The origins of farming insects
A beetle bores a tree trunk to build a gallery in the wood in order to protect its lay. As it digs the tunnel, it spreads ambrosia fungal spores that will feed the larvae. When these bore another tree, the adult beetles will be the transmission vecto.....»»
Plant-based patties, lab-grown meat and insects: How the protein industry is innovating to meet demand
As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethically made......»»
Xbox Game Pass is getting more Ubisoft games
Xbox Game Pass will get Assassin's Creed Origins and For Honor soon, as Microsoft ramps up its partnership with Ubisoft......»»
How "push-pull" companion crops help manage the devastating fall armyworm pest
Adopting a novel planting technique known as "push-pull farming" can help massively reduce crop losses to pests and improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa, new research has found......»»
Vertical farming will play a role in future food production, expert says
Alternative production systems to provide the growing global population with healthy, nutritious and sustainably produced foodstuffs are currently gaining considerable attention. In this interview, Senthold Asseng, Professor of Digital Agriculture at.....»»
A Japanese data center is using waste heat to farm eels
The White Data Center (WDC) launched for business last year in April, but construction of the facility is still ongoing. Meanwhile, efforts are being directed towards establishing a farming venture that will use recycled water warmed by its servers'.....»»
First European farmers" heights did not meet expectations
A combined study of genetics and skeletal remains show that the switch from primarily hunting, gathering and foraging to farming about 12,000 years ago in Europe may have had negative health effects as indicated by shorter than expected heights in th.....»»
Literature review of farming and climate studies
The understanding and response to the impact of climate change on agriculture will have repercussions for many years to come in terms of food security and the ongoing climate crisis itself. It is important that we can assess and validate the studies.....»»
Retro technique advances modern bacterial engineering for bioenergy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists had a problem mapping the genomes of bacteria to better understand the origins of their physical traits and improve their function for bioenergy production. The method they had successfully used for genetic ma.....»»
Here"s how we proved that tropical birds are more colourful—and why colour helps them survive
For many of us, the tropics conjure up thoughts of lush vegetation teaming with vibrant and strikingly colourful birds, insects and other creatures......»»
With "Plant Armor" crop cover, insects have to navigate textile maze
North Carolina State University researchers designed a textile "Plant Armor" that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they try to reach a plant. The design was more effective at blocking insects from reaching cabbage plants in multiple exp.....»»
Vegetarian birds more sociable than insect eaters
Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests new research by an international team of scientists led by the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath. For the.....»»
Before Bayhem: Exploring Michael Bay’s music video origins
Now is as good a time as any to take a look back at Ambulance director Michael Bay's early work directing music videos in the late 1980s and early '90s......»»
Invasive ants hit Texas hard—now a killer fungus is coming for them
When crazy ants roll into new parts of Texas, the invasive species wipe out local insects and lizards, drive away birds, and even blind baby rabbits by spewing acid in their eyes......»»
Earthworms Are Invasive - and Likely Hurting Insects - in Much of North America
In the past five years, reports of staggering insect declines have stoked anxiety and debate concerning the fate of the "little things that run the world," as the late biologist E. O. Wilson once called them. As for the how and why of these declines,.....»»
Origins of the Avars elucidated with ancient DNA
Less known than Attila's Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. We know that they came from Central Asia in the sixth century CE, but ancient authors as well as moder.....»»
Interactive map gets closer to pinpointing African origins erased during slave trade
A collaboration between CU Boulder's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis and Digital Slavery Research Lab aims to regenerate identities using statsitics......»»
Lustrous-colored 3D printing using liquid crystals
What do cosmetics, car finishes, passports, bank notes, tropical insects, and oysters have in common? The color is formed through a specific microscopic organization of the matter making up the material, often called "iridescent" or "holographic," bo.....»»
New study shows spiders use webs to hear
Everyone knows that humans and most other vertebrate species hear using eardrums that turn soundwave pressure into signals for our brains. But what about smaller animals like insects and arthropods? Can they detect sounds? And if so, how?.....»»
Researchers analyze origins/economic disruption of Ukraine War
Researchers at Harvard's Growth Lab and the Complexity Science Hub Vienna have released a new analysis detailing how the Ukrainian economy has been steadily moving away from Russia and towards the West, what impact that relocation of businesses had o.....»»
Invading hordes of crazy ants may have finally met their kryptonite
When tawny crazy ants move into a new area, the invasive species is like an ecological wrecking ball—driving out native insects and small animals and causing major headaches for homeowners. But scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have g.....»»