On Hawaii"s Kilauea, little stresses add up
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is one of the most active in the world. Its eruption in 2018 was its largest in 200 years and among the costliest volcanic disasters in U.S. history. Devastating as it was to the Hawaiian landscape, Kilauea's eruption proved.....»»
Study demonstrates self-similar fractal stress is more suitable for destructive scenario earthquake simulation
Scenario earthquakes are useful in assessing earthquake hazards along active faults. However, determining the sources of destructive scenario earthquakes, particularly when dealing with heterogeneous stresses, can be challenging......»»
Astronomers discover merging twin quasars
Using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have detected a pair of merging quasars at a high redshift, as part of the Hyper SuprimeCam (HSC) Subaru Strategic Program (SPP) survey. The serendipitous discovery is reported in the latest issue of.....»»
No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say
Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer's devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, Hawaii health officials said Thursday......»»
Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans
FBI must use surveillance tools to demonstrate their importance, email says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) A Federal Bureau of Investigation official recently urged employees to "look for ways" to condu.....»»
Canada"s Steve Marshall Group enters U.S. via Hawaii, buys Ford dealerships
The second-quarter acquisition marks the British Columbia group's first dealerships in the U.S......»»
How did the early Great Barrier Reef manage rapid environmental change?
As the modern Great Barrier Reef emerged after the last ice age, it had to cope with multiple environmental stresses—rising sea levels, increased sediment from a flooding coastline, ocean turbulence and likely warming oceans......»»
SlTHM27-SlGAD2 model regulates the cold tolerance in tomato by regulating GABA and anthocyanin
The frequency and intensity of plant stresses have increased in recent years due to climate change. Among them, low temperature is an unavoidable environmental factor limiting agricultural productivity......»»
Observations explore globular cluster system in the galaxy NGC 4262
Using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), Indian astronomers have performed wide and deep field observations of a polar ring galaxy known as NGC 4262. Results of the observational campaign, published April 15 on the pre-print server arXiv, she.....»»
Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers
Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have discovered signals that reveal when plans are experiencing stresses such as heat, light, or attack from i.....»»
Nutritional rewards and risks revealed for edible seaweed around Hawaii
From sushi to soups, seaweed is a popular food around the world because it adds delicious flavors and beneficial nutrients to dishes. However, it might also expose consumers to heavy metals that accumulate in the fronds before they're harvested. Give.....»»
Improving plant health diagnostics: The dawn of microfluidic devices for rapid miRNA detection
In natural environments, plants encounter biotic and abiotic stresses that can significantly affect their productivity and health. Recognizing the importance of timely stress diagnosis, researchers have developed various sensors and devices to detect.....»»
Root phenotyping research: Automated total root length estimation from in situ images without segmentation
Climate change stresses severely limit crop yields, with root traits playing a vital role in stress tolerance, thus highlighting the importance of root phenotyping for crop improvement. Recent advances in image-based root phenotyping, particularly th.....»»
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been mysteriously buying huge swaths of land in Hawaii—now we know why
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been mysteriously buying huge swaths of land in Hawaii—now we know why.....»»
Crocs, cyclones and "magnificent melaleucas": Aussie beach named world"s best
It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia's northeast has been named the world's best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji......»»
Apple stresses security risks of complying with EU"s Digital Markets Act
Apple has published a whitepaper detailing how it says it is working to protect EU users and emphasizing the risks of opening up the iPhone to rival App Stores.Apple's whitepaper details its compliance with the EUTo comply with the new Digital Market.....»»
Lithia Motors downplays $50B 2025 revenue target, stresses earnings per share growth
Lithia Motors Inc. CEO Bryan DeBoer is downplaying his dealership group's goal to reach $50 billion in revenue by 2025 and is focused more on another benchmark......»»
On Hawaii"s Kilauea, little stresses add up
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is one of the most active in the world. Its eruption in 2018 was its largest in 200 years and among the costliest volcanic disasters in U.S. history. Devastating as it was to the Hawaiian landscape, Kilauea's eruption proved.....»»
FTC meeting stresses CARS Rule value to U.S. troops, ‘honest" auto dealers
Agency attorneys also described the rule's goals and what one called four ‘key' requirements it imposed on car dealerships......»»
Enhancing crop resilience: A novel approach to quantifying and predicting frost damage in winter wheat
Abiotic stresses such as heat and frost severely limit plant growth, particularly affecting winter crops like wheat through senescence and leaf area reduction. Modern phenotyping methods, particularly high-throughput field phenotyping (HTFP), have ma.....»»
Translating nuclear waste site data into microbial ecosystem insights
A flagship seven-year study led by the University of Oklahoma that explores how environmental stresses influence different ecological processes shaping the composition and structure of microbial communities in groundwater, has been published in the j.....»»