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Pyridine implicated in mass crustacean mortalities

Newcastle University research has identified the chemical responsible for the crab and lobster mass mortalities on the Northeast and North Yorkshire coasts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 30th, 2022

Trade-in talk on service drive is mostly not happening, survey shows

More than half of both mass-market and luxury customers said they were not asked whether they wanted to know their vehicle's trade-in value......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

The evolution of the Trappist-1 planetary system

Planets are bodies that orbit a star and have sufficient gravitational mass that they form themselves into roughly spherical shapes that, in turn, exert gravitational force on smaller objects around them, such as asteroids and moons......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds

Analysis of ruthenium isotopes showed the impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid. Enlarge / Artist impression of a large asteroid impacting on Earth, such as the Chicxulub event that caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction 6.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Headrests remain top problem for drivers for fifth consecutive year, J.D. Power finds

The study also found that Chevrolet dominated seat comfort and quality for mass-market vehicles, ranking in the top three for all segments except compact cars. For premium vehicles, Porsche vehicles held two of the top three spots for both cars and S.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Why not knowing what to do isn"t always a bad thing for leaders

In 2002, after a Pentagon news briefing, the then US secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld was widely ridiculed for his thoughts about knowledge. Discussing the issue of whether Iraq was supplying weapons of mass destruction to terrorists, he said, "A.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Lewis-base ligand optimized electrolyte composition enhances CO₂ electrolysis performance

The electrode-electrolyte interface where electrocatalytic reactions occur, buried between solid-catalysts and electrolytes, involves complicated processes of electron transfer and mass diffusion under an applied electric field. Understanding the int.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

Texas sues GM for allegedly violating drivers" privacy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday's lawsuit arose from a probe announced in June into whether several automakers collected and sold mass amounts of data without drivers' knowledge......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

Solid-state EV batteries just over the horizon for mass market

Solid-state batteries promise big jumps in energy density and charging, but they're still not ready for mass commercialization......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

"Wake-up call to humanity": Research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it"s been in 400 years

The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 11th, 2024

It looks like Apple is gearing up for a huge iPhone 16 launch in September

Ahead of next month’s release, Apple is increasing iPhone 16 display mass production with Samsung and LG. As reported by ET News, both companies started … The post It looks like Apple is gearing up for a huge iPhone 16 launch in September.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

iPhone 16 mass production begins, on time for mid-September launch

A new supply chain report says that iPhone 16 production began in June, but since then has ramped up in sufficient numbers to bode well for availability in mid-September.Renders of the iPhone 16 rangeFollowing both the initial production runs beginni.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Mass bleaching of marine sponges largest event recorded worldwide

A mass bleaching of more than 50 million sponges in Fiordland was the largest event of its kind ever recorded and is estimated to have cut the population by close to half, a new study reports......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Baby Boomers Should Stand Up for New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan

By canceling congestion pricing for drivers in New York City, the governor of New York State will hurt many retirees, who need the mass transport investments the move promised.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Image: Doomed star Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when—it may be next year, it may be 1 million years from now. Eta Carinae's mass—about 100 times greater than our sun—makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

New 400-year temperature record shows Great Barrier Reef is facing catastrophic damage, researchers warn

The Great Barrier Reef is under critical pressure, with warming sea temperatures and mass coral bleaching events threatening to destroy the remarkable ecology, biodiversity, and beauty of the world's largest coral reef, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

New report on Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover increases before onset of serious bleaching, cyclones

Most of the underwater surveys contributing to these findings, published today, were conducted before and during the recent mass bleaching event, one of the most extensive and serious on record, and have not yet captured how many corals survived or d.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

Students scramble after security breach wipes 13,000 devices

Mass wiping occurs after hack of mobile device management platform. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Students in Singapore are scrambling after a security breach wiped notes and all other data from school-issued iPads and.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

3D terrestrial laser scanner assists in reconstructing glacier"s mass balance sequence

Complex topography of glacier surfaces under accelerating global warming presents unprecedented challenges to traditional methods of glaciological observation due to intense fragmentation and differential melting......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Getting to the root of a plant"s success

Plants are powerful factories—they can turn basic ingredients like carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into oxygen, sugars, and plant mass. But plants don't do all of this work on their own......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Google won’t downrank top deepfake porn sites unless victims mass report

Google starts downranking more non-consensual intimate imagery in searches. Enlarge (credit: Paper Boat Creative | Stone) Today, Google announced new measures to combat the rapidly increasing spread of AI-generated non-c.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 31st, 2024