Everybody wants to find a diamond in the rough, but no one wants their pig to develop diamond skin disease—an infection that can cause pain and discomfort and may lead to death if left untreated. Everybody wants to find a diamond in the rough, but no one wants their pig to develop diamond skin disease—an infection…
New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as America’s breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that in some parts relies almost entirely on groundwater for irrigation. New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as America’s breadbasket, gets as much as…
A new study reveals that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communal personality traits significantly increase empathy and pro-social behaviors towards Ukrainian citizens amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The study was conducted by Prof. Meital Balmas Cohen from the Department of Communication and Journalism, alongside Nitzan Attias and Prof. Eran Halperin from the Department of Psychology at…
The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ICARDA study reveals factors that hinder pest control adoption. The findings are in the journal Blessed Tree. The red palm weevil can devastate…
Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly buy and sell homes using automated models to set prices. These companies, such as Opendoor and Offerpad, can turn around cash offers in a matter of hours, and they’ve captured more than 5% of the real estate market in some U.S. cities. Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly…
Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone grows all that joe: More than 100 million farmers worldwide produce coffee. Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone grows all that joe: More than 100 million…
To date, ceramic scientists have devised various strategies to impede grain coarsening. The utilization of nano-sized precursor powder can not only facilitate the densification process, but also yields bulk ceramics with reduced grain sizes compared with micron-sized precursor powder. To date, ceramic scientists have devised various strategies to impede grain coarsening. The utilization of nano-sized precursor…
Traditional electronics use semiconductors to transmit data through bursts of charged carriers (electrons or holes) to convey messages in “1s” and “0s.” Spintronic devices can process an order of magnitude more information by assigning binary code to the orientation of electrons’ magnetic poles, a property known as spin— an “up” spin is a 1, a…
Researchers are only beginning to understand why some people embrace retirement while others won’t even consider it. Researchers are only beginning to understand why some people embrace retirement while others won’t even consider it. Age, Chronological, Labor and Jobs, Elderly, Retirement, Work-Life Balance, United States Politics and Government NYT > Science
It’s hard to know what Neanderthals ate: food preparation, especially when it comes to smaller items like birds, can leave few archaeological traces. But understanding their diets is critical to understanding these incredibly adaptable hominins, who thrived for hundreds of thousands of years in wildly varied environments. To learn what food preparation could look like…