A new North Carolina State University study combines satellite imagery with machine learning technology to help model rice crop productivity faster and more accurately. The tool could help decision-makers around the world ...
Biotechnology
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A recent study has reported a novel breeding strategy to rapidly create climate-smart crops that show higher yield under normal conditions and greatly rescue yield losses under heat stress both in staple grain and vegetable ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 13, 2024
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission instruments have allowed for the clearest satellite-produced map of the seafloor to date, according to a new study in Science. The work could help researchers better understand ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2024
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A rapid and robust expansion of publicly funded housing could potentially reduce the number of people living in cars, RVs and tents in Los Angeles, according to a new USC analysis.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2024
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Not all social media use is the same. A Joint Research Center (JRC) study finds that how young Europeans use social media may be associated with loneliness more than how much time they spend online.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2024
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New housing developments are failing wildlife on a widespread scale, according to research from the University of Sheffield and published by campaign group Wild Justice.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2024
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Conservationists in Cambodia on Friday celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat loss and plastic waste.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2024
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Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world's rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2024
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In response to United States President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian imports and his escalating hostile rhetoric, Canada and its allies must urgently explore new international trade strategies. ...
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2024
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An international team of virologists, mammalian ecologists and zoologists has uncovered the evolutionary origins of the hepatitis E virus. In their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
