Summer's best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
Summer's most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon.
Space Exploration
Aug 8, 2025
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Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to space
If Earthlings are ever going to colonize Mars, they won't be able to do so on an empty stomach—and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot.
Space Exploration
Aug 8, 2025
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Landslide risk doesn't always rise after a wildfire, Columbia River Gorge study finds
In the wake of a wildfire, there's often an assumption that burned landscapes will be more susceptible to landslides. But new research from the University of Oregon suggests it's not always that simple.
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2025
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Quantum technologies—'Standards currently offer a greater chance of success than regulation,' says researcher
How can quantum technologies be developed responsibly? In the journal Science, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Cambridge, Harvard University and Stanford University argue that ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 8, 2025
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AI model enhances crop growth monitoring with minimal field data
A new method, which uses synthetic datasets and transfer learning to overcome data scarcity and variability, significantly outperforms conventional techniques in multi-year field trials.
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2025
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Vision model brings almost unsupervised crop segmentation to the field
By leveraging a vision foundation model called Depth Anything V2, the method can accurately segment crops across diverse environments—field, lab, and aerial—reducing both time and cost in agricultural data preparation.
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2025
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Gossip is good for romance, study finds
"Spill the Tea, Honey: Gossiping Predicts Well-Being in Same- and Different-Gender Couples" is the name of a new study from UC Riverside psychology researchers that found gossip within couples is associated with greater happiness ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2025
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Engineer teams up with renowned poet to encode poetry into a 'deathless bacterium'
Greek doctor and philosopher Hippocrates once said (loosely translated), "life is short, and art is long." History is littered with quotes from great thinkers with the same idea: art endures. But limitations remain. Classic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2025
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Deep learning tool sets benchmark for accurate rice panicle counting across growth stages
By integrating large-kernel convolutional blocks and a novel loss function, LKNet effectively addresses challenges such as overlapping targets, annotation bias, and variability in panicle structure across growth stages. Tested ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2025
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Study unveils novel approach that turns cotton straw into eco-friendly products
A new study led by Dr. Duo Jia from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveils a novel and environmentally friendly approach to remediating saline-alkali soils using ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2025
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