The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs.This post was originally published on this site
They are beautiful, they are everywhere, and they are absurdly unknown: you are entirely forgiven if you’ve never heard of foraminifera before. But they play a huge role in the functioning of marine ecosystems, and […]
When a pregnant woman’s water breaks too early, it often leads to preterm birth, with no effective method to prevent or treat it. Researchers have discovered that the lipid molecule prostacyclin plays a key role […]
If you’ve always wanted to learn a new language, don’t let age put you off. People aged over 60 can be independent and flexible in how they learn a language—and successful, too.This post was originally […]
A new study out of the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) reveals that, over 170 years of economic history, the transformation of U.S. cities follows a surprisingly stable rule: while cities evolve and diversify, they on […]
Augmented reality (AR) is when digital content is superimposed on the physical world by devices like smart glasses—a future sometimes described as the metaverse. While AR technology has a stronghold in contexts such as games […]
The smaller electronic components become, the more complex their manufacture becomes. This has been a major problem for the chip industry for years. At TU Wien, researchers have now succeeded for the first time in […]
Humans use lots of different types of information to make sure we don’t get lost. We can look out for familiar landmarks and use our sense of direction, but we can also estimate how far […]
Maintaining balance while walking may seem automatic—until suddenly it isn’t. Gait impairment, or difficulty with walking, is a major liability for stroke and Parkinson’s patients. Not only do gait issues slow a person down, but […]
A research team successfully developed a solar-powered artificial plant device and rapidly purified soil contaminated with radioactive cesium. This device, which mimics plant transpiration, can collect cesium in leaves and purify it using sunlight alone […]
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