A year of climate extremes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The year 2023 was full of climate extremes. The global average temperature this year was 1.48 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. At the same time, …
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Uncovering genetic metabolite markers associated with anthracnose resistance to blueberry fruit rot
Susceptibility assessment of ‘Draper’ × ‘Liberty’ Hybrids to AFR. A. Susceptibility of hybrids to AFR. Bars highlighted in orange represent the average fruit rot susceptibility score of the individuals shown …
Social media algorithms amplify misogynistic content to teens: Report
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Social media algorithms amplify extreme content, such as misogynistic posts, which normalizes harmful ideologies for young people, finds a new report co-authored by Professor Nicola Shaughnessy …
The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold: What 1.5°C really means
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The alarm bells are loud and clear. Federal and international climate officials recently confirmed that 2023 was the planet’s hottest year on record—and that 2024 may …
Structural geology study assesses potential effect of elastic differential stress on development of mineral fabrics
Ian Butler jacketing a gypsum sample. Credit: James Gilgannon Earth is a stressed planet. As plates move, magma rises, and glaciers melt—just to mention a few scenarios—rocks are subject to …
A new chapter in magnetism and thermal science
Crystal thermal transport in altermagnets. The left part, which includes the balls, arrows, and spin density isosurfaces, represents a typical altermagnet. When a temperature gradient field is applied, charge and …
Overnight SpaceX launch set for NASA Earth science probe
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A NASA satellite that will look at the tiniest parts of the air and ocean is set for an overnight launch from the Space Coast after …
A protective layer applied to gold nanoparticles can boost its resilience
Thiol and organic polymer protection are two existing ways to add resilience to gold nanoparticles. On the right is a representation of the researchers’ new method using polyoxometalate. Credit: 2024 …
Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants
Members of the University of Rochester’s iGEM team used bacteria cultures, pictured here frozen in liquid nitrogen, to make 3D-bioprinted bacteria samples as part of their project to replicate chemicals …
How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s
Smoke raises from burnt-out houses after a wildfire reached Villa Independencia neighborhood in Vina del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Scientists say climate change creates conditions that make the drought …