How will "chipageddon" affect you?
Carmakers and consumer-gadget companies are struggling to source enough computer chips......»»
How climate change will affect plants
We human beings need plants for our survival. Everything we eat consists of plants or animals that depend on plants somewhere along the food chain. Plants also form the backbone of natural ecosystems, and they absorb about 30 percent of all the carbo.....»»
Where legal, voting by those in prison is rare, study shows
The voting rights of people with felony convictions is a controversial issue across many U.S. states—not least because many people assume expanding those rights could significantly affect election outcomes. A study by MIT scholars of voting pattern.....»»
Seed production and recruitment of juvenile trees affect how trees are migrating due to climate change
A new study co-authored by Jonathan Myers, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, provides key insights into how and why tree populations migrate in response to climate change at the continental scale.....»»
New York"s Central Park Becomes a Living Climate Laboratory
Scientists will study how rising temperatures affect trees, plants, wildlife and humans who use the park -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Transcriptional regulation mechanism of hard clams against heat and hypoxia stress
Temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO) can affect a series of physiological and biochemical responses and drive the expression of regulatory genes. When water temperature increases, the solubility of oxygen decreases, leading to hypoxia......»»
FTC, DOJ launch joint public inquiry of merger rules focused on big tech
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department want to update merger rules that will affect Apple and other tech giants, in a joint effort to prevent illegal or anticompetitive acquisitions or mergers from taking place.The FTC and DOJ's Ant.....»»
Electrocoagulation helps improve efficiency of microscreen drum filter in recirculating aquaculture system
Total suspended solids (TSS) affect water quality in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The TSS with small particle size in traditional RAS is easy to accumulate, resulting in excessive ammonia and nitrite nitrogen, which limits the aquaculture.....»»
How do oceanic anoxic events affect oxygen fugacity of convergent margin magmas?
Granitoids are classified into magnetite-series and ilmenite-series, and the former have higher oxygen fugacity than the latter. Magmatic oxygen fugacity is a key factor in controlling the mineralization type......»»
T-Mobile says it isn’t widely blocking iCloud Private Relay [Updated]
T-Mobile says block should only affect customers who enabled content filters. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) T-Mobile has responded to complaints that it is blocking iCloud Private Relay on iPhones, saying that.....»»
Does water scarcity influence manufacturing firms to reduce toxic emissions?
It is well known that manufacturing operations can affect the environment, but hardly any research explores whether the natural environment shapes manufacturing operations. Specifically, we investigate whether water scarcity, which results from envir.....»»
T-Mobile says it isn’t widely blocking iCloud Private Relay, blames iOS bug
T-Mobile says block should only affect customers who enabled content filters. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) T-Mobile has responded to complaints that it is blocking iCloud Private Relay on iPhones, saying that.....»»
Water security status in northeast China deteriorated from 2005 to 2015
Fresh water is the most important ecosystem service for human society. Its spatial flows establish the linkage between freshwater sources and human demands, and affect interregional water security. This is called "freshwater services flow" by researc.....»»
What is Matter and how does it fit into the smart home?
Get the low-down on what Matter is and how it will affect the smart home going forward......»»
Incarcerated men"s religious beliefs did not improve their reentry-related outcomes
Studies suggest that religion can help prisoners cope with prison life and that it may affect the likelihood of recidivism. A new longitudinal study examined how male prisoners' religious beliefs affected their reentry into the community. The study f.....»»
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations globally affect photosynthesis of peat-forming mosses
Scientists at Umeå University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have developed ways to decipher effects of the CO2 rise during the past 100 years on metabolic fluxes of the key plant species in peatlands, mosses. Analyses of cellulose.....»»
Scientists reveal the genetic basis of mitochondrial diseases
Mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are linked to diverse diseases. However, the precise mechanisms by which these mutations affect mitochondrial function and disease development are not fully understood......»»
Coffee’s health benefits aren’t as straightforward as they seem—here’s why
Coffee is very chemically complex; its different components affect us in different ways. Enlarge (credit: Florin Petrescu | Getty Images) You’ve probably heard it before: drinking coffee is good for your health. Studies have.....»»
PTI, Micron, Samsung see little impact of Xi"an lockdown on memory production
The ongoing lockdown of the Chinese city of Xi'an in response to a spike in Covid cases will little affect manufacturing operations at plants there operated by Powertech Technology (PIT), Micron Technology and Samsung Electronics, but it remains to b.....»»
Millions of people will celebrate Christmas over Zoom again this year
The pandemic will affect the way people celebrate Christmas again this year......»»
Prenatal exposure to phthalates damages reproductive tissue in female mice
Phthalates are a ubiquitous family of chemicals that are used every day. In a new study, researchers have investigated how these compounds affect tissue development in the reproductive systems of female mice offspring......»»