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Secrets of sargassum: Scientists advance knowledge of seaweed causing chaos in the Caribbean and West Africa

Researchers have been working to track and study floating sargassum, a prolific seaweed swamping Caribbean and West African shorelines, and causing environmental and economic harm. The study, "Changes in holopelagic Sargassum spp. biomass composition.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 27th, 2024

Heat, animal illness and erosion risks to affect NZ agriculture with changing climate

Scientists at Manaaki Whenua—Landcare Research have worked closely with researchers from NIWA, AgResearch and Plant & Food Research to model the likely risks of a warming climate across different agricultural sectors in New Zealand. The study is pu.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia"s rising seas

Immediate action is needed at all levels to protect communities in the Asia Pacific from sea levels that are rising significantly faster than the global average, say climate scientists ahead of the next key UN climate summit......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Citizen scientists help discover microplastics along the entire German coastline

The global production of plastics and the resulting plastic waste has increased to such an extent that plastics have become ubiquitous in our environment. Plastics of various sizes are also found along the German North Sea and Baltic coasts......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Rising waters, waning forests: Scientists are using tree rings to study how rising sea levels affect coastal forests

Sunlight filters through the canopy of pines, holly, sweet gum, and red maple while bird calls echo in the distance. These coastal forests may seem like others in the Mid-Atlantic, but a hidden challenge looms. Standing tall next to their salt marsh.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Nuking a huge asteroid could save Earth, lab experiment suggests

Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, according to scientists who tested the theory in the laboratory by blasting X-rays at a marble-sized "mock asteroid"......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

New evolutionary model revises the origins of biodiversity

An international team of scientists has made a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how global biodiversity evolved. By reconstructing the evolution of species over the past 45 million years, researchers found that the geographic origins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Naked mole-rat found to have lost infection-resistant proteins

Scientists have found that the naked mole-rat—an underground rodent that lives up to 40 years—has lost a number of CD1 functional genes. The CD1 gene family in mammals is responsible for protein synthesis that protects the body against infectious.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Extreme botany: Paramotorists soar across remote Peru desert to collect threatened plants

In an innovative paper published today in the journal Plants, People, Planet, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Huarango Nature and paramotorists from Forest Air, highlight the exciting potential of paramotoring as a means of aiding res.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Signs of hope for endangered Maugean skate

For the first time in nearly a decade, scientists have recorded an increased presence of young Maugean skates—a ray of hope for the survival of the endangered species......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Amazon-Hyundai pilot delays causing dealer frustration, NADA CEO says

A panel discussion at the Automotive News Congress Sept. 24 focused, in part, on the Amazon-Hyundai pilot and dealer distribution models......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials

It's almost time to dust off the Halloween decorations and adorn the house with all manner of spooky things, including the classic polyester spider webs. Scientists reporting in ACS Nano have made their own version of fake spider silk, but this one c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

The "publish or perish" mentality is fueling research paper retractions—and undermining science

When scientists make important discoveries, both big and small, they typically publish their findings in scientific journals for others to read. This sharing of knowledge helps to advance science: it can, in turn, lead to more important discoveries......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Neutron experiments settle 40-year debate on enzyme for drug design

In just two neutron experiments, scientists discovered remarkable details about the function of an enzyme that can aid drug design for aggressive cancers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

New shark species named for late Microsoft co-founder

A hammerhead shark species discovered by FIU scientists finally has a name and its namesake is the late Paul G. Allen, philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

ArmorCode unveils two modules to help reduce software-based risks

ArmorCode announced the expansion of its platform with the launch of two new modules for Penetration Testing Management and Exceptions Management. Alongside AI-powered Correlation and Remediation, these modules further advance ArmorCode’s leading p.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

New Zealand scientists discover ghostly "spookfish"

Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Scientists explore how indoor vertical farming could help future-proof food demand

To make sure everyone eats well in our crowded world, we need to innovate. Vertical farming systems, which grow plants intensively in an indoor setting, could be part of the answer—but to use them on a large scale we need to overcome key problems,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

MFA bypass becomes a critical security issue as ransomware tactics advance

Ransomware is seen as the biggest cybersecurity threat across every industry, with 75% of organizations affected by ransomware more than once in the past 12 months – a jump from 61% in 2023, according to SpyCloud. Session hijacking surges as ma.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Evaluating changes in dissolved inorganic carbon in the Greenland Sea

To know whether we are complying with emission treaties, all CO2 must be traceable. Incomplete bookkeeping recently sent scientists on a search in the Greenland Sea. Their research is published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Colleges barred from offering money to student-athletes are offering them multimillion-dollar coaches instead

West Virginia University research has revealed that college football coaches' paychecks influence the quality of the players they're able to recruit......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024