Maize is one of the world’s most widely grown crops and is essential to global food security. But like other plants, its growth and productivity can be limited by the slow activity of Rubisco, the enzyme responsible for carbon assimilation during photosynthesis. Maize is one of the world’s most widely grown crops and is essential to…
About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger, according to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization. About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger, according to the U.N.’s Food and…
Asian Americans have been the targets of hate speech for generations, particularly during the COVID pandemic. But new research by the University of California, Davis, suggests that Asian American adolescents experience fewer incidents of hate speech in schools with stronger disciplinary structures and adult support. Asian Americans have been the targets of hate speech for generations,…
In 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Japan on New Year’s Day, causing strong shaking, landslides, fire, liquefaction, land uplift, and devastating tsunamis. Ishikawa Prefecture, the hardest hit area, saw at least 241 fatalities, and about 75,187 houses damaged. Although the Noto Peninsula has experienced frequent earthquakes and tsunamis in the…
The toe tapping behavior of various amphibians has long attracted attention from researchers and pet owners. Despite being widely documented, the underlying functional role is poorly understood. In a new paper, researchers demonstrate that dyeing poison frogs modulate their taps based on specific stimuli. The research is published in the journal Ethology. The toe tapping behavior…
Crystal symmetry is a fundamental concept in materials science, playing a crucial role in determining structure-property relationships. Typically, a crystal is a solid composed of structural units that periodically repeat in three-dimensional space, forming a system that exhibits both translational and rotational symmetry. Crystal symmetry is a fundamental concept in materials science, playing a crucial role…
A spin liquid is a special state of matter that arises in certain magnetic materials at very low temperatures. Despite its name, it doesn’t have anything to do with liquids in the everyday sense. Normally, in a magnet, these electron spins like to line up in a particular order. A spin liquid is a special state…
A research team investigated the observed and climate model projected changes in extreme high temperature warning indicators across China. They found an approximately linear increase in the intensity of extreme high temperatures exceeding 35°C and 40°C with global warming, while the number of high temperature days and length of season were projected to increase non-linearly. A…
Animal behavior analysis is a fundamental tool in various studies, ranging from basic neuroscience research to understanding the causes and treatments of diseases. It is widely applied not only in biological research but also across various industrial fields, including robotics. Animal behavior analysis is a fundamental tool in various studies, ranging from basic neuroscience research to…
Mission engineers were confident NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification—Apophis Explorer) spacecraft could weather its closest ever pass of the sun on Jan. 2, 2024. Their models had predicted that despite traveling 25 million miles closer to the heat of the sun than it was originally designed to, OSIRIS-APEX and its components would remain…