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Ecology 3 hours ago

'Wake-up call to humanity': Research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it's been in 400 years

The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef.

Quantum Physics 6 hours ago

Study unveils limits on the extent to which quantum errors can be 'undone' in large systems

Quantum computers have the potential of outperforming conventional computers on some practically relevant information processing problems, possibly even in machine learning and optimization. Yet their large-scale deployment ...

Social Sciences 19 hours ago

Social media: Disinformation expert offers three safety tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers

Social networks have revolutionized the way we communicate, stay informed and share moments of our daily lives. We use platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to keep in touch with our friends and family, share ...

Other Aug 10, 2024

Saturday Citations: A rare misstep for Boeing; mouse jocks and calorie restriction; human brains in sync

This week's headlines include the extended sleepover for astronauts in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, insight into our imitative behaviors, and the Olympic form of mice.

Environment Aug 10, 2024

In drought-hit Sicily, rainwater is dumped in the sea

Sicilian lemon producer Rosario Cognata is furious: his fruit is withering due to the drought, while just a few kilometers away rainwater is being dumped into the sea.

Agriculture Aug 9, 2024

Organic farms certified by peers display higher product diversity

In Brazil, a study compared two systems of organic product certification implemented in São Paulo state. One system involves conventional certification by auditors accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National ...

Agriculture Aug 9, 2024

How farmers and tech teamed up to better test crops

For over a decade, farmers across the world have been working hand-in-hand with researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and their collaborators to develop a better way to test new crop varieties and ...

Materials Science Aug 9, 2024

High heat dissipation design improves thermal protection on ultrahigh temperature ablation

ZrC has drawn wide attention as an anti-ablation coating material for lightweight C/C composites but is limited by the produced porous and loose ZrO2 film. To address this issue, the second phase is introduced to improve ...

Agriculture Aug 9, 2024

Upcycling spent coffee grounds by isolating Mannan-rich Holocellulose nanofibers

Along with all the coffee we drink every day, over 6 million tons of spent coffee grounds are produced annually worldwide. Some of these grounds are reused as biofuel but the rest are disposed of in landfills.

General Physics Aug 9, 2024

PhAI—an AI system that figures out the phase of x-rays that crystals have diffracted

A trio of chemists at the University of Copenhagen has developed an AI application that can be used to figure out the phase of x-rays that crystals have diffracted as part of efforts to predict the structure of small molecules.

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