The buzz about pollinators in canola fields
Farmers pay attention to many aspects of their crops. They carefully track how much water they are giving them and the amount of fertilizer they are using. But what about how many bees and butterflies are visiting?.....»»
Brendan Fraser on Oscar buzz and the importance of authenticity in The Whale
In an interview with Digital Trends, Brendan Fraser and Samuel D. Hunter explain the importance of telling an authentic story in The Whale......»»
Experts urge caution over biotech that can wipe out insect pests
Dozens of scientists, experts and campaigners called for a ban on the release of genetically-edited organisms into the wild, in a statement Friday warning of potentially severe risks to the world's pollinators......»»
Futuristic fields: Europe"s farm industry on cusp of robot revolution
From oxen to horses to tractors to robots: the European farm industry is poised to undergo another innovative disruption—this time brought about by artificial intelligence......»»
Squeezing microwave fields by magnetostrictive interaction
Squeezed states of the electromagnetic field find many important applications in quantum information science and quantum metrology. Dr. Jie Li et al. at Zhejiang University put forward a new mechanism for preparing microwave squeezed vacuum states us.....»»
Teachers entering the profession from other fields often less satisfied
There is a shortage of teachers not only in Germany, but in many countries around the world. For this reason, people without formal teaching degrees are often brought in from other fields to teach in schools. Yet according to a new study, they are of.....»»
How to edit the genes of nature"s master manipulators
CRISPR, the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology, is poised to have a profound impact on the fields of microbiology and medicine yet again......»»
You don’t want to miss this nerve-shredding new Netflix documentary coming tomorrow
If you’re looking for more true crime content to keep you up at night after Dahmer, Netflix has you covered. On Tuesday, November 29, Netflix is releasing a limited series called Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields. This is the third season o.....»»
Ford E-Tourneo Custom electric van targets VW ID Buzz
As well as a full-electric variant, Ford will offer the new Tourneo Custom as a plug-in hybrid and with three diesel powertrains......»»
Facebook is removing controversial information fields from profiles, including political and religions views
Social media consultant Matt Navarra was the first to report on the change, which has since been confirmed by multiple publications including TechCrunch......»»
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields trailer spotlights unsolved murders
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields, the newest season in Netflix's true crime docuseries, has its first trailer......»»
Remote-controlled microscopes bring complex biology education to students worldwide
In many communities around the world, students' ability and enthusiasm to pursue STEM fields in their high school and college careers is limited by a lack of resources that prevent them from accessing complex, project-based curriculum like their peer.....»»
Researchers unlock light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales, leading to "picophotonics"
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered new waves with picometer-scale spatial variations of electromagnetic fields that can propagate in semiconductors like silicon. The research team, led by Dr. Zubin Jacob, Elmore Associate Professor of E.....»»
New NAMAD President Hugene Fields brings outsider"s perspective to auto retail
Hugene Fields, who has extensive nonprofit experience, takes his first foray in the automotive world as the new president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers......»»
NAMAD taps retail outsider as first new president since 2006
Hugene Fields, 35, takes the minority dealer association's reins from longtime leader Damon Lester, who bought his own store last year......»»
Finland"s foresters decry "unfair" EU climate plans
Standing next to a freshly-cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in an up to 300-year-old tree stump......»»
Fertilizers limit pollination by changing how bumblebees sense flowers
Pollinators are less likely to land on flowers sprayed with fertilizers or pesticides as they can detect electric field changes around the flower, researchers at the University of Bristol have found......»»
Air pollution threatens natural pest control methods in sustainable farming
When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone—both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry—the number of parasitic insects available to control aphids drops significantly, according to research publis.....»»
Smart farming tech offers sprout of hope in Greece
Eyes glued to his mobile phone, farmer Sotiris Mournos pores over the latest microclimate and humidity data about his fields on the plain of Imathia in northern Greece......»»
New insights into nanochannel fabrication using femtosecond laser pulses
Recent progress in the fabrication of nanostructures has led to their application in several fields, including biomedicine, chemistry, materials engineering, and environmental remediation......»»
Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland"s precious pollinators
Ecologists from Trinity College Dublin have unearthed vital clues for how we can best support Ireland's precious pollinators after interrogating a ten-year dataset containing information from 119 sites across the country......»»