NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the moon and received a return signal. NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the…
The UAB School for a Culture of Peace (Escola de Cultura de Pau, ECP) publishes its Alert 2024! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding, a study analyzing the state of conflicts and peacebuilding around the world in 2023. Among its conclusions are the existence of 36 conflicts, the highest number since 2014. The UAB School…
The Canadian women’s soccer team has become the center of controversy after reports from the 2024 Paris Olympics revealed the team used a drone to observe the New Zealand soccer team’s training sessions. That has led to New Zealand’s team lodging a formal complaint with the International Olympic Committee. The Canadian women’s soccer team has become…
Research into the bird flu outbreaks on dairy farms describes how efficiently the virus has spread between cows and from cows to other mammals, including cats and a raccoon. Research into the bird flu outbreaks on dairy farms describes how efficiently the virus has spread between cows and from cows to other mammals, including cats and…
In new research, a team of scientists from Virginia Tech examined how widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 has been in wildlife communities between May 2022 and September 2023 across Virginia and Washington, D.C. The post SARS-CoV-2 Virus is Widespread among Wildlife Species, Study Shows appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. In new research, a team…
A research team has proposed inbred-parent–based hybrid cassava breeding to overcome the challenges of heterozygous parent use, aiming to transform cassava breeding by purging deleterious mutations and utilizing heterosis. This approach leverages self-compatibility, flower-inducing, and doubled haploid technologies, coupled with genomics advancements. A research team has proposed inbred-parent–based hybrid cassava breeding to overcome the challenges of…
A research team has summarized current progress on the yam genome, plastome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome, highlighting the nutrient-rich and bioactive compound-laden Dioscorea species. This research holds significant value for genetic studies and molecular breeding in yams, particularly as their global production has doubled in the past two decades, bolstering food security and sustenance in…
A research team has demonstrated that using plant factory technology (PFT) to precisely control environmental factors can significantly enhance vegetable quality. By cultivating a new lettuce cultivar in a PFT system, they achieved higher nutritional content in a shorter period compared to traditional open-field cultivation. A research team has demonstrated that using plant factory technology (PFT)…
An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behavior may not have changed much over the past 3500 years An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behavior may not have changed much over the past 3500 years New Scientist – News
An international research team presented a new reconstruction of past Arctic sea ice that revealed low levels of sea ice coverage in the 1940s. An international research team presented a new reconstruction of past Arctic sea ice that revealed low levels of sea ice coverage in the 1940s. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news…