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Agriculture Jun 19, 2024

Study reveals market-ready beef cattle maintain meat quality on low-input diets for as long as 60 days

A new study led by the Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reveals that market-ready steers can maintain meat quality and yield even when fed lower-cost, low-input maintenance diets for longer periods ...

Earth Sciences Jun 18, 2024

New study finds at least 1 in 4 US residential yards exceeds new EPA lead soil level guideline

Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million (ppm), halved from the previous level of 400 ppm, a new study found. For ...

Environment Jun 18, 2024

Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters?'

The nation's top emergency response agency has long been a lifeline for cities and states struggling with disaster. When hurricanes strike, earthquakes rattle, and tornadoes carve paths of destruction, the Federal Emergency ...

Plants & Animals Jun 18, 2024

Rats study tests whether photoluminescent fur is used in nocturnal communication

In a world-first experiment, JCU researchers have been using the pelts of dead rats to test if the glow-in-the-dark fur of mammals is being used for secret nocturnal communication. The results are published in the Australian ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 18, 2024

Novel sensor developed for rapid detection of harmful insecticides

A research team led by Prof. Jiang Changlong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has constructed a visual sensing platform based on DNA aptamer-based sensing system. This sensor ...

Plants & Animals Jun 18, 2024

Starlings found to expend 25% less energy in follower position compared to flying solo

A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers in the U.S. has found that starlings that fly in a follower position expend 25% less energy than when they fly solo. In their study, published in the Proceedings ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 18, 2024

Quantum computing trade-off problem addressed by new system

The potential of quantum computers is currently thwarted by a trade-off problem. Quantum systems that can carry out complex operations are less tolerant to errors and noise, while systems that are more protected against noise ...

Plants & Animals Jun 17, 2024

Scientists develop a new computer language to model organismal traits

One of the most beautiful aspects of nature is the endless variety of shapes, colors and behaviors exhibited by organisms. These traits help organisms survive and find mates, like how a male peacock's colorful tail attracts ...

Space Exploration Jun 17, 2024

Cells grown in microgravity show 3D structures that could be used in medicine

Humanity is on the verge of entering a new era of space exploration, with the Artemis III mission planning to return humans to the moon in 2026, for the first time in 50 years. Not only will Artemis see a woman and a person ...

Earth Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Team uses radar to study glaciers

ETH researchers are using radar to scan the snow and ice on the Jungfraujoch. Sometimes, scaling an icy peak is the only way for scientists to fully understand satellite data.

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