The Race to Stop a Plastics Plant Scores a Crucial Win
In Louisiana, home to miles of polluting industries, slowing the progress of Formosa Plastics is critical to social and environmental justice.....»»
Surfshark CleanWeb merges ad blocking and a VPN to stop hidden digital horrors
Surfshark CleanWeb combines ad blocking and VPN support to stop hidden privacy and tracking horrors while you're browsing. Learn all about it here......»»
It’s time to stop ignoring the CPU in your gaming PC
The CPU has left the conversation for PC gamers over the last few years, but with the demands of modern games, it's time to reexamine its role......»»
A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California......»»
NASA is helping protect tigers, jaguars, and elephants—here"s how
As human populations grow, habitat loss threatens many creatures. Mapping wildlife habitat using satellites is a rapidly expanding area of ecology, and NASA satellites play a crucial role in these efforts. Tigers, jaguars, and elephants are a few of.....»»
Scientists show how to treat burns with an environmentally friendly plant-based bandage
The Smart Materials research group, coordinated by Athanassia Athanassiou at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), has developed a biocompatible bandage made of plant-based materials that, loaded with vitamin C, can a.....»»
Kentucky Derby 2024 live stream: Can you watch for free?
It's time for the 2024 Kentucky Derby, and we've found all the different ways you can watch a live stream of the race for free......»»
Top 5 stories of the week: Asbury looks to sell dealerships; UAW threatens Stellantis stamping plant
A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest......»»
Astronomers inspect population of young stellar objects in open cluster NGC 346
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has explored young stellar objects (YSOs) in an open cluster known as NGC 346. The study, published April 24 on the preprint server arXiv, yields crucial information ab.....»»
Study finds microbiome changes dynamically and favors important host-relevant functions
All multicellular organisms—from the simplest animal and plant organisms to humans—live in close association with a multitude of microorganisms, the so-called microbiome, which colonize their tissues and live in symbiotic relationships with the h.....»»
Scores of people are downgrading back to Windows 10
Will the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update help Microsoft boost the adoption of Windows 11?.....»»
International team cracks genomic code for earliest forms of terrestrial plant life
Plant life first emerged on land about 550 million years ago, and an international research team co-led by University of Nebraska–Lincoln computational biologist Yanbin Yin has cracked the genomic code of its humble beginnings, which made possible.....»»
Investigation reveals varied impact of preschool programs on long-term school success
Early education programs are widely believed to be effective public investments for helping children succeed in school and for reducing income- and race-based achievement gaps. However, a new study conducted by a team of investigators from Teachers C.....»»
Mercedes changes U.S. factory leadership ahead of UAW vote
Federico Kochlowski has replaced Michael Goebel as CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, which operates the 6,100-employee plant in Vance, Ala......»»
First report of wound treatment by a wild animal using a pain-relieving plant
Even though there is evidence of certain self-medication behaviors in animals, so far it has never been known that animals treat their wounds with healing plants......»»
Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth
Technology will be used to store wind and solar energy for use later. Enlarge / A rendering of Silver City Energy Centre, a compressed air energy storage plant to be built by Hydrostor in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia......»»
A new tool for plant long non-coding RNA identification
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are ubiquitous transcripts with crucial regulatory roles in various biological processes, including chromatin remodeling, post-transcriptional regulation, and epigenetic modifications. While accumulating evidence elucid.....»»
Study: World War II plant construction expanded high-wage manufacturing jobs, benefiting residents and their children
In a new study, researchers have examined the long-term effects of government-led construction of manufacturing plants during World War II on the regions where they were built and on residents. The study found that wartime construction had large and.....»»
Study reveals uniqueness of naturally occurring monodominant forests in the Republic of Congo
A recent study published in the journal Plant Ecology and Evolution gives valuable insights into forest stands of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (G. dewevrei) in the Sangha Trinational region......»»
GM"s CarPlay replacement doesn"t work well, and has a long road ahead of it
GM's decision to move away from CarPlay was to avoid Apple having too much control over vehicles. It's going to be a bumpy ride for consumers.GM's Ultifi interfaceIn March 2023, GM decided to stop providing CarPlay and Android Auto to consumers, in f.....»»
How to delete iCloud messages on Mac & iPhone
Efficiently managing and deleting messages from iCloud is crucial for freeing up storage space on your iPhone and Mac. Here's how to delete messages from iCloud.How to delete messages from iCloudYou can easily retrieve and manage your messages using.....»»