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  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    HOW TO CLIMATE-PROOF THE ETHIOPIAN BREADBASKET? COMBINE GENOMICS AND FARMER KNOWLEDGE

    Ethiopia is one of Africa's major wheat producing countries. But it might surprise you to learn that conventional bread wheat (Triticum...

    Molecular & Computational biology Agriculture
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    REPORT: CHINESE STATE-SPONSORED HACKING GROUP HIGHLY ACTIVE

    A Chinese hacking group that is likely state-sponsored and has been linked previously to attacks on U.S. state government computers...

    Security
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    MUSK'S AI LETTER IS A 'HOT MESS' OF HYPE, SAY CRITICS

    A letter signed by Elon Musk and hundreds of experts calling for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence is a "hot mess"...

    Machine learning & AI
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    EU DEAL TO NEARLY DOUBLE RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030

    The European Union reached a deal Thursday to almost double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030...

    Energy & Green Tech
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    TAKE YOUR EYES OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE, SAYS INVENTOR, 50 YEARS ON

    The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years...

    Phone, Mobile, Consumer & Gadgets
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES EMISSIONS CAPS ON BIG POLLUTERS

    Australia's parliament passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation's worst polluters on Thursday, forcing coal mines and...

    Environment
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    CANADA REVS UP ITS EV BATTERIES MANUFACTURING

    As the world accelerates toward emissions-free driving, Canada is making a big push into batteries for electric vehicles-touting tax...

    Energy & Green Tech
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    'DUMBPHONE' FANS DISCONNECT IN FACE OF SMARTPHONE DOMINANCE

    Shunning his smartphone for a "dumb" one changed the way Jose Briones engages with the world-and he likes it that way.

    Smartphone, Consumer & Gadgets
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    NOVEL NANO-OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY TRACKS COMMUNICATIONS IN LIVING CELLS

    Microbes may be among the smallest living things on Earth, but bioimaging to understand the chemistry that fuels these organisms could...

    Analytical Chemistry
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    AUSTRALIANS PAYING $6 BILLION FOR UNUSED APARTMENT PARKING

    Experts are calling for planning policy to 'unbundle' parking spaces from apartments to reduce housing costs and alleviate street parking...

    Social Sciences
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    FRUIT IN CRISIS: FLORIDA'S ORANGE GROVES BUFFETED BY HURRICANE, DISEASE

    Vernon Hollingsworth grew up in Florida among his family's orange trees, recently ravaged by a double whammy of disease and a hurricane...

    Agriculture
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    YOUNG BLACK ROCKFISH AFFECTED BY MARINE HEAT WAVE BUT NOT ALWAYS FOR THE WORSE, RESEARCH SHOWS

    Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the past eight decades, fared better...

    Plants & Animals Ecology
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    LYNX REINTRODUCTION IN SCOTLAND? IT'S COMPLICATED

    Plans to reintroduce the lynx in Scotland provoke a complex range of opinions, new research shows.

    Plants & Animals Ecology
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    ENVIRONMENT: HONEY BEES PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT OF CITY LANDSCAPE AND HEALTH

    Urban honey bees could be used to gain insight into the microbiome of the cities in which they forage, which can potentially provide...

    Plants & Animals Ecology
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    STRONG SOLAR FLARE ERUPTS FROM THE SUN

    The sun has emitted a strong solar flare that peaked at 10:33 p.m. ET on March 28, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches...

    Astronomy Space Exploration
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    HOW TO IMPROVE WATER PERMEABILITY AND REJECTION PERFORMANCE OF RGO MEMBRANES? RGO-MXENE MEMBRANES GIVE ANSWER

    Membrane separation technology has become one of the most effective methods for water treatment, owing to its advantages of high separation...

    Nanomaterials
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    A RECONSTRUCTION OF PREHISTORIC TEMPERATURES FOR SOME OF THE OLDEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN NORTH AMERICA

    Scientists often look to the past for clues about how Earth's landscapes might shift under a changing climate, and for insight into...

    Earth Sciences
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    MACHINE LEARNING MODEL HELPS FORECASTERS IMPROVE CONFIDENCE IN STORM PREDICTION

    When severe weather is brewing and life-threatening hazards like heavy rain, hail or tornadoes are possible, advance warning and accurate...

    Environment
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    PARTICLE ERRORS: QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF SIMULATION MIXING STATE ON AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES

    Particles in the atmosphere affect global climate. For example, the black carbon from burning fossil fuels absorbs and radiates light...

    Materials Science
  • By Phys.org   -   Mar 30, 2023

    'TAFFY GALAXIES' COLLIDE, LEAVE BEHIND BRIDGE OF STAR-FORMING MATERIAL

    Galaxy collisions are transformative events, largely responsible for driving the evolution of the universe. The mixing and mingling...

    Astronomy