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Simulations of swimming fish suggest fish may naturally prefer to compete—not cooperate—during swimming

Researchers have shown how different swimming formations may save fish energy and suggest that they only switch positions to save energy for the group when under pressure......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailMay 22nd, 2024

Study indicates Pennsylvania private forest landowners value fire as tool to manage woodlands

Fire can help shape ecosystems, and after a century of suppressing naturally occurring fire that has thrown forests out balance, some states—including Pennsylvania—are using controlled burns to help manage forests on public lands. Now, a new four.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Researchers harvest acid from seawater to feed beneficial algae

From the air you breathe to the seafood you eat, marine algae have some involvement—they consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis and feed fish and shellfish. One day, marine algae could also be used to make widely available.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Survey shows decline in North Dakota breeding duck numbers

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 77th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.9 million birds, down from 3.4 million last year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

May contain nuts: Precautionary allergen labels lead to consumer confusion

Some labels suggest allergen cross-contamination that might not exist. Enlarge (credit: TopMicrobialStock, Getty Images) When Ina Chung, a Colorado mother, first fed packaged foods to her infant, she was careful to read.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Paleontologists identify a new fossil fish genus

Gobies or Gobioidei are one of the most species-rich groups of marine and freshwater fish in Europe. Spending most of their lives on the bottom of shallow waterbodies, they make substantial contributions to the functioning of many ecosystems......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Thousands of fish dead as lake dries in Mexican drought

Thousands of fish have died as a lagoon in northern Mexico partly dried up amid a crippling drought plaguing the country......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Politicians deny misdeeds because we want to believe them, research suggests

Why do politicians lie and deny when they are caught up in political scandal? According to a recent study led by a University of Nebraska–Lincoln political scientist, the answer may be that their supporters prefer a less-than-credible denial to los.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Swimming microrobots deliver cancer-fighting drugs to metastatic lung tumors in mice

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, known as microrobots, capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver cancer-fighting medication directly to metastatic tumors. This approach has shown promise in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 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

Researchers find rare organ preservation in Brazilian fossil fishes

Fossils in Brazil indicate a more complex evolutionary history for ray-finned fish brains than previously anticipated, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Machine learning speeds up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels

Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running simulations of the Earth's climate, scientists and policymakers can estimate conditions like sea level rise, flooding, and rising temperatures, and make decis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Researchers suggest inclusive education improves students" socio-emotional skills

A study featuring more than 3,500 Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) students and 294 teachers reveals that teachers' commitment to inclusive education favors their students' socio-emotional skills. The findings are published in the journal Learnin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth

By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided the best modeling to date of the growth of the supermassive black holes found in the c.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Weakening or collapse of a major Atlantic current has disrupted NZ"s climate in the past—and could do so again

Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this century......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Investigating collective motions in schools of zebrafish could deepen understanding of active systems

Active systems display a wide range of complex and fascinating behaviors, many of which are not yet fully understood. Found on scales ranging from microbes and self-propelling particles to large groups of fish, birds, and mammals, they are made up of.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Apple integrates ChatGPT into Siri, iOS, and macOS

ChatGPT is treated like a search engine for Siri, and generates text and images for apps. The AIs are learning to cooperate! Siri talks to ChatGPT. [cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Study finds natural climate variability impacts Arctic and global warming

When comparing model simulations of Earth's recent warming to real-world observations, differences can arise from several factors, including model errors in the simulated response to increased greenhouse gases and natural fluctuations within the clim.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

What a bath, taken 1,000 years ago, can tell us about the conflicted English kingdom of the 11th century

On June 8, 1023, 1,001 years ago, King Cnut took a bath. In itself this was not particularly remarkable. Contrary to the image of a ubiquitously grubby middle ages that dominates film and television, there is evidence to suggest that among the upper.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Study results suggest peers are crucial in shaping boys" confidence in math skills

Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study from the University of Zurich has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, girls' subjective ev.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024