Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields Selection for bigger tomatoes …
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Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that could improve GPS accuracy and help track space weather Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that could improve GPS accuracy and help …
Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere Read More »
Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get …
Migratory birds can use Earth’s magnetic field like a GPS Read More »
An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land use change finds no sign emissions will peak this year An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land use change finds no sign emissions will peak this year An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land …
Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high Read More »
AI and Google Street View have created ‘digital twins’ of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions AI and Google Street View have created ‘digital twins’ of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that …
Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb Read More »
AI and Google Street View have created ‘digital twins’ of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions AI and Google Street View have created ‘digital twins’ of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that …
Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb Read More »
Droplets of fluid have been known to hover above a hot surface, but a new experiment suggests the same can happen to tiny jets of liquid too Droplets of fluid have been known to hover above a hot surface, but a new experiment suggests the same can happen to tiny jets of liquid too Droplets of …
Jets of liquid bounce off hot surfaces without ever touching them Read More »
An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects …
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An analysis of crystals in lava from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa has revealed an unknown magma reservoir within the volcano, which could extend forecasts of eruptions from minutes to months An analysis of crystals in lava from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa has revealed an unknown magma reservoir within the volcano, which …
Next Mauna Loa eruption could be forecast months in advance Read More »
An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects …
This robot can build anything you ask for out of blocks Read More »