The primary habitat of long-horned beetle larvae is woody tissue, which is hard for most creatures to digest. But long-horned beetle larvae have unique enzymes that can disintegrate the different parts of the plant cell wall. Recently, scientists have focused their attention on a set of digestive enzymes that are unique to this species of
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are drawn to mice infected with Zika or dengue viruses, which increase an infected rodent’s production of an odour molecule.Credit: Chine Nouvelle/SIPA/Shutterstock The viruses that cause the tropical diseases Zika and dengue fever can hijack the body odour of their hosts to their advantage, a study shows1. Both viruses alter how mice
One of the rare Tesla Semi electric trucks came out of hiding this week to deliver pre-assembled Superchargers to the Laguna Seca racetrack in California. With the Tesla Semi program being delayed by 3 years at this point, the automaker rarely publicly uses the electric semi-truck. The company only produced a handful of them at
TotalEnergies has announced a discount on fuel prices at highway stations in France for the summer holiday season. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images French oil major TotalEnergies on Thursday announced a discount on fuel prices at nationwide highway stations for the summer holiday season, acknowledging the “great tension” in energy markets following
Roger Ver, chief executive officer of Bitcoin.com. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital asset exchange CoinFlex is locked in a public battle with long-time cryptocurrency investor Roger Ver over a $47 million debt, reflecting the latest saga to unfold amid the market crash. On Tuesday, CoinFlex CEO Mark Lamb named Roger Ver, who
TALLINN, Estonia — Chinese state-owned and commercial companies are developing capabilities to launch liquid propellant rockets from sea platforms to boost the country’s launch options. China has already demonstrated the ability to launch the Long March 11 solid rocket from sea platforms. These have been facilitated by a new spaceport near Haiyang in the eastern
Two years ago, not a single institutional investor had made a goal to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Today, nearly 300 asset managers have made such commitments, and so have thousands of the world’s largest companies. That’s according to Ceres President and CEO Mindy Lubber, describing extraordinary progress in a short amount of time.
A strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) in Guatemala. Biodiversity is at risk as talks on a deal to protect it founder.Credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Some conservation scientists are warning that a global deal to protect the environment is under threat after negotiations stalled during international talks in Nairobi last week. They are calling on
The 23rd SpaceX cargo resupply mission carrying scientific research and technology demonstrations launches to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August. Experiments aboard include an investigation of protecting bone health with vegetal byproducts, testing a way to monitor crew eye health, demonstrating improved dexterity of robots, exposing materials
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said on Wednesday that the agency will reveal the “deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken” on July 12, thanks to the newly operational James Webb Space Telescope. “If you think about that, this is farther than humanity has ever looked before,” Nelson said during a press briefing
In this article SNAP A man uses the SnapChat app on an Apple iPad Mini. studioEAST | Getty Images Snap announced Wednesday it’s rolling out a $3.99/month subscription plan for Snapchat that unlocks exclusive and pre-release features. It’s called Snapchat+. The announcement comes after Snapchat gave a disappointing sales outlook for the current quarter when
BALTIMORE — With commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope nearly complete, project officials and NASA leadership promise the telescope’s first images will stun scientists and the public alike. During a media event at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) here June 29, project managers and scientists said the telescope is already collecting “early release
This photo taken on October 24, 2021 shows coal being loaded on a cargo ship in Jiujiang, in China’s central Jiangxi province. STR | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s coal shipments to China have been rising even though overall shipments to China have declined, new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showed. Russian seaborne coal
Forecasters warn that flooding is “probable” as strong winds and waves pound the shoreline as a multi-day rain storm is poised to slam Australia’s east coast. According to Weatherzone, the precipitation event, which is being brought on by a deepening low-pressure system, might continue for up to eight days. From Bateman’s Bay in southern New
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Hear the latest science news, with Benjamin Thompson and Nick Petrić Howe. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 In this episode: 00:47 Enteric viruses may spread through saliva Enteric viruses, such as norovirus, cause a significant health burden around the world and are generally considered to only spread via the faecal-oral
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to get some relief from the sun as she walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. Ralph Freso | Getty Images Summer’s here, and it’s a hot one. Forecasts from the Farmers’ Almanac, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Weather Company
In this article LGF.A Liberty Media’s John Malone Michael Kovac | Getty Images Starz wasn’t John Malone’s most successful investment. But it may be his most symbolic. The media mogul once controlled Starz as an independent company. In 2016, he merged it with Lionsgate, another company he owned a piece of at the time. A
BALTIMORE — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced June 29, but is continuing to lead the agency as he isolates at home. Nelson revealed the diagnosis when he participated by phone, rather than in person as originally planned, at a media event at the Space Telescope Science Center here to
The word cryptocurrency engenders immediate reactions. Some individuals live and die by the value of bitcoin or ethereum, while some (like my family) assume crypto miners actually dig into the earth to access currency. As a professional in the climate sector, I associate cryptocurrency with immense energy usage. But why? What are the inputs that
Cats can catch and transmit SARS-CoV-2.Credit: Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto/Getty First there were sneezing hamsters, now sneezing cats. A team in Thailand reports the first solid evidence of a pet cat infecting a person with SARS-CoV-2 — adding felines to the list of animals that can transmit the virus to people. Researchers say the results are convincing.
Tadpoles have a good underwater vision, however, what tends to happen when they develop into frogs and spend most of their time on land? In search of the solution, scientists from York University and a number of other institutions discovered that tadpoles’ eyes go through an unexpectedly large lot of changes. Tadpole’s special feature (Photo
Samsung SDI is reportedly setting up a new pilot production line to build 4680 battery cells for Tesla. It will be the third manufacturer to try to secure a volume contract to supply Tesla with the new battery cell format. Korea’s TheElec reports that the Korean manufacturing giant is preparing the new battery cell production
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a toast as he takes part in the XIV BRICS summit in virtual format via a video call, in Moscow on June 23, 2022. Mikhail Metzel | AFP | Getty Images The Group of 7 nations need to brace for a complete shutdown of Russian gas pipelines in the near term,
Billions of dollars of value have been wiped off the cryptocurrency market in the last few weeks. Companies in the industry are feeling the pain. Lending and trading firms are facing a liquidity crisis and many firms have announced layoffs. Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Major cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows
Frank Calvelli said he wants to make sure the companies understand ‘the importance of hitting their milestones’ WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Force acquisition executive Frank Calvelli this week will visit United Launch Alliance’s factory in Decatur, Alabama, and get an update on the company’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket, a vehicle that the U.S. military has
A drilling rig at a gas processing facility, operated by Gazprom. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters The European Union’s best shot at replacing Russian gas imports this year is likely to miss the mark, analysts predict, exerting further pressure on the region’s economy. The EU plans to replace two-thirds of Russian gas imports by the end
Margherita Hack (pictured in 2012) is depicted in a statue unveiled on 13 June in Milan.Credit: Left, Nick Zonna/ipa-agency/Shutterstock; right, Massimo Sestini/Mondadori via Getty Italy’s first public statue of female scientist celebrates astronomer Astronomer Margherita Hack has become the first female scientist to be honoured with a public statue in Italy. Hack, who was born
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to touch down on the asteroid Bennu on October 20, 2020, for its first sample collection attempt. To kick off the second season of #EZScience, NASA associate administrator for science Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and National Air and Space Museum director Dr. Ellen Stofan discuss this exciting and innovative mission to
US space agency NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars and digging for signs of life since it landed on the planet in February last year. Besides the rocks and alien atmosphere, the rover witnessed some intense dust winds called dust devils in the Jezero Crater. In a new study, scientists have tried to examine
A Mireo Plus H train photographed in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on May 5, 2022. According to Siemens Mobility, the train can hit a top speed of 160 kilometers per hour, or around 99 mph. Sophie Brössler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Siemens Mobility is to build several hydrogen-powered trains for a network in the
In this article ABNB CEO, Co-Founder – Airbnb Brian Chesky attends The Cannes Lions 2016 on June 20, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images) Richard Bord | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Airbnb announced a global ban on parties on Tuesday. It follows a temporary restriction the company put in place
WASHINGTON — The successful launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission was the culmination of two and a half years of work at Rocket Lab that, the company’s chief executive says, could enable “ridiculously low cost” planetary missions. Rocket Lab’s Electron launched NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) cubesat and
Analysts warn that a lithium supply chain crunch could come as soon as 2023 — and put a potential damper on U.S. vehicle electrification goals. Five- to tenfold growth is expected in the global lithium battery market over the next decade as people shift to electric vehicles (EVs), but already lithium supplies are tight. “Big
Thailand airport officials found 109 live animals from the luggage of two Indian women at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Nong Pure on Monday, June 27. Wildlife officials discovered various reptile, mammal, and rodent species were tucked inside two bags from the foreign passengers. In total, the luggage contained 50 lizards, 35 turtles, 20 snakes, two
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How the pandemic worsened poverty This graph shows how the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising inflation will push more people into extreme poverty — living on less than US$1.90 a day — than was expected before these crises hit. Almost 500 million of these people could be in sub-Saharan Africa. ‘Baseline’ projections assume
India’s stocks didn’t have a good start in the first half of the year, but stock brokerage Kotak Securities remains bullish on two stocks. Reliance Industries, an energy and telecommunications conglomerate, has been making a lot of small acquisitions and is “very aggressive” in converting companies into digital businesses, said Shrikant Chouhan, executive vice president
In this article AMZN Getty Images Amazon has limited sales of emergency contraceptive pills as demand spikes following last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to have an abortion. The company has placed a temporary quantity limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills, Amazon
TAMPA, Fla. — Arianespace is looking to move Ovzon’s first satellite to another Ariane 5 after Eutelsat switched to a dedicated mission to launch sooner. Arianespace had been preparing to launch the Swedish broadband service provider’s Ovzon-3 satellite with Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite. Both satellites destined for geostationary orbit (GEO) have suffered pandemic-related production delays.
AscentXmedia / Getty Record high inflation and gas prices have many Americans hoping for financial relief. And in California, that’s exactly what approximately 23 million residents stand to get, thanks to the state’s new budget deal, which is slated to give qualifying taxpayers new direct payments. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders
Researchers have discovered a network of subterranean corridors and halls beneath Peru’s ancient Chavn de Huántar structure. The Fist Discovery of Secret Passageways in 3,000 Years Live Science reported on the structure of rooms and corridors, according to the experts, was utilized in religious ceremonies, potentially incorporating hallucinogenic chemicals. It was the first period these concealed
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GM flew us out to beautiful Park City Utah to take a look at the Cadillac Lyric EV last week. It was our first hands-on drive of GM’s first mass market Ultium drivetrain (with apologies to the 9000lb gorilla in the room, niche HummerEV) vehicle. With Cadillac no longer releasing ICE vehicles and going full
Participants in the G7 summit held in Germany photographed on June 26, 2022. Stefan Rousseau – Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images G-7 leaders will work with partners to establish a “Climate Club” by the end of this year, according to the communique from their latest meeting. Published Tuesday, the document said leaders
De Nora was founded in 1923 and specializes in electrode and water treatment technologies. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The CEO of electrode maker Industrie De Nora says it is “not scared” about the current market turbulence as it braves an IPO this week. The initial public offering was priced at 13.50 euros
WASHINGTON — A Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station June 28, three days after it demonstrated its ability to raise the station’s orbit. The station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm unberthed the NG-17 Cygnus spacecraft and released it at 7:07 a.m. Eastern, after which it maneuvered away from the station. The spacecraft, loaded with garbage
As a long-time leader of environmental nonprofit organizations, Tensie Whelan has had a wide-ranging career building relationships between business and civil society. As president of the Rainforest Alliance, she grew the organization’s annual budget from $4.5 million to $50 million, and she expanded its engagement with business, recruiting 5,000 companies from dozens of countries to
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