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Pandemic finger-pointing: New research sheds light on who Canadians blame in times of crisis

A little over a year ago, thousands of people descended on Ottawa protesting COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures as part of a "freedom convoy.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 21st, 2023

NYT Crossword: answers for Wednesday, November 6

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Wednesday, November 6

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

"The nastiest soils on Earth" are getting recognized as a bigger problem

Acid sulfate soils are characterized by their orange hue and their tendency to kill surrounding vegetation and fish. Anders Johnson's extensive research along Sweden's coastline reveals the widespread presence of these soils, underscoring their signi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Scientists find key to engineering water-responsive biopolymers

Scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have developed a novel approach to better understand and predict the behaviors of water-responsive materials—solid matter that can change shape by absorbing.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

What can marketers learn from the Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese basketball rivalry? Focus on intersectionality

Researchers from University of Washington, Loyola Marymount University, and University of Texas-Austin have published a new study that provides a framework for how marketing research can better incorporate intersectional marketing practices......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Scientists shed light on an arms race between barley and a fungal pathogen

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, have discovered a new group of defense substances in barley that are effective against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens. One.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Will the lights go out on Cuba"s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer

Cuba's communist leaders are in the midst of crisis—and not for the first time......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Survey highlights "publish or perish" culture as key factor in research irreproducibility

An international survey involving over 1,600 biomedical researchers has shed light on the perceived causes of irreproducibility in research results. The survey, which included participants from various countries and research institutions, aimed to id.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Pimax Crystal Light review: a new standard for affordable PC VR

I reviewed the Pimax Crystal Light, an affordable PC VR headset with minimal tradeoffs that boasts high-resolution displays with local dimming for lossless SteamVR gaming and sim racing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Apple Watch & Apple Vision Pro fabrics may get embedded medical sensors

For at least five years, Apple has been researching how it can measure the health of an Apple Watch wearer non-invasively and conveniently, in research that could be applied to the Apple Vision Pro, too.Apple's patent describes a band that could cond.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Defibrillation devices can still save lives using 1,000 times less electricity, optimized model finds

In a paper published in Chaos, researchers from Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá, Colombia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta used an electrophysiological computer model of the heart's electrical circuits to examine the effect o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Scientists have figured out why Martian soil is so crusty

On November 26, 2018, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission landed on Mars. This was a major milestone in Mars exploration since it was the first time a research station had been deplo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Australia needs a bold national bushfire strategy, researcher says

Australia's escalating bushfire crisis calls for an urgent, comprehensive national reset, according to a new report, "Pathways for Sustainable Coexistence with Wildfires.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Reconstructing plesiosaur swimming styles with a bio-inspired control system

A research group may have unraveled the mystery behind the locomotion of the ancient marine reptile, the plesiosaur, by recreating a bio-inspired control system that accounts for motion adjustment......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Novel flame aerosol system excels at creating nanoparticles

Since prehistoric times, humans have used fire to transform raw materials into valuable goods. Examples include using flames to turn clay into pottery, and silica into glass......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

A single atom can change the directional profile of the light emitted in scanning tunneling microscopes

Researchers from Madrid explain a phenomenon that allows the direction of light emission to be controlled at the atomic scale. The paper provides a detailed explanation of how the profile of the light collected in a scanning tunneling microscope (STM.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Study finds 30% of regions worldwide achieve economic growth while reducing carbon emissions

More and more regions around the globe combine economic growth with reducing carbon emissions, researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the University of Potsdam found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has an identity crisis

I love most of the iPhone 16 series, but there's one model I just don't understand: the iPhone 16 Pro Max......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

To a great degree, Ecuadorian oil profits end up in the Global North

Research by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) reveals an unbalanced distribution of the impacts generated by the exploitation of two blocks in the Amazon......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Designs on ancient stone cylinders correspond to origin of writing in Mesopotamia, researchers discover

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series of correlations between the designs engraved on t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024