A team of marine biologists, ecologists and evolutionary specialists from the University of Chicago, Stanford University and Duke University has found that heart cockles have windows in their shells to allow in light needed by the algae that live inside the shells. A team of marine biologists, ecologists and evolutionary specialists from the University of Chicago,…
Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known. Fiber Optics, International Relations, Defense and Military Forces, Sabotage (Crime), Baltic Sea, Finland, Germany Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known. NYT >…
The tourism industry will be officially recognized at COP29 on Wednesday. Industry leaders signed a climate accord in 2021 to make travel more sustainable, but the results so far are meager. Travel and Vacations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Warming, World Tourism Organization The tourism industry will be…
SpaceX has launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching it with giant mechanical arms. The world’s biggest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas on Tuesday. Minutes after liftoff, mission managers called off catching the first-stage booster because of lost communication with the launch tower computer. The empty spacecraft launched on top soared…
Processed foods are in the cross hairs of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but battling major companies could collide with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s corporate-friendly goals. Food, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government, Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods, Labeling and Labels (Product), Diet and Nutrition, Appointments and Executive Changes, Politics and Government, Cereals, Food…
It is the computational processing of images that reveals the finest details of a sample placed under all kinds of different light microscopes. Even though this processing has come a long way, there is still room for improvement, for example, increasing image contrast and resolution. It is the computational processing of images that reveals the finest…
Astronomers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars—”dead” remnants and “living” stars—in young star clusters. Described in a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, this breakthrough offers new insights into an extreme phase of stellar evolution, and one of the biggest…
The bellwether retailer reported higher-than-expected sales in its latest quarter and upgraded its forecast for the rest of the year. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Shopping and Retail, Walmart Stores Inc, Consumer Behavior, Stocks and Bonds, Company Reports, Christmas, United States Economy The bellwether retailer reported higher-than-expected sales in its latest quarter and upgraded its forecast for…
The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across the United States. Associated Press, Layoffs and Job Reductions, News and News Media, Newspapers, Veerasingham, Daisy, Media The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across…
As the number of couples who split after the age of 50 rises, more Americans are looking at a retirement that is drastically different than they had expected. Content Type: Service, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Personal Finances, Pensions and Retirement Plans, Retirement, Social Security (US), States (US), Age, Chronological, Women and Girls As the number of couples…