Four new caladium cultivars for containers and landscapes
Caladiums are ornamental aroids highly valued for their attractive foliage that rivals the display of many flowers. Aroid is a common name for a large species of plants in the Araceae family. This family of plants is also often called the Philodendro.....»»
Workshop synthesis paper describes value of prescribed fire in wilderness areas
Many of the wilderness areas that we treasure were historically shaped by fire. Yet today, many wilderness landscapes are caught in the wildfire paradox—widespread suppression and exclusion of burning over the last century have increased the likeli.....»»
How to lockpick in Starfield
Locks will prevent you from entering many areas and looting a ton of containers. If you want to crack them with ease, here's how to lockpick in Starfield......»»
Satellite data show wildfire, soil emissions likely increasing air pollution in remote forests
Satellite data from across California's landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a paper from University of California, Davis, published.....»»
Study: Social justice for traditional knowledge holders will help conserve Europe"s nature
It is well known that biodiversity of cultural landscapes is threatened by land abandonment and agricultural intensification. Traditional, low chemical and machinery input management systems have long been acknowledged for their diverse benefits to m.....»»
Discovery of differences in gene expression between white rust resistant and susceptible cultivars in B. rappa
Dr. Miyaji Naomi, who is currently a researcher at Iwate Biotechnology Research Center) and Arjina Akter, who is a Ph.D. student in the same doctorate program with their colleagues, elucidated that the alterations to gene expression induced after inf.....»»
Reinventing OT security for dynamic landscapes
From understanding the challenges of disparate OT protocols and the increasing convergence with IT to grappling with the monumental role of human error, our latest interview with Rohit Bohara, CTO at asvin, delves deep into the landscape of OT securi.....»»
Without climate action, property values will take a hit from escalating wildfire risk and tree mortality, study finds
Earth's rapidly changing climate is taking an increasingly heavy toll on landscapes around the world in the form of floods, rising sea levels, extreme weather, drought and wildfire......»»
FDA issues safety alert on pregnancy tests after bust on illegal medical lab
Universal Meditech was behind an illegal lab discovered in Reedley, California. Enlarge / A picture of containers taken from the illegal UMI lab in Reedley, California. (credit: FCDPH) The Food and Drug Administration i.....»»
EPA clears Washington state to do more controlled burns to prevent wildfires
Washington firefighters now have more planning time and a longer season to ignite the controlled burns they use to prevent massive wildfires threatening landscapes and homes and blanketing the state in choking smoke......»»
Model with an extraordinary glass-forming ability expected to approach the ideal glass state, if it exists
Humans have been entranced by the unique beauty and physical properties of glass, producing jewelry, containers, and tools from the material for millennia. However, the physics underlying the phenomenon of glass formation remains surprisingly complex.....»»
For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic
A study of baby-food containers shows that microwaving plastic releases millions upon millions of polymer bits......»»
New infosec products of the week: July 21, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Code42, ComplyAdvantage, Diligent, Privacera, and Tenable. Tenable unveils agentless container scanning to prevent vulnerable containers from reaching runtim.....»»
Tenable unveils agentless container scanning to prevent vulnerable containers from reaching runtime
Tenable announced new Tenable Cloud Security features that deliver automated operating system (OS) vulnerability detection across container images, registries and pipelines. Building on existing exposure management capabilities, Tenable Cloud Securit.....»»
Asymmetry in China"s mountain glaciers irreversibly changes the landscape
Earth has experienced significant changes in its climate over the past ~2.6 million years (the Quaternary) with a series of glacial and interglacial cycles that have transformed our landscapes. This involves erosive action directly from glaciers movi.....»»
Dolphins and Whales Will Never Evolve Back into Land Animals
Scientists have discovered that once mammals, such as dolphins or orcas, have become fully aquatic, they pass a threshold that makes a return to terrestrial landscapes almost impossible.....»»
Empowering farmers to save native ecosystems in agricultural landscapes
With less than 5% of native vegetation remaining on private properties and roadsides on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, University of South Australia researchers are calling for dramatic changes to land management measures in order to retain.....»»
New storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean
Rice University engineers have created containers that can keep volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from accumulating on the surfaces of stored nanomaterials......»»
Research highlights benefits of wild plants in fallow land and other ecosystems in Madagascar
Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use. How people make use of these different ecosystems, with their particular plant communities, was unclear until now. Researchers, many of them from Madagascar, have now.....»»
Japan"s largest port hit with ransomware attack
Japan's busiest shipping port said Thursday it would resume operations after a ransomware attack prevented the port from receiving shipping containers for two days......»»
Research shows vineyard fungicides pose a threat to survival of wild birds
New research reveals that wild birds living in vineyards can be highly susceptible to contamination by triazole fungicides, more so than in other agricultural landscapes. Exposure to these fungicides at a field-realistic level were found to disrupt h.....»»