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Q&A: Investigating the remarkable reproductive cycle of Michigan"s threatened mollusks

Michigan is home to 43 species of native freshwater mussels, 30 of which are considered to be at risk of extinction. Among the many factors that threaten the hard-shelled bottom dwellers are competition from invasive zebra and quagga mussels, water p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 24th, 2024

Auto supplier ZF launches $62M expansion in suburban Detroit

ZF North America Inc. is working on a $62 million expansion in Macomb County in Michigan, where the automotive supplier is building out its international R&D base for airbag, seat belt and steering wheel systems. ZF LIFETEC, the company’s passiv.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

CDK Global cyberattack outage hits Michigan Ford dealership in midst of biggest sale of year

Many of the store's core systems, including contracting, are down following the cyberattacks on the DMS provider, CDK Global......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Statewide 911 outage was caused by 911 vendor’s malfunctioning firewall

911 vendor Comtech still investigating why firewall blocked emergency calls. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | artas) A 911 vendor's malfunctioning firewall caused a statewide outage in the emergency calling system in Mass.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

No-cause evictions have the potential to hurt renters—with little gain for good landlords

Housing security for New Zealand's 1.7 million renters could be threatened if the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill becomes law......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

AMD just suffered a massive data breach that could reveal future products

AMD is investigating a data breach that could reveal future products, but it doesn't seem too concerned about the scale of the attack right now......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

NatGeo documents salvage of Tuskegee Airman’s lost WWII plane wreckage

The Real Red Tails investigates the fatal crash of 2nd Lt. Frank Moody in 1944. Enlarge / Michigan's State Maritime Archaeologist Wayne R. Lusardi takes notes underwater at the Lake Huron WWII wreckage of 2nd Lt. Frank Moody's P-.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Scientists unearth stingrays" heavy lifting role in estuaries

A new study has uncovered the significant role stingrays play in shaping estuaries, revealing threatened stingrays in Brisbane Water may move more than 21,000 tonnes of sand per year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Unpopular political proposals affect electoral outcomes even if not implemented, finds study

Political proposals to close schools can negatively affect voter support. A study from the University of Gothenburg shows that the leading party in Swedish municipalities with threatened school closures lost voters. This was true both in electoral di.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Investigating nematode-microbe interactions in lab-simulated decomposed beetle environments

Beneath the surface, bacterivorous nematodes are key players in the nutrient cycle, consuming bacteria that decompose organic matter. Traditionally, these nematodes are studied in laboratory environments where isolated bacterial strains are used to m.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Satellite snaps remarkable image of a huge piece of space junk

Orbital debris removal company Astroscale has shared a remarkable image showing a large piece of space junk up close......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Searching for a female partner for the world’s “loneliest” plant

AI assists in the pursuit for one threatened plant species. Enlarge / Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa. (credit: CC BY-NC) “Surely this is the most solita.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

Strong coupling and catenary field enhancement in the hybrid plasmonic metamaterial cavity and TMDC monolayers

Researchers in the field of nanophotonics have spent significant time in recent years investigating fascinating concepts known as polaritons and/or plexcitons. These ideas revolve around the strong coupling of light photons and/or plasmons to exciton.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Study reveals how invasive submerged macrophytes affect sediment nitrogen cycle under complex environments

Removal of excess nitrogen is a critical step in the ecological restoration of eutrophic lakes. Microbially mediated dissimilatory nitrate reduction processes in lakes represent an important mechanism for nitrogen removal. However, lake ecosystems ar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 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

Resistant breeding lines for leafminer, corky root and downy mildew in lettuce

A study, published in the journal HortScienceand released by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, announced the development of new breeding lines of green leaf, red leaf, and romaine lettuce with remarkable resistance to leafminer, corky root, and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

SCOTUS rejects challenge to abortion pill for lack of standing

The anti-abortion defendants are not injured by the FDA's actions on mifepristone. Enlarge / Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 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

Summer slumber: How seeds go dormant to combat harsh conditions

Plants are highly versatile organisms that have developed remarkable strategies to adapt to different environments. One such strategy is seed dormancy, an adaptation that temporally prevents viable seeds from germinating even under optimal conditions.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated 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

Sweetpotato"s sweet revenge against fungal disease

Sweetpotato black rot is a devastating disease caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fimbriata. Since the late 1800s, black rot of sweetpotato has threatened to destroy as much as 30% of the sweetpotato crop in the United States. In 2015, all sweetpotato.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024