Webb and Keck telescopes team up to track clouds on Saturn"s moon Titan
On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 5, an international team of planetary scientists woke up with great delight to the first Webb images of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Here, Principal Investigator Conor Nixon and others on the Guaranteed Time Observat.....»»
Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska
Five hundred years ago, in a mountain-rimmed ocean fjord in southeast Alaska, Tlingit hunters armed with bone-tipped harpoons eased their canoes through chunks of floating ice, stalking seals near Sít Tlein (Hubbard) glacier. They must have glanced.....»»
Why Bernardi Honda pays employees to stay
Charlie Sectish, general manager of Bernardi Honda near Boston, designed a retention bonus in his compensation plan that helped boost sales and maintain a team of high performers......»»
The team behind Hyper Light Drifter just revealed a beautiful new game
Hyper Light Breaker isn't the only upcoming game from Heart Machine. It's also working with Devolver Digital on a 2D platformer called Possessor(s)......»»
Research team uses CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis for the first time
A team from the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has produced an increase in gene expression in a food crop by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing t.....»»
Scientists record Earth"s radio waves from the Moon
On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the Moon's South Pole and popped out four antennas to record radio waves around the surface—a moment University of Colorado Boulder astrophysicist Jack Burns hails as the "dawn of radio as.....»»
Researchers track greenhouse gas emissions in Chinese value chains with an interprovincial input–output model
China's economy has shifted from a stage of high growth to a stage of high-quality development, and the establishment of a dual-carbon target requires profound changes in the industrial structure and energy systems, as well as finding the right direc.....»»
New study reveals substantial carbon emissions from the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict
A new study by an international team of researchers has revealed the significant environmental impact of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Co-authored by Dr. Benjamin Neimark, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, the study provides a c.....»»
Enhancing forest productivity through improved phosphorus use
A research team has reviewed the mechanisms of inorganic phosphorus (Pi) uptake, transport, and signaling in woody plants based on the backbone of model and crop plants. Their findings emphasize the importance of Pi in photosynthesis, respiration, an.....»»
Researchers engineer new approach for controlling thermal emission
The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute has spearheaded an international team to engineer a novel approach for controlling thermal emission, detailed in a paper published in Science. This breakthrough offers new design strategies b.....»»
Machine learning helps find advantageous combination of salts and organic solvents for easier anti-icing operations
An Osaka Metropolitan University research team has found a deicing mixture with high effectiveness and low environmental impact after using machine learning to analyze ice melting mechanisms of aqueous solutions of 21 salts and 16 organic solvents. T.....»»
These light paintings let us visualize invisible clouds of air pollution
World Health Organization: Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths per year Enlarge / Light painting reveals a cloud of particulates on Airport Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PM2.5 10-20 micrograms per cubic meter). (credit.....»»
Researchers discover high coral diversity in extreme seawater temperatures
A team of Dutch and Indonesian researchers has discovered a great diversity of coral species in extreme seawater temperatures. Through extensive research, published in the journals Diversity and PeerJ, on marine biodiversity in Raja Ampat, Indonesia,.....»»
How to watch NCAA Track & Field Championships Live Stream
The 2024 NCAA outdoor track and field championships are underway, and we have all the best ways you can watch a live stream of every event......»»
Darktrace MDR service improves cyber resilience for organizations
Darktrace launched its new service offering, Darktrace Managed Detection & Response (MDR). The service combines detection and response capabilities spanning across the enterprise, with the expertise of its global analyst team. This combination augmen.....»»
How to build a team of "appropriately skeptical" financial statement auditors
A new study identifies the characteristics that make auditing professionals more likely to reward skepticism in the people they supervise, which is associated with an increased likelihood of identifying potential fraud during the auditing process. On.....»»
New dating technique more accurately estimates time differences between Paleolithic hearth fires
A team of archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Spain has used a new dating technique to more accurately estimate time differences between Paleolithic Age hearth fires. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group descr.....»»
First detection of negative ions on the moon
The first ESA instrument to land on the moon has detected the presence of negative ions on the lunar surface produced through interactions with the solar wind......»»
EarthCARE on cloud nine after smooth start to mission
ESA's EarthCARE mission has completed its important "Launch and Early Orbit Phase" and is ready to begin the commissioning of its four scientific instruments. The data they gather will improve our understanding of the role that clouds and aerosols pl.....»»
The JWST is rewriting astronomy textbooks
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched at the end of 2021, we expected stunning images and illuminating scientific results. So far, the powerful space telescope has lived up to our expectations. The JWST has shown us things about the early.....»»
Enzyme research reveals why some cancer drugs cause severe side effects
Some cancer drugs cause severe side effects because they are not working accurately enough. A team at the University of Würzburg led by biochemist Caroline Kisker has now discovered why......»»