Predicting how topsoil is affected by field traffic
Heavy machinery in the field can compress the soil, which can affect both plant growth and environmental conditions. However, it is important to know the difference between soil compaction in the lower layers of the soil and in the top 20 cm or so, w.....»»
Cars Commerce helped dealers cope in wake of CDK cyberattacks
CEO Alex Vetter said Cars Commerce helped find creative solutions for dealers, even as the CDK Global cyberattacks affected his own business initiatives......»»
The 5,200+ day wait for Red Dead Redemption’s PC port may soon be over
PlayStation Store page bizarrely leaks "now on PC" promo message. Enlarge / He's gesturing towards a PC port that's just out of frame. Trust me. (credit: Rockstar Games) Rockstar Games fans who don't traffic in game cons.....»»
Ford tells owners to stop driving if they’ve ignored 9-year-old airbag recall
The owners have now ignored three safety recalls. Enlarge / The Takata airbag recall has affected more than 100 million cars across the world. (credit: Getty Images) The "largest and most complex" automotive safety reca.....»»
Wildfires don"t just burn farmland—they can contaminate water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration in the United States in more than a century. While the harm to homes and tourism drew the most attention, agriculture was also heavily affected across th.....»»
Honking robotaxis are keeping San Francisco residents awake at night
There are lots of noises to keep you awake when you live in a city: busy traffic, police sirens, barking dogs, driverless cars. Wait — driverless cars?!?.....»»
Honking robotaxis are keeping residents awake at night
There are lots of noises to keep you awake when you live in a city: busy traffic, police sirens, barking dogs, driverless cars. Wait — driverless cars?!?.....»»
Millions of AMD chips are being ignored in major security flaw fix
A major security flaw impacting hundreds of millions of AMD CPUs is making the rounds, but AMD won't be patching all of the affected processors......»»
Apple hasn’t yet fulfilled this macOS promise from four years ago
Shortly after the release of macOS Big Sur back in 2020, Apple faced widespread server outages. The outage affected macOS installations, iMessage, Apple Pay, and most notably: the notarization service. This meant that users had major issues opening a.....»»
Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out
This microcode fix can't be rolled out in a regular software update. Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel has shared more about the voltage-related issues that affected some 13th- and 14th-generation Core processors, as the com.....»»
The molecular shield: How tea plants combat drought through protein phosphorylation
Drought stress poses a significant challenge to agriculture, causing substantial yield losses in many crops. Tea plants, known for their rich flavonoid content which enhances both quality and health benefits, are particularly affected. Under drought.....»»
The best VPNs for school
The best VPN for school is the one that works, and we found several fast VPNs that obfuscate traffic to break through network restrictions......»»
Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update
Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Niña, officials said Thursday......»»
Australian Olympic field hockey player apologizes after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine
Australian Olympic field hockey player apologizes after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine.....»»
Predicting metabolic potential in bacteria from limited genome data
How bacteria eat food, and what kinds of products they can make from that food, is dictated by the metabolic network of enzyme patterns encoded in their genomes. Using computational methods to learn these patterns across a large number of known bacte.....»»
Microscopy technique "paves way" for improving understanding of cellular functions
Scientists have developed a new way of counting labeled proteins in living cells that could become a standard and valuable tool in the field of biomedical research......»»
Machine learning and better radar solve the "cloud cover" problem
Clouds have for decades been a bugbear for remote sensing of land surface temperature—one of the most important earth system metrics, used in everything from tracking climate change to predicting wildfires. A new approach incorporating machine lear.....»»
Farmers innovate to save Iraq"s rice production
After seeing his once-lush rice field shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntazer al-Joufi fought back using tougher seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques......»»
Scientists reveal strategically applied livestock grazing can benefit sagebrush communities
While a cow grazing in a field isn't typically remarkable, United States Department of Agriculture scientists have identified potential ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities across U.S. western rangel.....»»
Researchers use vibrations from traffic to measure underground soil moisture
Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region between the surface and underground aquifers. This region, called the vadose zone, is crucial for plants and crops to obtain water through the.....»»
How life sciences companies use AI to fill the cybersecurity skills gap
In this Help Net Security video, Beth Miller, Field CISO at Code42, highlights a significant trend: 73% of life sciences companies turn to AI to address the cybersecurity skills gap, surpassing adoption rates in other industries. Underresourced secur.....»»