Examining how bryophytes adapt without gibberellin
When life gets tough, nature usually finds a way to help the little guys......»»
Study sheds light on how bacteria control their detoxification
Bacteria need to constantly adapt to compete against other species for nutrient sources and to survive against threats such as antibiotics and toxins......»»
Intel"s 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor, celebrates 50th anniversary
As Intel recounts, the original plans called for a dozen custom chips but the company’s engineers managed to adapt the design into just four chips including the 4004 central processing unit (CPU)......»»
Examining the cracks in Gaussian Processes
The technique of Gaussian Processes (GP) is widely used to reconstruct cosmological parameters, most notably the expansion rate of the universe, using observational data. For many cosmologists, the crowning achievement of this approach is its 'model.....»»
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Black Friday Deals 2021: Early Tempur-Cloud Mattress Savings Compiled by The Consumer Post
The best early Tempur-Pedic mattress deals for Black Friday 2021, including the best Tempur-breeze & Tempur-Adapt mattress sales BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Compare the latest early Tempur-Pedic mattress and mattress topper deals for Black Fri.....»»
A personalized exosuit for real-world walking
Researchers have developed a new approach in which robotic exosuit assistance can be calibrated to an individual and adapt to a variety of real-world walking tasks in a matter of seconds. The bioinspired system uses ultrasound measurements of muscle.....»»
Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal"s landslides
The 2015 Gorkha earthquake caused devastation across vast areas of Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people and leaving 3.5 million homeless......»»
African Sahelian farmers diversify crops to adapt to climate change
Farming communities in the African Sahel have adapted their crops to the high seasonal variability and rising temperatures caused by climate change over this past century. This is the main conclusion of a study carried out by the Institute of Environ.....»»
New UN report: Step up climate change adaptation efforts, or face huge disruption
As nations gather for the latest round of climate talks in Glasgow, a new U.N. report calls for urgent efforts to increase the financing and implementation of actions designed to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change......»»
Examining the 1,800-plus "young" volcanoes in the US Southwest
They're born. They live once, erupting for a period that might last for days, years or decades. Then, they go dark and die......»»
Why Flemish people adapt their Dutch to Dutch people and not other way around
How does a scientist find out how people adjust their language use when they are together? People start talking differently with someone who doesn't speak their language or is hard of hearing, but how do you measure that? Prof. Marc Swerts, together.....»»
Creating an artificial material that can sense, adapt to its environment
Move over, Hollywood—science fiction is getting ready to leap off the big screen and enter the real world. While recent science fiction movies have demonstrated the power of artificially intelligent computer programs, such as the fictional characte.....»»
A cosmic whodunit: ALMA study confirms what"s robbing galaxies of their star-forming gas
Astronomers examining the nearby universe with the help of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have just completed the largest high-resolution survey of star-forming fuel ever conducted in galaxy clusters. But more importantly, th.....»»
Snakes more likely to inbreed and lose ability to adapt due to urbanisation
Curtin University research has found that isolated Perth tiger snake populations, such as those surrounded by urban development or seawater, are more likely to resort to inbreeding than those in less "cut off" communities......»»
Floating farms, salt-resistant rice: Bangladeshis adapt to survive
Rising sea levels and violent flooding are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they bring another problem that threatens the entire nation: Water-logged land and high salinity in streams and soil are killing crops......»»
Tech Trends that are reshaping the Retail Industry
The consumer landscape has totally changed from buying from stores to multi-use click-and-collect touchpoints. This changing consumer mindset has compelled retailers to adapt and join the technology revolution. In addition, retailers also need to con.....»»
How can lizards adapt to a changing climate?
Researchers at the University of Toronto and Ohio Wesleyan University are collaborating in a quest to find out how lizards can adapt to the world's changing climate......»»
A national network examining Earth"s planetary limits
University of California San Diego Physics Professor Tom Murphy is among five authors of an essay, appearing in the November 2021 issue of the journal Energy Research & Social Science, that cautions current levels of worldwide economic growth, energy.....»»
Microorganisms are sensitive to large-scale climate change in Antarctica
For a long time, scientists assumed that microorganisms, due to their broad distribution patterns, were much less affected by such climatic changes than plants and animals that often present very limited distribution areas. By examining fossils of An.....»»
NASA Is Preparing for the Ravages of Climate Change
The agency knows it needs to adapt to climate-driven events that will increasingly threaten coastal launch sites and other key space infrastructure......»»
How climate change affects animal behavior
Humans are shaping environments at an accelerating rate. Indeed, one of the most important current topics of research is the capacity of animals to adapt to human-induced environmental change and how that change affects the expression of animal trait.....»»