Spore the merrier: Boom in mushrooms grown on Belgian beer
In Belgium, a country reputed for its beer, mushrooms nourished on a byproduct from the brew are doing booming business......»»
Petri dish poultry and test tube turkey: Researcher explores Christmas dinners of the future with lab-grown meat
Christmas Dinners are one of the UK's most cherished traditions, and Christmas menus have evolved greatly over the years. Today, turkey is the typical meat of choice; going back 500 years, it was beef, venison, and wild boar in Henry VIII's festive f.....»»
Facial symmetry doesn"t explain "beer goggles" phenomenon, research shows
If you thought blurry eyes were to blame for the "beer goggles" phenomenon, think again......»»
Apple releases first iOS 17.3 and macOS 14.3 betas alongside visionOS 1.0 beta 7
Boom. iOS 17.3 beta 1 has arrived alongside the seventh developer beta version of visionOS. The new beta releases come one day after Apple pushed out iOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, and tvOS 17.2. more….....»»
Assessing loan applicants" credit risk via smartphone activities helps improve financial inclusion, finds study
Financial technology (FinTech)—innovation in the delivery of financial services and products—has grown in popularity, expanding access to finance for millions of people. But while promoting inclusive finance to accelerate economic growth and fina.....»»
Scientists release the recipe for lab-grown coffee to accelerate creation of new coffee ecosystem
Two years after the scientists in Finland successfully made coffee in a laboratory, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd has released detailed information on the process. Published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, the scienti.....»»
The hidden impacts of climate change on a freshwater ecosystem
From melting glaciers to rising sea levels, from raging wildfires to devastating floods, society has grown increasingly aware of the increasingly frequent climate crises. But what about its subterranean flow? A research group led by Li Dongfeng at th.....»»
Government and nonprofit workers are getting billions in student loan debt canceled through a public service program
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which the George W. Bush administration created in 2007 to encourage people to work for the government and nonprofits, has grown significantly during Joe Biden's presidency. The Conversation asked economis.....»»
Climate "tipping points" can be positive too—our report sets out how to engineer a domino effect of rapid changes
A young boy is forced to sit at a dinner table with grown-ups talking endlessly about grown-up stuff. He's bored. He finds it hard at first, to push with his feet against the table frame, tip his chair onto its back legs, and straighten his legs. But.....»»
A locally grown solution for period poverty
A Kenyan tinkerer and Stanford engineer team up to make maxi pads from agave fibers. Enlarge / Sisal is an invasive species that is also grown agriculturally. (credit: Chris Hellier) Women and girls across much of the de.....»»
From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California"s kelp forests show promise
A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern California's vanishing kelp forests......»»
HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers
Opinion: HP's printer business practices have infuriated users for years. Enlarge (credit: HP) HP knows people have grown to hate printers. It even knows that people hate HP printers. But based on a new marketing campai.....»»
Psyche gamma-ray instrument hums to life, marking next generation for space exploration
Set 6.5 feet (2 meters) away from NASA's Psyche spacecraft on the tip of a boom, the mission's gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) hummed to life on Nov. 6 for the first time since launch in mid-October. The GRS is one half of the Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spec.....»»
Amazon and Hyundai will have to sort out the finer points of car selling
If Amazon can bundle the tumultuous process of buying a car in its simple and familiar click-to-buy shopping experience, then it will solve a complex puzzle the industry has dealt with since the pre-pandemic online shopping boom......»»
Nonalcoholic beer at higher risk for foodborne pathogens, says study
The lack of alcohol in nonalcoholic or low-alcohol beer—particularly during manufacturing, storage and pouring—may prompt conditions ripe for foodborne pathogen growth, according to a new Cornell study......»»
Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt: Collection of mummies offers insights
Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, according to a study published December 6, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Wim Van Neer of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium and col.....»»
Why iconic trees are so important to us—and how replacing those that fall is often complicated
An ancient kola tree has been cut down in southern Ghana. Local tradition held that the tree had grown on the spot where spiritual leader Komfo Anokye had spat a kola nut onto the ground three centuries previously......»»
"Tis the season to recognize chocolate: Researchers highlight high quality cacao in Colombia
Scientists are working to protect the unique qualities of cacao beans grown in the Buenaventura region on the Pacific coast of Colombia......»»
Research traces modern maize back to a hybrid created 5,000 years ago in Mexico
Maize is one of the world's most widely grown crops. It is used for both human and animal foods and holds great cultural significance, especially for indigenous peoples in the Americas. Yet despite its importance, the origins of the grain have been h.....»»
Vertically farmed greens taste as good as organic ones
Consumer skepticism about the taste of vertically farmed greens is widespread. But the first scientific taste test from the University of Copenhagen and Plant Food & Research, New Zealand, shows that respondents rate greens grown vertically and witho.....»»
Are big international teams leaving creativity out of science?
Study finds lower impact from widely spread-out teams, but is it cause or effect? Enlarge (credit: Solskin) Over the last few decades, research has grown ever more international. Big projects, like major astronomical obs.....»»