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Agriculture Apr 22, 2024

Optimal spacing determined for grafted 'Primo Red' high tunnel tomato

As the global demand for high-quality tomatoes continues to rise, researchers have unveiled findings on the optimal spacing of grafted "Primo Red" tomatoes within high tunnel systems. The study offers important insights into ...

Social Sciences Apr 22, 2024

Q&A: Paper, plastics and penalties. How audits can improve curbside recycling

For decades, curbside recycling has been a fixture in U.S. neighborhoods as a way to empower ordinary citizens to protect their environment and reduce waste. It's a system, though, that relies on consumers to know what items ...

Economics & Business Apr 22, 2024

The stock market is (informationally) greater than the sum of its parts

Professional asset managers are assessed based on their ability to outperform the market. In practice, outperformance is most often measured relative to industry benchmarks such as the S&P 500 (for large-cap U.S. equities), ...

Social Sciences Apr 17, 2024

Higher density living is changing the way neighborhoods work in Canada

There is growing concern about people's unwillingness to get to know their neighbors. This concern is significant enough to have spurred research into what has been termed the "emerging asocial society"—one of the challenge ...

Paleontology & Fossils Apr 10, 2024

Fossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years

As a scientist, lab work can sometimes get monotonous. But in 2017, while a Ph.D. student of paleobiology at the University of Bristol in the U.K., I heard a gleeful exclamation from across the room. Kirsty Penkman, head ...

Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2024

West Africa's falling fish stocks: Illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame

Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the west African coast have declined significantly over the past three decades.

Economics & Business Apr 8, 2024

Challenging the gig economy

Employee engagement among independent gig workers is an important issue facing organizations working with remote teams and individuals. A study published in the International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, ...

Social Sciences Apr 4, 2024

Q&A: The impact of China's rapidly aging society

Due to its economic growth and large population, the People's Republic of China is widely viewed as a rising economic and military superpower. But declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few ...

Social Sciences Apr 3, 2024

Researcher sees 'alarming' risk of political violence in US

Editor's note: This article contains content around violence and racism that may be upsetting for some readers.

Plants & Animals Mar 29, 2024

Scientist taps into lobsters' unusual habits to conquer the more than 120-year quest to farm them

Their dragon-like appearance has earned lobsters the moniker "dragons of the sea." It is one reason why they are a favorite fixture during Lunar New Year banquets. The Chinese call them longxia or dragon shrimps. And in some ...

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