German farm to cull 4,000 pigs after swine fever detected
A pig farm in northern Germany began culling all of its 4,000 animals Wednesday after a case of African swine fever was confirmed there......»»
Diversity in typhoid bacteria linked to higher mortality rates
Worldwide, 20% of the bacterial strains that cause typhoid fever have genetic variations in their external layer, called Vi capsule, that provide higher virulence, higher infectivity and high antibiotic resistance, Cornell researchers have discovered.....»»
Pigs are social but only dogs are attached, companion animal study finds
Researchers at the ELTE Department of Ethology in Budapest investigated whether an infant-mother analog attachment bond arises in intensively human-socialized companion pigs towards their owners similar to companion dogs......»»
Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios
Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of a hot Saturn exoplanet designated HD 149026 b, dubbed Smertrios. The finding, reported in a research paper published on the preprint server arXiv, co.....»»
Researchers discover mysterious new beetle species in Guatemala
Together with a Brazilian–German team, Senckenberg researcher Vinicius S. Ferreira has described a new species from the glowworm beetle genus Adendrocera. This group of insects is rare and only documented by very few specimens in scientific collect.....»»
Two new variable stars detected in globular cluster NGC 6558
An international team of astronomers has conducted a survey of variable stars in the field of a globular cluster known as NGC 6558. As a result, they identified dozens of variables, out of which two turned out to be new cluster members. The finding w.....»»
How listening for the right buzz keeps mosquitoes from mating with the wrong species
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have uncovered how the yellow fever mosquito and Asian tiger mosquito distinguish their own species from others. Males from these species listen for the specific frequencies of sound made by the flapping wi.....»»
Tesla gets German environmental authority approval for controversial site expansion
The expansion is part of a wider plan by CEO Elon Musk to double the plant’s capacity to 100 gigawatt hours of battery production and 1 million cars per year, setting it up to dominate Europe's EV market......»»
Study finds minority status, social origin, gender, and weight can all count against a German kid"s grades
A new study done in more than 14,000 ninth graders in Germany has revealed that students experience grading bias based on their gender, body size, ethnicity and parental socio-economic status. These negative biases stack on each other, meaning that s.....»»
Human crying stresses out dogs more than pigs, finds study of family pets
Researchers at ELTE Department of Ethology in Budapest compared how companion dogs and companion miniature pigs from all over the world reacted to human emotional vocalizations. They found that both dogs and pigs differentiated between human crying (.....»»
Astronomers observe a strong shock front in galaxy cluster SPT-CLJ 2031-4037
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville have observed a merging galaxy cluster known as SPT-CLJ 2031-4037. They detected a rarely seen strong shock front in this galaxy cluster. The finding was.....»»
Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground? Enlarge / The SARah-1 mission is seen on the launch pad in June 2022. (credit: SpaceX) On the day before Christmas last year, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from.....»»
Third human case of bird flu from cows—this one with respiratory symptoms
The first case in Texas and two in Michigan are not connected to each other. Enlarge / Holstein cows at a dairy farm. (credit: Getty | John Carl D'Annibale) Another dairy farm worker in Michigan has been infected with av.....»»
Study shows slow-growth diet before breeding offers better long-range health in pigs
Borrowing a page from the dairy industry, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that a slow-growth diet meant more piglets and healthier and longer-lived momma pigs......»»
Instagram Wants to Cull Online Harassment with its New Feature
The feature was initially under testing a couple of years back. The post Instagram Wants to Cull Online Harassment with its New Feature appeared first on Phandroid. While social media does come with a sizeable number of perks, there are ti.....»»
EU postpones decision to hit China EVs with tariffs, report says
The delay aims to keep the issue out of the election campaign phase, said German magazine Spiegel......»»
Alpacas in Idaho test positive for H5N1 bird flu in another world first
The alpacas were known to be in close contact with infected birds. Enlarge / Suri alpacas on a farm in Pennsylvania. (credit: Getty | Susan L. Angstadt) Four backyard alpacas in southern Idaho have tested positive for hi.....»»
Bird flu detected in alpacas in US for the first time
Cases of bird flu have been detected in alpacas at a US farm, authorities said Tuesday, as the disease spreads widely among dairy cattle and has infected two humans......»»
US has worst bird flu outbreak in two years at Iowa egg farm
Deadly bird flu was detected in an egg-laying chicken flock in Iowa, affecting 4.2 million birds in the biggest U.S. outbreak since 2022......»»
ZF Group appoints new head of Americas amid EV, software push
ZF Group appointed Peter Holdmann, the head of the German supplier's chassis solutions business and corporate quality division, to also lead its business in the Americas effective July 1......»»
The evolution of security metrics for NIST CSF 2.0
CISOs have long been spreadsheet aficionados, soaking up metrics and using them as KPIs for security progress. These metrics have traditionally measured specific systems or single indicators — vulnerabilities detected, percentage of vulnerabilities.....»»