Exploring the tendrils of a ferocious fungus
It's called Armillaria ostoyae, and it's a gnarly parasitic fungus with long black tentacles that spread out and attack vegetation with the ferocity of a movie monster......»»
Exploring the mind-mitochondria connection
As befits the child of a scientist, Martin Picard's young son, 3, is already learning about biology with an age-appropriate textbook, "Cell Biology for Babies." Picard winces a little whenever the book calls mitochondria the "powerhouses of the cell".....»»
Invasive species on the menu at London restaurant
A London restaurant is exploring whether eating invasive species such as gray squirrel, American Signal crayfish and Japanese knotweed could help fight their spread, but scientists remain skeptical......»»
Incubator or barrier? Exploring the links between agriculture, biodiversity and the spread of pathogens
Many pathogens, including the virus that causes COVID-19, are thought to have originated in wild animals before spilling into human populations......»»
Mapping deadly oak wilt disease from space to protect our forests
As our climate rapidly changes, greater numbers of trees are dying from diseases like oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungus that moves through the vascular system of oak trees causing rapid mortality. The disease can be stopped if foresters know where the d.....»»
Notorious fungus Aspergillus fumigatus completely scrambles its genome after just one bout of sex
Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have found that Aspergillus fumigatus produces more meiotic crossovers than any other organism. This means that the fungus can establish its complex resistance mechanism after just one cycle of se.....»»
Will Starfield come to PS5?
Xbox and PC players are exploring the endless planets of Bethesda's new RPG Starfield, but PS5 owners have been left out. Will Starfield ever come to PS5?.....»»
A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos
Physicists finally know where at least some of these high-energy particles come from, which helps make the neutrinos useful for exploring fundamental physics......»»
Uber might launch a handyperson service like TaskRabbit
Code found in Uber's iPhone app suggests the company is exploring the idea of launching a service similar to TaskRabbit......»»
Is a game poorly optimized, or just demanding? They’re not the same thing
PC optimization is a term that gets thrown around so often that it has almost lost all meaning, and it's worth exploring why with Starfield......»»
Synthesis of nanoparticles by microorganisms: Exploring the green power of fungi
They are used as medicines, drug carriers and to combat microbes in hospitals, destroy plant pathogens and reduce the amount of traditional fertilizers used in agriculture—nanoparticles are taking over medicine and the agri-food industry......»»
Exploring how benchtop NMR spectroscopy can accurately analyze pyrolysis oils
A team of researchers at Aston University has demonstrated that benchtop spectrometers are capable of analyzing pyrolysis bio-oils just as well as far more expensive, high-field spectrometers......»»
Exploring The Charm Of Dinner Booths
With its distinctive combination of aesthetics, comfort, and intimacy that standard dining tables sometimes lack, dinner booths have established themselves as iconic landmarks in the culinary world. These semi-private sitting options have changed wit.....»»
Starfield: Tips for Busy People
Starfield: Tips for Busy People is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. A lot of people can spend hours upon hours exploring Starfield’s cities, planets, and secrets. Many others can’t. In this guide I’ll outline some tips tha.....»»
Here are the 25+ states exploring support for Apple’s digital IDs in Wallet feature
One of the most highly anticipated features announced at WWDC back in 2021 was support for storing IDs in the Apple Wallet application. Touted by Apple as the last step before you are “fully free of your physical wallet,” the feature is still onl.....»»
Helping or hindering? US scientists debate how to save giant sequoias
When ferocious wildfires tore through California's prized giant sequoia forests, they killed towering trees that have lived there for thousands of years—and perhaps changed the nature of the groves forever......»»
Exploring the traits of effective chief audit executives
Chief audit executives (CAEs) have identified risk orientation, stakeholder management, and team leadership as the top three characteristics of the most effective individuals, according to Gartner. In April 2023, Gartner surveyed 114 CAEs across 180.....»»
Newly discovered fungus helps destroy a harmful food toxin
Patulin (C7H6O4), a mycotoxin produced by several types of fungi, is toxic to a variety of life forms, including humans, mammals, plants, and microorganisms. In particular, environments lacking proper hygienic measures during food production are susc.....»»
Exploring Io"s volcanic activity via Hubble and Webb telescopes
The two most powerful space telescopes ever built, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope, are about to gather data about the most volcanically body in the entire solar system, Jupiter's first Galilean moon, Io......»»
Exploring light neutron-rich nuclei: First observation of oxygen-28
The study of physical systems under extreme conditions offers valuable insights into their organization and structure. In nuclear physics, neutron-rich isotopes, especially the light ones with neutron-to-proton ratio significantly different from that.....»»
Researchers discover tin hydride with properties of strange metal
Scientists from Skoltech, the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, and the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) in Beijing, China, are exploring the superconductivity of polyhydrides—compounds of metals and.....»»