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Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed

Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions—literally and figuratively—at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he's moving away......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 14th, 2023

Florida conchs are in hot water: Can moving them deeper revive a plunging population?

The rescue mission began with a splash. Flippered and masked snorkelers rolled off a boat anchored near Marathon and into chest-high water. It didn't take long to spot the target......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Augmented reality speeds spacecraft construction at NASA Goddard

Technicians armed with advanced measuring equipment, augmented reality headsets, and QR codes virtually checked the fit of some Roman Space Telescope structures before building or moving them through facilities at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2024

This small Windows update brings a highly requested change

The Windows 11 Build 26241 for Insiders in the Canary Channel will make moving your files around a lot easier with this new difference......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Citizen scientists gather eDNA in water samples for global biodiversity census

Kara Andres, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis, collected samples of water from Simpson Lake, in Valley Park, Mo., as part of a coordinated global effort to use environmental DNA—genetic.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Researchers discover Raja Ampat"s reef manta rays prefer staying close to home—which could help save more of them

The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a tough swimmer. They can travel hundreds of kilometers to feed themselves. The longest recorded movement for an individual reef manta ray was 1,150km, observed in eastern Australia......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

iOS 17.5.1 Problems: 5 Things You Need to Know

Apple’s iOS 17.5.1 update is causing problems for some iPhone users. Some iPhone users are noticing performance improvements after moving their device up from iOS 17.5, and older versions of iOS, to iOS 17.5.1. On the flip side, some iPhone use.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Biologists take closer look at stress response in cells

A new study from the Zaher Lab at Washington University in St. Louis, published in Molecular Cell, dives into the mechanisms behind the ways cells respond to stress......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

The Meta Quest just got an awesome new VR accessory

Learn more about Logitech's new stylus that works in VR and lets you draw, paint, and sculpt in 3D with your Meta Quest 3 headset......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

Why some plant diseases thrive in urban environments

Rachel Penczykowski, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and five WashU graduate and undergraduate students tracked infestations of powdery mildew on common broadleaf weeds. Their study, publish.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Ford ending EV certification program, reopening sales to all dealers

Moving forward, dealers will be asked to invest in training through the virtual Ford University platform and spend a minimal amount of money on two Level 2 chargers......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Polyandrous birds evolve faster than monogamous ones, new study finds

New research led by the University of Bath's Milner Centre for Evolution shows that shorebird species where females breed with multiple males in each season evolve significantly faster than monogamous species. Their findings suggest that mating syste.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Fish and chips on Mars: Research shows how colonists could produce their own food

Humans can't help being fascinated by space. That interest seems to be making the possibility of moving humanity to another planet, like Mars or the moon, more distinct, with NASA hoping to set up colonies in the next few decades......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Study suggests Holstein dairy cows not harmed by producing beef crossbred calves

Facing economic challenges, dairy farmers are increasingly crossbreeding some of their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to add value to surplus calves born in their herds. In an analysis of almost 40,000 cows, a team of Penn State researchers foun.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Study finds Arctic warming three-fold compared to global patterns

Global warming is an omnipresent issue, with widespread initiatives to draw down emissions and mitigate against the International Panel on Climate Change's worse-case scenario predictions of 3.2°C of warming by 2100 (relative to pre-Industrial level.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Humans are the elephant in the room when it comes to conservation models

Humans are outsized actors in the world's wild places where there are struggles to preserve and protect vital natural resources and animals, birds and plants. Yet people and their plus-sized footprint are rarely discussed in models seeking to predict.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Study finds ocean warming pushes giant Atlantic bluefin northwards

A new study led by Irish scientists has found giant Atlantic bluefin tuna are moving further north in response to marine heat waves off the Irish coast......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How did a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way come to be? Physicists offer an explanation

Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Extremely cold and with slow-moving stars, Crater 2 has low surface brightness. How this galaxy originated remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Rare elephant twins born in dramatic birth in Thailand

An elephant in Thailand has delivered a rare set of twins in a dramatic birth that left a caregiver injured after he tried to rescue one of the newborns......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Lone star state: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way

It may seem like the sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are moving, but the sun is actually orbiting around the Milky Way galaxy at an impressive rate of about 220 kilometers per second—almost half a million miles per hour. As fast as.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

High-tech kangaroo collars aim to prevent road accidents

It's a peculiarly Australian problem with potentially deadly consequences—wild kangaroos jumping from bushland on to highways full of moving vehicles......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024