Prescribed burns encourage foul-smelling invaders
Though prescribed burns reduce wildfire threats and even improve habitat for some animals, new research shows these fires also spread stinknet, an aptly named weed currently invading superblooms across the Southwestern U.S......»»
Ways to Nurture & Encourage Your Child’s Love of Cars
Every child is obsessed with some subject when they’re young. Whether it’s dinosaurs, superheroes, trains, or Santa Claus, this infatuation can consume their conversations and playtime. They’ll practically eat, breathe, and dream it. If your ch.....»»
Greener and more "walkable" urban areas encourage physical activity
Urban areas with more "walkable" and greener environments favor the practice of physical activity among citizens. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) of the Univ.....»»
PDGFR kinase inhibitor found to protect against septic death via regulation of BTLA
In a study was led by Dr. Jianxin Jiang (Institute of Department of Trauma Medical Center, Daping Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Army Medical University), a team screened a highly selective kinase inhibitor libra.....»»
App Store to gain new ad slots in time for holiday season
Apple has begun contacting developers to encourage them to purchase ad space in the App Store, because of an imminent expansion of slots.Credit: AppleApple will soon expand its ad placements in the App Store after the company began testing the placem.....»»
Educators can help make STEM fields diverse: Practices that can encourage students to stay
Jen, a student I taught early in my career, stood head-and-shoulders above her peers academically. I learned she had started off as an engineering major but switched over to psychology. I was surprised and curious......»»
Nick Fury takes the spotlight in first trailer for Secret Invasion
Also: trailer for Werewolf by Night, new footage from Loki S2, The Marvels, and more. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) battles a well-hidden threat in Secret Invaders. There was tons of Marvel goodness at this weekend's D23 Expo. The studio.....»»
Why the Apple Watch Series 8 isn’t good enough to replace my old Series 5
The Apple Watch Series 8 gains some nice quality-of-life improvements, but there’s not much here to encourage folks to upgrade to Apple's newest wearable......»»
How the EV skateboard chassis was born
Former GM CEO Rick Wagoner challenged his company's R&D operations to reinvent the automobile. The skateboard was a team effort, says Larry Burns, who ran the automaker's R&D and planning from 1998 to 2009......»»
How a giant eagle came to dominate ancient New Zealand
Evidence suggests eagle was part of a wave of feathered invaders. Enlarge / The now-extinct Haast’s eagle hunting moa in New Zealand, which lacked other large predators. Today scientists are looking at the ancient history of the isl.....»»
India"s smart TV shipments grows 74% in 2Q22
India's smart TV shipments continue to grow rapidly, attracting more and more new competitors to launch new products. The upcoming 5G rollout is expected to encourage more demand for smart TV......»»
How to create a poll in Slack
Want to encourage more interaction with your team, get their opinions, or obtain general feedback? You can create a Slack poll easily in just a few minutes......»»
Space invaders: Radiata pine spread more widely in NZ than previously thought
Radiata pine (Pinus radiata, or Monterey pine) is native to North America, where it is narrowly distributed along the Californian coast, but is one of the most widely planted tree species in the southern hemisphere. It had naturalized in New Zealand.....»»
Plants reprogram their cells to fight invaders. Here"s how
In times of war, factories retool to support the needs of battle. Assembly lines change course from turning out car parts to machine guns, or from building washing machines to aircraft engines......»»
Suspension of battery material production in Sichuan likely to encourage lithium prices to rise
Orders for plants in Sichuan Province and Chongqing, China, to temporarily shut down are taking a toll on the automotive industry. The suspension has impacted the production of vehicles, car components, and battery materials. It is projected that lit.....»»
Research shows pairing herbicides with prescribed burning improves downy brome control
Downy brome is an annual winter grass invading millions of acres of western rangelands and wildlands. It emerges early in the spring while native perennials are still dormant and creates dense mats of litter as it dies back at the end of its growing.....»»
Landfill odor: Health problems, but no elevated cancer risk
Missouri's health department on Thursday announced findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in suburban St. Louis, determining that the foul odor emitting from the landfill created health problems but did not increase the.....»»
Future of work: Beyond bossware and job-killing robots
To encourage a human-centered workplace, we must rethink AI-driven automation, bossware, labor taxes and corporate R&D. To encourage a human-centered workplace, we must rethink AI-driven automation, bossware, labor taxes and corporate R&D.Read Mo.....»»
What Is Paxlovid Rebound, and How Common Is It?
President Biden is part of a minority of people who have experienced Paxlovid rebound, but experts say the drug should still be prescribed for those who need it.....»»
Tutanota Cries Antitrust Foul Over Microsoft Teams Blocking Sign-Ups For Its Email Users
Microsoft is being called out for blocking users of the end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota from registering an account with its cloud-based collaboration platform, Teams, if they try to do that using a Tutanota email address. TechCrunch repo.....»»
DIY Tinycade aims to bring Alt Ctrl games to the masses
The initial test games include CLAW, a spin on Space Invaders. Enlarge (credit: P. Gyory et al., 2022) What's a frustrated game designer to do when stuck at home during a global pandemic? If that designer is Peter Gyory, a gra.....»»