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Rapid study of Kakhovka Dam breach impacts will support biodiversity"s recovery

UK scientists' unprecedented rapid assessment of the environmental impacts of the Kakhovka Dam's breach will support international action to restore a biodiversity hotspot......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMar 18th, 2024

How aging clocks tick: New study points to stochastic changes in cells

Aging clocks can measure the biological age of humans with high precision. Biological age can be influenced by environmental factors such as smoking or diet, thus deviating from chronological age that is calculated using the date of birth. The precis.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Genes spatially organize for efficient mRNA splicing, study shows

The nucleus of each of your cells contains all the genetic information (the genome) necessary to build every type of cell and protein in your entire body. Like a complex library in a tiny space 50 times smaller than the width of a human hair, genes a.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Changes in pig farming in the 20th century spread antibiotic-resistant Salmonella around the world, finds study

Historical changes in pig farming led to the global spread of Salmonella, resistant to antibiotics—a new international study led by researchers at the University of Warwick suggests......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Study finds liberals and conservatives differ on climate change beliefs—but are relatively united in taking action

The division between liberals and conservatives on both climate-change beliefs and related policy support is long-standing. However, the results of a newly released global experiment show that despite these differences, the two camps actually align w.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Teen gamers say games have two positive impacts & two negative ones

There’s been much debate on whether playing video games has a positive or negative impact on kids – and now teen gamers themselves have weighed-in. A new large-scale survey of US teens found that around 40% of them played every day – with sm.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Zscaler swats claims of a significant breach

On Wednesday, a threat actor named “InteIBroker” put up for sale “access to one of the largest cyber security companies” and immediately ignited speculation about which company it might be. InteIBroker claims to have access to.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Astrophysicists discover a novel method for hunting the first stars

A recent study led by the research group of Professor Jane Lixin Dai of the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has discovered a novel method for detecting the first-generations stars, known as Population III (Pop III) stars, w.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Unearthing the impacts of hydrological sensitivity on global rainfall

Georgia Tech researcher Jie He set out to predict how rainfall will change as Earth's atmosphere continues to heat up. In the process, he made some unexpected discoveries that might explain how greenhouse gas emissions will impact tropical oceans, af.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Report: Governments are falling short on promises of effective biodiversity protection

A new analysis of the world's largest 100 marine protected areas (MPAs) published in Conservation Letters suggests that governments are falling short on delivering the promise of effective biodiversity protection due to slow implementation of managem.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Research investigates the environment of globular cluster NGC 6355

Using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), Argentinian astronomers have investigated the environment of a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6355. The study, presented in a paper published May 2 on the pre-print server arXiv, found that the cluster ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Study finds activated carbon from palm kernel shells enhances methane storage

In a significant development for clean energy, researchers at Universiti Teknologi MARA have made an advance in the field of methane storage technology. Their study, recently published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, introduces a meth.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Matter 1.3 pushes the standard into your kitchen, laundry room, and garage

Matter's latest update adds support for more appliances and features like the ability to finally set Scenes......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Ransomware attacks impact 20% of sensitive data in healthcare orgs

Recent cyber incidents demonstrate the healthcare industry continues to be a prime target for ransomware hackers, according to Rubrik. New research by Rubrik Zero Labs reveals that ransomware attacks produce larger impacts against these healthcare ta.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Affordability to affect new-vehicle purchases, study says

An Urban Science and Harris Poll study found 55 percent of consumers said they're likely to change their vehicle purchase or lease plans due to economic concerns in the near future, lower than dealers' expectations......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Vision Pro support arrives for Duet Display and Screens to enhance your virtual desktop

More functionality for Vision Pro has landed with two new third-party app updates. The popular Duet Display and Screens are both now available for Apple’s headset. Here are all the details and features. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

The spread of misinformation varies by topic and by country in Europe, study finds

The eventual prevalence of a piece of misinformation may depend on its topic and the country in which it spreads, with notable differences between the UK, Germany, France and Italy, according to a study published May 8 in the open-access journal PLOS.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Study suggests heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes

When scientists look for an earthquake's cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it's the collision of tectonic plates and the movement of subsurface faults and fissures that primarily trigger a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Genetic study finds early summer fishing can have an evolutionary impact, resulting in smaller salmon

Atlantic salmon are caught by fisheries when the fish are migrating to spawn. A new study led by the University of Helsinki explored how salmon caught at different times during their spawning migration differ from each other genetically. The study on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Solid-state reaction among multiphase multicomponent ceramic enhances ablation performance, study finds

Multicomponent ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) has attracted much attention in research due to its superior high-temperature mechanical properties, lower thermal conductivity and enhanced oxidation resistance......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

The top 10% are the main beneficiaries of globalization, says study

The income of many people around the world has considerably increased due to the economic globalization of the last 50 years. However, these income gains are unevenly distributed. A study by Dr. Valentin Lang, junior professor of political economy at.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024