New research shows value of simultaneous local, global action to help save coral reefs

Rising temperatures from climate change pose new threats to coral reefs worldwide, but a new study from a Florida Tech lab has found that managing conditions at the local level—such as reducing pollution and macroalgae—can help coral reefs recover after disturbances. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Ensuring nutritious and high-quality potatoes are available during the winter season and all year round

Scientists at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) use innovative technology to study the lifecycle of potatoes (including development, production, and postharvest storage), ensuring a high-quality supply year-round for snack food processing facilities, restaurants, and … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Building Used by Marie Curie Saved From Demolition

Cultural heritage supporters are hoping to see the facility listed as a protected site | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 3 months ago

Fidelity National Financial: Hackers stole data of 1.3 million people

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that a November cyberattack (claimed by the BlackCat ransomware gang) has exposed the data of 1.3 million customers. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 3 months ago

Researchers look at thermal stabilization in photonic packages

Photonics offers various advantages, including enablement of high-speed and low-loss communication by leveraging light properties in optical data communication, biomedical applications, automotive technology, and artificial intelligence domains. These advantages are realized thro … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Hovey Residence / 1628 inc.

1628 proudly presents the Hovey Residence, a project located on the edge of a lake in Quebec's Eastern Townships region, designed to accommodate a couple of art lovers and their extended family. Continue reading | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 3 months ago

A Far Better E-Scooter Is An Electric Kick-Bike

On the road to a more sustainable transportation ecosystem, the electric micromobility segment has really blossomed in recent years, and ... [continued] The post A Far Better E-Scooter Is An Electric Kick-Bike appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 months ago

Siemens Getting 1,000 Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Cars

Demonstrating the Volkswagen ID.4’s continued appeal and contributing to its growing success, German industrial tech giant Siemens AG is planning ... [continued] The post Siemens Getting 1,000 Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 months ago

Cat Goes Missing for 7 Years, Turns Out to Be Living at a Factory 900 Feet Away

A UK woman’s missing cat appears to have done the most cat thing imaginable—spending years on his own just 900 feet away from home. The missing Bengal cat, named Duke, was discovered leading a new life in a nearby factory seven years after he went missing.Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 months ago

Every Kitchen and Home Deal You Need to Shop This Long Weekend

Save big at Caraway, Macy's, and Our Place. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 months ago

Q&A: Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers likely would have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, says physicist

If the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a portion of its fuselage while ascending after takeoff Friday had been flying at normal cruising altitude, its passengers and crew would probably have died from the depressurization event, according to a Northeastern expert. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

California frog reintroduction is rare victory against fungal pandemic

The success of a 15-year project to help frogs in California’s Sierra Nevada suggests some amphibian species could be rescued from a devastating fungal disease by evolution – and a little human help | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 3 months ago

Read an Excerpt From Disciples of Chaos

Book 2 of Seven Faceless Saints: Damian Venturi isn't aware of it yet. But as small shifts start to crack the foundations of the Ombrazian power structure after the Rebellion's attack, cracks are beginning to show in Damian's own facade. | Continue reading


@tor.com | 3 months ago

Food for thought

Biology graduate student Juana De La O is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 months ago

Hyped AI Pin Startup Humane Lays Off Some Staff Amid Reorganization

Only two months after it unveiled its much anticipated “AI Pin,” flashy startup Humane laid off four percent of its staff, according to a report from The Verge Tuesday. The layoffs, which will affect 10 people, come as a wave of cuts are impacting workers at other, larger compani … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 months ago

Our First Tease of Ahsoka Season 2 Is a Dave Filoni Sketch

Buried in Tuesday’s news of an upcoming Star Wars movie starring the Mandalorian and Grogu was an update that’s arguably even more exciting. Dave Filoni is hard at work developing a second season of Ahsoka, something that hadn’t yet been made official in the wake of season one.Re … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 months ago

A Uniquely Long Tattoo of Grampa Simpson and His ‘Onion on My Belt Story’ From ‘The Simpsons’ Season 4

A uniquely long and rolling tattoo that features an image of Grampa Simpson with the text of his famous "onion on my belt" story. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

How a mutation in microglia elevates Alzheimer’s risk

A study finds that microglia with mutant TREM2 protein reduce brain circuit connections, promote inflammation, and contribute to Alzheimer’s. | Continue reading


@freethink.com | 3 months ago

U.S. EIA Expects Relatively Flat Crude Oil Prices in 2024 & 2025

We forecast average annual crude oil prices in 2024 and 2025 will remain near their 2023 average because we expect ... [continued] The post U.S. EIA Expects Relatively Flat Crude Oil Prices in 2024 & 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 months ago

Pro-Ukraine hackers breach Russian ISP in revenge for KyivStar attack

A pro-Ukraine hacktivist group named 'Blackjack' has claimed a cyberattack against Russian provider of internet services M9com as a direct response to the attack against Kyivstar mobile operator. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 3 months ago

Red deer populations in Europe more influenced by humans than by wolves or other predators, ecologists find

Alongside the occasional bison and elk, red deer are Europe's largest native wild animal. An international study led by wildlife ecologists from the University of Freiburg has now investigated the factors that affect the red deer population in a particular area. The researchers w … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

The class where video games meet history

Tore Olsson put his students in touch with American history through his popular and award-winning class "Red Dead America: Exploring America's Violent Past Through the Hit Video Games." Now this engagement has reached beyond the classroom—the American Historical Review (AHR), has … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Kashk-o-Bādemjān (Persian Braised Eggplant With Kashk)

This silky mixture of twice-cooked eggplant with tangy kashk, fried onions, garlic, and dried mint is a mainstay on most Persian restaurant menus. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 3 months ago

Study finds no evidence that individual-level mental health interventions improve employees' well-being

Many businesses are making efforts to promote workers' well-being, and numerous interventions are available at the individual and organizational levels. New research published in the Industrial Relations Journal found no evidence that individual-level mental well-being interventi … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Star Wars Series ‘Ahsoka’ Renewed For Season 2 by Lucasfilm and Disney+

Lucasfilm has confirmed that a season two of its Star Wars series “Ahsoka” is in the works with creator Dave Filoni, which is great news for fans of the series who were waiting to find out. The Details The “Ahsoka” news was almost a throwaway line in the announcement of the new S … | Continue reading


@thedisneyblog.com | 3 months ago

Origin, a Film by Ava DuVernay About Isabel Wilkerson

I had forgotten that Ava DuVernay was working on an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s excellent Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. I think the assumption was that DuVernay was going to make a documentary, but interestingly, she’s adapted it into a biographical drama called Ori … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 3 months ago

Scientists develop green method for producing bactericidal copper oxide nanoparticles from noni plant

Researchers have described a green method for obtaining copper oxide nanoparticles from the noni plant (Morinda citrifolia), common in Asia. These copper oxide nanoparticles exhibit bactericidal properties. Moreover, antibacterial activity depends on the physical properties of th … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Richard Wiesman, professor of the practice in mechanical engineering, dies at age 69

MIT Mechanical Engineering Professor of the Practice Richard M. Wiesman died Sunday, Jan. 7. He was 69. Wiesman taught and supervised research in design, product development, robotics, controls, and manufacturing, and served as co-director of MIT’s Field and Space Robotics Labora … | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 months ago

Hobby Lobby's “Beautiful” Jewel-Toned Glasses Are Selling Fast

Plus, they’re on sale. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 months ago

Aircraft observations point to near neutral carbon dioxide exchange in northern tropical Africa

The forests and grasslands of northern tropical Africa take in about as much carbon dioxide in the wet season as they release in the dry season, according to a new study based on observations from aircraft. The findings contradict earlier research that relied on satellite data an … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Tibetan plateau's spring heat source exerts delayed influence on Northeast China's summer precipitation

In a recent study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered the impact of the spring atmospheric heat source (AHS) over the Tibetan Plateau on summer precipitation in Nort … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

Sony's Reveals New VR Headset With a Flip-Up Visor Display

Sony and Siemens revealed an XR (Xtended Reality) headset collab at CES 2024. Launching later this year, the headset was developed with business in mind, and that’s apparent from multiple aspects of it.Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 months ago

The Houston Landing’s newsroom is “blindsided” by the firing of its top editor and a star reporter

Before the Houston Landing even had a name, it was already powered by one of the biggest investments in any single nonprofit local news startup. A full year before launch, the project had secured $20 million in pledged funding from a coalition of local and national backers. This … | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 3 months ago

Rick and Michonne Are Worlds Apart in First Full Trailer for Their Walking Dead Spinoff

We’ve already seen multiple teases of the highly anticipated, long-awaited Walking Dead spinoff featuring Rick and Michonne—but now, the full trailer is here. And it’s not what you’re expecting. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 months ago

ChatGPT Shell: Confirm Before Closing and Split Compose Buffer

I admit: I’ve been relying heavily on ChatGPT to get to grips with some PHP things. Asking for interpretation, alternatives, and PHP 8-specific stuff was a lot of help. I’ve been using this in a separate floating window (aka ‘frame’) in Emacs next to my editing context, and that … | Continue reading


@christiantietze.de | 3 months ago

EFF Unveils Its New Street Level Surveillance Hub

The Updated and Expanded Hub Sheds New Light on the Digital Surveillance Dragnet that Law Enforcement Deploys Against EveryoneSAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today unveiled its new Street Level Surveillance hub, a standalone website featuring expanded and u … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 3 months ago

Canadian Artist Sets Guinness World Record for Loudest Nose Whistle at 44.1 Decibels

Lulu Lotus, an artist and author/illustrator of children's books, set the Guinness World Record for the world's "loudest nose whistle". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Ivanti warns of Connect Secure zero-days exploited in attacks

Ivanti has disclosed two Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure zero-days exploited in the wild that can let remote attackers execute arbitrary commands on targeted gateways. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 3 months ago

Nancy Carey Johnson’s stunning musical landscape with “Note from God” and “Birthday Cake for Breakfast”

These specific tracks highlighted serve as the perfect way to illustrate all of Nancy Carey Johnson talent at once; or at twice, actually. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 3 months ago

The loss of deep reading: How digital texts impact kids’ comprehension skills

Will there ever be another Harry Potter? Between 1997 and 2007, it seemed like every child (and even their parents) was reading J.K. Rowling’s timeless fantasy novels about a skinny, bespectacled teenager’s adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Kids worldwide … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 months ago

A.I. 'Completes' Keith Haring's Intentionally Unfinished Painting

Critics say the image is disrespectful of the original work, which the artist made as a commentary on the AIDS epidemic | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 3 months ago

'No chance of a soft landing': Company confirms Peregrine mission's human remains won't reach the moon

An oxidizer leak has left the lunar lander stranded in space carrying human remains | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 3 months ago

Anisotropic plasmon engineering unlocks multilevel polarized upconversion

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have introduced an upconversion plasmonphore platform to enable precise control over the polarization of isotropic upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This is achieved by coupling upconversion activators with carefully designed a … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 3 months ago

theimpossiblecool: “You’re only given a little spark of...

theimpossiblecool: “You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”Robin Williams. | Continue reading


@impossible.cool | 3 months ago

Albóndigas Guisadas (Dominican Meatballs)

Albóndigas guisadas are the classic Dominican meatballs made with beef and cooked in tomato sauce. These are juicy, flavorful, easy to make, and perfect over a bed of steaming Dominican-style rice for a foolproof Dominican lunch or dinner your guests will surely love. Read Albónd … | Continue reading


@dominicancooking.com | 3 months ago

Fake 401K year-end statements used to steal corporate credentials

Threat actors are using communication about personal pension accounts (the 401(k) plans in the U.S.), salary adjustments, and performance reports to steal company employees' credentials. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 3 months ago

NASA Delays Artemis 2, Artemis 3 Moon Missions for Safety Reasons

Artemis 2 has been pushed from later this year to no earlier than September 2025, and the Artemis 3 moon landing will not occur before September 2026 | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 3 months ago

Tesla’s Redesigned Highland Model 3 Now Available in the United States

Tesla made a splash last year with the introduction of an upgraded Model 3 sedan in China. Code name “Highland,” ... [continued] The post Tesla’s Redesigned Highland Model 3 Now Available in the United States appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 months ago