Wheat prices up amid war, expanding drought
Wheat prices are high, and weather and market factors could make the crop an attractive option for Texas growers coming out of a severe drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert......»»
Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday......»»
Ethiopia"s famed honeybees make slow recovery from war
In his stone house perched on a hill in northern Ethiopia, Amanuel Hiluf puts on his protective suit, carefully adjusting the hood and gloves......»»
Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find
Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020–2022. A study by UCLA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists ha.....»»
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is now almost $50 cheaper than it was two months ago
The prices of Zen 5 CPUs are dropping fast, and the midrange Ryzen 5 9600X just received another discount......»»
Mac mini shows Apple can be low cost -- it just doesn"t often want to
The new M4 Mac mini is exceptional value, but the line holding firm on pricing is an outlier for the firm that's used to charging $700 for Mac Pro wheels on top of exorbitant RAM and SSD prices.An M4 Mac mini in front of AirPods Max — image credit:.....»»
These are the real prices of the Pixel 9 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro
We now have a clearer understanding of the production costs for the comparable Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Google Pixel 9 Pro. One device is slightly more expensive to produce......»»
Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That"s "zozobra," and Mexican philosophers have some advice
Ever had the feeling that you can't make sense of what's happening? One moment everything seems normal, then suddenly the frame shifts to reveal a world on fire, struggling with war, climate change and political violence and upheaval......»»
Secrets and lies: Spies of the Stuart era played a dangerous game in the shadows of an unstable Europe
Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for.....»»
Study explores how Rwanda and Ethiopia tried to shape the future of development in Africa
Contemporary economic challenges in Africa appear to be shifting the continent into a new era of development. From COVID-19 to war-induced inflation, many countries in Africa are facing significant economic challenges. The crises of recent years come.....»»
Drugmaker shut down after black schmutz found in injectable weight-loss drug
The warning comes amid a legal war over compounded weight-loss drugs. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use any drugs made by a compounding pharmacy in.....»»
Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
Two-thirds of the world's food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This.....»»
Vibrational spectroscopy optimized for accurate coffee origin classification
Vibrational spectroscopy has long been valued in the pharmaceutical and forensic sectors, and its application is expanding into agriculture, particularly for quality and origin verification of biological materials......»»
Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election
Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country's inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of pol.....»»
Laptop, smartphone, and game console prices could soar after the election
Most Americans may not realize popular tech hasn't been hit by China tariffs—yet. Tech companies are bracing ahead of the US presidential election, dreading the looming threat o.....»»
F-35s with cruise missiles could pose threat to Shanghai from Japan: PLA war games
F-35s with cruise missiles could pose threat to Shanghai from Japan: PLA war games.....»»
Exxon"s $8.6 billion profit beats as record output offsets weak fuel prices
Exxon"s $8.6 billion profit beats as record output offsets weak fuel prices.....»»
Sudan"s civil war has left at least an estimated 62,000 dead—but the true figure could be far higher
The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives a.....»»
US Space Force warns of “mind-boggling” build-up of Chinese capabilities
Russia and China "have developed and demonstrated the ability to conduct war fighting in space." The chief of the US Space Force has warned that China is putting military capabili.....»»
New Atari 50 DLC shows the Intellivision acquisition is already paying off
Atari 50 is getting a new DLC that's breaking down the video game industry's first console war......»»
The compact Dell XPS 13 is on sale for one of the lowest prices we’ve seen
The Dell XPS 13 hasn't been on sale much lately but that's all change today. Here's why you want it in your life......»»