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How One Corporation Is Cashing In on America’s Drought

In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town—and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has “opened Pandora’s box.”.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredApr 20th, 2024

How killifish embryos use suspended animation to survive over 8 months of drought

The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the annual dry season, the fish's embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or "diapause" for approximately 8 months......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Tropical forest resilience to seasonal drought linked to nutrient availability

Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems, accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the effects of climate change may become even more severe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Horn of Africa droughts: Research shows how a network of groundwater bores could help

The Horn of Africa recently suffered its worst drought in almost half a century, and its sixth failed rainfall season in a row......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

5 top signs you’re doing well financially in America (even if it doesn’t feel like it)

5 top signs you’re doing well financially in America (even if it doesn’t feel like it).....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

America, we have a problem: Florida to be headquarters for U.S. Space Force

America, we have a problem: Florida to be headquarters for U.S. Space Force.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Flies to Space on Blue Origin Rocket

The 90-year-old finally realized his dreams of spaceflight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, which also carried five other crew members on a short suborbital voyage.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Phoenix, America’s Hottest City, Is Having a Surge of Deaths

Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

New resource pinpoints inner workings of sorghum plant cells for designing better bioenergy feedstock

Bioenergy sorghum is an important resource for the production of biofuels and bioproducts and a critical component of a sustainable agricultural future. Researchers have been working hard to make this tall, drought-tolerant plant even more productive.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Drought in the Brazil"s Cerrado is the worst for at least seven centuries, study shows

A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and reported in an article published in Nature Communications shows that the Cerrado, Brazil's savanna biome, is experiencing the worst drought for at least 700 years. H.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

US sues Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation, seeks breakup of monopoly

Live Nation has monopolized "nearly all live music in America today," US says. Enlarge / Ticketmaster advertisements in the United States v. South Africa women's soccer match at Soldier Field on September 24, 2023 in Chicago, Ill.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

GM North America President Marissa West: Assessing plug-ins and which segments need them

Marissa West, who became president of GM North America in January, talks about the automaker's plan to bring back hybrids and launch more affordable EVs......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Researchers identify gene important to adaptation and determine roots are a key to drought-tolerant maize

An international study headed by the University of Bonn has now demonstrated the important role of the plant root system in maize, a crop that can grow successfully in very different local conditions......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Apple"s new diversity exec hails from Bank of America

Cynthia Bowman is Apple's latest Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity after a 17-year career at Bank of America.Apple ParkApple has seen some changes around how it manages diversity and inclusion in recent years. The top executive job Chief Pe.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

The 2024 Automotive News Leading Women Conference in pictures

This year's conference featured keynote talks from Lisa Drake of Ford and Tia Battle of Hyundai Motor America......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

DNA analysis reveals that Jamestown Colony residents ate dogs with Indigenous ancestry

Dogs with Indigenous ancestry were eaten during a period of starvation at Jamestown, the first English settlement in North America in the 17th century, according to new research in American Antiquity......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Researchers say economies in South China and Indochina set to suffer under precipitation extremes

Not a week seems to go by without news somewhere in the world of a disastrous flood, drought, wildfire, or some other kind of extreme climatic event. In Asia, the region of South China and Indochina (INCSC) is no exception......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

No shot: Why America won"t pull the trigger on gun control

Whether you consider the Second Amendment a dangerous relic or inspiration for a tattoo, the U.S. public as a whole doesn't consider guns an important issue, except in the immediate wake of a mass shooting......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Dealership lawsuit accuses Mitsubishi of ‘making false promises"

A terminated Kansas City, Kan., dealership has accused Mitsubishi Motors of North America of "mistreating its dealers by making false promises" in a bid to drive it and other dealerships out of business or move their points......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Vietnam again asks iPhone maker Foxconn to reduce electricity use

Manufacturers including iPhone maker Foxconn have been asked by Vietnamese officials to voluntarily cut their power usage by 30%.Vietnam at nightVietnam's government made a similar request of Foxconn and others in June 2023, at a point when drought i.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

VW Group of America CEO Pablo Di Si: Confident on EVs, sees hybrid potential

Between the expansion of electric vehicle offerings and unionization of workers at its plant in Tennessee, 2024 is a year of change for Volkswagen in the U.S......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024