Mycorrhiza increases plant diversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 7, February 2025. SignificanceClimate change and human activities have substantially increased carbon release from terrestrial ecosystems by accelerating the microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon (SOC) in recent decades. Investigating the role of microbes, such as …
Nigeria Traders Fair 2025 Explores the Rise of Auto Trading and Robo Trading
Nigeria, Africa, 23rd February 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, The way people trade is changing, and one of the biggest shifts in the financial world is the rise of auto trading and robo trading. These smart trading systems use technology to help traders make decisions faster, reduce human error…
Inside Porton Down: What I learned during three years at the UK’s most secretive chemical weapons laboratory
When I first arrived at the top secret Porton Down laboratory, I was aware of very little about its activities. I knew it was the UK’s chemical defense research center and that over the years it had conducted tests with chemical agents on humans…
Islet transplantation with blood vessel cells shows promise to treat type 1 diabetes
Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The new approach, which requires further development and testing, could someday enable the much wider use of islet transplants to cure diabetes…
Apparently AMD has blocking rights for any acquisition of Intel. If a deal were to happen, what would AMD ask for?
Editor’s note: We published this opinion article in November 2024, ahead of most recent Intel hurdles, CEO ousting, and growing speculation about a takeover or company split. Due to increased interest in how these developments might impact AMD, we’re resurfacing this article.Read Entire Article…
White evangelicals overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Where’s their outrage over USAID cuts?
Christians who voted for Trump should be appalled by his cuts to USAID, which hurt christian charities and go against the value of caring for fellow human beings…
The High-Profile Failures of Nikola and Humane Highlight a Danger for Startups
Both Nikola and Humane faced the unique set of challenges that come with being first to market…
In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?
Millions of years after humans vanish, fossil clues showing how we lived and dominated the planet may confuse future civilisations, says a new book by Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz…
Why I’m deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines
Humans learn very differently to machines, thanks to our biased, malleable memory – and that’s a good thing, says Charan Ranganath, director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California, Davis…