crowded environment. (credit: Machinery Enchantress /.....»»
A New Essential Guide to Electronics by Naomi Wu details a different Shenzen
Eating, tipping, LGBTQ+ advice, and Mandarin for "Self-Flashing" and "RGB." Enlarge / The New Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzen is made to be pointed at, rapidly, in a crowded environment. (credit: Machinery Enchantress /.....»»
Alaskan allies: Communities unite to protect the areas they love
Natural resource management decisions in protected areas impact more than the wildlife and landscapes they're charged to conserve. They also affect neighbors, who could otherwise hunt, build, or engage in recreation as they choose on their own land......»»
The 23andMe data breach just keeps getting scarier
The 23andMe breach has the potential to change how leaked information is used on the internet and could affect individuals in the future......»»
Grunt or whistle: Successful honey-hunters know how to communicate with wild honey-seeking birds
In many parts of Africa, humans cooperate with a species of wax-eating bird called the greater honeyguide, Indicator indicator, which leads them to wild bees' nests with a chattering call. By using specialized sounds to communicate with each other, b.....»»
Using protein-glutaminase treatment to make veggie-burgers more moist
A trio of food scientists at Amano Enzyme Inc. Innovation Center, in Japan, has found that adding a protein-glutaminase treatment to plant-based meat alternatives can make the resulting product juicier. In their study, reported in PLOS ONE, Kiyota Sa.....»»
Jet stream will get faster as climate change continues, study finds
A new study in Nature Climate Change takes one of the first deep dives into how climate change will affect the fastest jet streams—the powerful, narrow winds in the upper atmosphere that steer much of the Earth's weather systems and are connected t.....»»
Do terrorist attacks and mass shootings make big companies more "honest"?
Terrorist attacks and mass shootings are devastating for the people and communities they affect. These events impact our society in many ways, including perhaps unexpectedly, by changing how big companies calculate and report their earnings......»»
Ocean acidification creates legacy of stress for red abalone, study finds
Stressful childhoods can affect an individual's adult years and influence future generations. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, found a similar pattern holds true for red abalone exposed as babies, and again as adults, to the stress.....»»
Fruit fly study finds blue light exposure may affect processes related to aging
In a study on fruit flies, daily low-intensity blue light exposure (BLE), similar to that experienced daily by billions of humans in the form of LED lighting and device screens, changed flies at the sub-cellular level, affecting processes related to.....»»
Satellite observations reveal latitudinal variability and asymmetry in local temperature responses to land cover changes
Land cover changes (LCCs) affect surface temperatures at local scale through biophysical processes. However, limited by the coarse spatial resolution of available data, past observation-based studies mainly focused on the potential effects of virtual.....»»
Conspiracy theories negatively affect their targets, new research shows
New research from the University of Nottingham and Northumbria University has found that conspiracy theories about social groups can have significant negative effects on their members......»»
How mountains affect El Niño-induced winter precipitation
A consideration of how mountains influence El Niño and La Niña-induced precipitation change in western North America may be the ticket to more informed water conservation planning along the Colorado River, new research suggests......»»
Researchers suggest use of natural fermentation may have led to early human brain size increase
A trio of researchers with varied backgrounds is suggesting in an article published in the journal Communications Biology that eating naturally fermented foods may have led to an increase in brain size for early humans. In their paper, Katherine Brya.....»»
Social media influencers may affect more than voter opinions
If Thanksgiving dinner conversations have turned into heated political arguments over the past two decades, social media may be to blame. Popular social media figures—or influencers—who create or share distorted political messages may cause polit.....»»
Evernote’s latest experiment will negatively affect its free users
If you’re a free Evernote user, you might want to prepare yourself for some serious limitations on how you use the software. The post Evernote’s latest experiment will negatively affect its free users appeared first on Phandroid. Evern.....»»
Earth"s magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
The Earth's magnetic field plays a big role in protecting people from hazardous radiation and geomagnetic activity that could affect satellite communication and the operation of power grids. And it moves......»»
New audit rules had little effect on companies, study finds
When new financial auditing regulations went into effect in 2019, there were concerns the rules would affect publicly traded companies and, by extension, investors. A new study finds there was an effect—but it was a small one......»»
Québec"s hardwood trees could move north. Here"s how that could affect the boreal forest landscape
In Québec, there are two distinct types of forest: the northern temperate forest in the south, and the boreal forest in the north......»»