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Predatory fish use rapid color changes to coordinate attacks, scientists discover

Striped marlin are some of the fastest animals on the planet and one of the ocean's top predators. When hunting in groups, individual marlin will take turns attacking schools of prey fish one at a time. Now a new study reported in the journal Current.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 26th, 2024

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off southern Peru

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru on Sunday but there was no immediate threat of tsunami, government scientists said......»»

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Polar bears could vanish from Canada"s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C

An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by mid-century if global warming exceeds limits set under the Paris climate accords......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 16 min. ago

A scientific mission to save the sharks

Despite protection measures, these fish are among the most endangered animals. Enlarge (credit: RamonCarretero/Getty) A hammerhead shark less than one meter long swims frantically in a plastic container aboard a boat in.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Genomic insights into the tea gray geometrid"s survival strategy

A study has shed light on the genetic makeup of the tea gray geometrid, Ectropis grisescens. Through the re-sequencing of 43 genomes, scientists have mapped out the pest's population structure and its remarkable adaptation to tea crops, offering new.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Scientists warn of coral reef decline due to ocean acidification

The French Polynesian island Moorea is the most beautiful isle in the world, some say. Its lagoons are surrounded by reefs dominated by Porites corals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Novel insights into fluorescent "dark states" illuminate ways forward for improved imaging

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have reported a way to improve molecular scale distance measurements using single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET). smFRET quantifies the excitation and emission properties o.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Researchers harvest acid from seawater to feed beneficial algae

From the air you breathe to the seafood you eat, marine algae have some involvement—they consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis and feed fish and shellfish. One day, marine algae could also be used to make widely available.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits an ultracool dwarf star located just 54.6 light years away. The newfound alien world, designated SPECULOOS-3 b, is slightly smaller but much hotter.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577)

An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP (CVE-2024-4577) in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks started on June 8, two days after the PHP development team pushed out fixes, and.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

iOS 18: iPhone 15 Users Found a Feature That Will Be Helpful in a Pinch

iOS 18 beta testers continue to discover new features lurking within the operating system and the latest one could be helpful in a pinch. While much of the talk about iOS 18 has been about Apple Intelligence and the new customization options, Apple&#.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Survey shows decline in North Dakota breeding duck numbers

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 77th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.9 million birds, down from 3.4 million last year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Is there anybody out there? NATO hones Arctic subs" sonar skills

In the icy waters of the Arctic, NATO scientists are dissecting sound waves to improve the West's ability to track Russian submarines, as global warming alters acoustics underwater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Researchers issue "call to action" for data on more diverse range of dog owners

Virginia Tech's Audrey Ruple and Courtney Sexton, already deeply involved in data collection and analysis for dog health and connections to humans through the Dog Aging Project, are imploring fellow scientists to cast the net even wider for data on t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Scientists unravel drivers of the global zinc cycle in our oceans, with implications for a changing climate

The important role of the Southern Ocean in global biological processes and the carbon cycle has been confirmed anew by a study published in Science that, for the first time based on field evidence, reveals the underappreciated role of inorganic zinc.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Scientists discover non-transcriptional mechanism of karrikin signaling transduction

Researchers led by Dr. Wang Lei and Wang Bing from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have shown that the non-transcriptional activity of the transcriptional repressor proteins SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Large number of whale sightings off New England, including dozens of endangered sei whales

A large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species, said scientists who study the animals......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

New tool to detect protein-protein interactions could lead to promising avenues for gene therapy and other treatments

SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim and his team have developed a faster, more precise way to detect the properties and interactions of individual proteins crucial in rapid, accurate, and real-time monitoring of virus-cell interactions. This could p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Researchers discover honeybees can detect lung cancer

Michigan State University researchers have discovered that honeybees can detect biomarkers or chemical concentrations associated with lung cancer in human breath. The researchers have also shown that the honeybees can distinguish between different lu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

A first look inside radium"s solid-state chemistry

For the first time in history, scientists have measured radium's bonding interactions with oxygen atoms in an organic molecule. Scientists have not measured this bonding before because radium-226 is available only in small amounts and it is highly ra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Scientists unveil all-optical phase conjugation method using diffractive wavefront processing

Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have unveiled a technology that could revolutionize the fields of imaging and optical communications. Led by Aydogan Ozcan and his team, the research introduces an all-optical phase conju.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024