Farm families' childcare challenges impacting farm businesses, research suggests

Childcare challenges might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about farm business viability, yet according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher, childcare challenges can negatively impact farm businesses and the farm family. source https://phys.org/news/2024...

The Personal Check Is Disappearing. Here’s What Comes Next

One of the first checks ever recorded was written in the 11th century, in a marketplace in Basra, in present-day Iraq. There, a merchant issued a sakk: written instructions to his bank to make a payment from his account.  A thousand years later, this form of payment is finally...

Delhi Sees Significant Increase In Hepatitis A Cases In Past 2 Months

Delhi has been seeing a significant surge in Hepatitis A cases in the past two months, doctors said on Sunday. source https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/delhi-sees-significant-increase-in-hepatitis-a-cases-in-past-2-months-62096...

"Are You Ready For Probe": Revanth Reddy Dares KCR Party Over Corruption

Hitting out at the BRS over its "loot" while in power, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday asked if the opposition party is ready for a probe into alleged corruption in the... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/are-you-ready-for-probe-revanth-reddy-dares-kcr-party-ov...

Rocket Attack In Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights Kills At Least 10

Hezbollah chief spokesman Mohammed Afif told The Associated Press that the group “categorically denies carrying out an attack on Majdal Shams.” source https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rocket-attack-in-israeli-controlled-golan-heights-kills-at-least-10_n_66a53a4ee4b0c2bbb13122...

"Budget Of Compulsion, Step-Motherly Treatment": Opposition Attacks Centre

The financial packages to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh showed that this budget was of "compulsion", the opposition claimed on Friday as it accused the Centre of meting out "step-motherly" treatment to... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/budget-of-compulsion-step-motherly-treatment-to-s...

Exploring cadmium-induced alterations in the expression profile of microRNAs

Cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal, has been identified as a significant environmental pollutant due to its widespread industrial use and persistence in the environment. Chronic exposure to Cd poses a considerable threat to human health, as it accumulates in various tissues over time, leading...

New aerospace and building materials could repair themselves thanks to fungi and bacteria

Researchers are using biological matter to create unique new materials that can adapt to their environment and repair themselves. source https://phys.org/news/2024-07-aerospace-materials-fungi-bacteria.ht...

‘Hope Is the Oxygen of Democracy.’ Darren Walker Looks Toward the Future

Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, announced on July 22 that he intended to leave the highly influential position by the end of 2025. Under his 11-year tenure, Ford’s endowment grew from just over $11 billion to just under $17 billion, slightly smaller than the GDP...

Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak for Israel

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before Congress on Wednesday, he will present himself as the voice of Israel. But an Israeli man who spoke before Congress a day earlier is a more accurate voice of the Israeli public. His name is Jonathan Dekel-Chen, and he is the...

Mark Zuckerberg Just Intensified the Battle for AI’s Future

The tech industry is currently embroiled in a heated debate over the future of AI: should powerful systems be open-source and freely accessible, or closed and tightly monitored for dangers? On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fired a salvo into this ongoing battle, publishing not just...

Now entering their adult phase, spotted lanternflies are headed into their invasive peak

As you head out on summer adventures this month, make sure that an unwanted guest isn't traveling with you. source https://phys.org/news/2024-07-adult-phase-lanternflies-invasive-peak.ht...

July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitor

July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor. source https://phys.org/news/2024-07-july-hottest-day-globally-eu.ht...

Study links nanoparticles to oxidative stress and neuron death

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have a better understanding of the regulation of extracellular vesicles by oxidative stress and how these vesicles spread oxidative stress and may damage neurons. Extracellular vesicles are nanoparticles released by all cell types that help transport...

Decomposing 'refrigerants,' a potent greenhouse gas, using industrial waste

A research team has developed a technology to decompose refrigerants, a greenhouse gas 1,300 times more potent than carbon dioxide, using challenging-to-handle industrial waste. source https://phys.org/news/2024-07-decomposing-refrigerants-potent-greenhouse-gas.ht...

Research team uncovers optimal conditions for soursop cultivation

A research team has identified the optimal edaphic and climatic conditions for the growth of soursop (Annona muricata L.), a plant with significant medicinal potential and nutritional value. Their findings provide crucial baseline information for improving soil management to enhance soursop...

Discovery of daphnane diterpenoids in Daphne pedunculata could lead to new HIV drugs

A research group led by Professor Wei Li of the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, in collaboration with Shenyang Pharmaceutical University in China and Duke University Medical Center in the United States, has discovered that Daphne pedunculata...

Sensing ultraviolet light with the help of molecular switches

The old saying "the dose makes the poison" also holds true for ultraviolet (UV) light. While UV light is essential for vitamin D production, it is also important in phototherapy, several industrial processes, and plant growth. It also has harmful effects such as premature skin aging and cancer. source...

Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris to Replace Him

President Biden announced on Sunday he was ending his bid for a second term and endorsed Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party’s nominee, upending the race for the White House less than four months before Election Day. The stunning move by Biden reflects the precipitous loss in confidence...

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2024 ends soon: Round up of all best deals on ACs, TVs, home appliances, gadgets and more

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2024 ends in an hour: Last chance for up to 65% off on washing machines, ACs, TVs, and more. Don't miss out! source https://www.livemint.com/technology/gadgets/amazon-prime-day-sale-2024-ends-soon-round-up-of-all-best-deals-on-acs-tvs-home-appliances-gadgets-and-mor...

How racialized women can tackle backlash when advocating for change

Racialized women are often at the forefront in the struggle for social justice. Yet that advocacy often comes with significant backlash and threats. In the United States, congresswomen like Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have faced severe backlash for their outspoken stances...

At Least 11 Dead, Dozens Missing After Highway Bridge In China Crumbles In Flood

Chinese authorities say 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the country's northwest following heavy storms and flooding. source https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-as-china-bridge-collapse_n_669c09ace4b078bc226054...

Breaking Down the Trump Family Line of Succession

At the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump officially assumed his role as the GOP’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election and announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. It was not just the patriarch of the Trump family that took center stage at the RNC, but...

Disneyland Workers Authorize Potential Strike Ahead of Continued Contract Negotiations

NEW YORK — Thousands of workers at Disney’s theme park and resort properties in California voted late Friday to authorize a potential strike, as contract negotiations drag on. The strike authorization was approved by an overwhelming margin, nearly 99% of the members who cast votes according...

Enhanced information in national policies can accelerate Africa's efforts to track climate adaptation

New analysis of African national adaptation policy documents finds that most fail to provide comprehensive and consistent information. But the authors also uncover compelling examples of robust plans that hold lessons for upcoming climate talks. source https://phys.org/news/2024-07-natio...

Joe Biden, Isolated in Delaware, Plans His Next Move

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Depending on their vantage, Democrats who watched Donald Trump’s record-breaking 92-minute acceptance speech on Thursday—and stretching into Friday—came away...

Hundreds of new genome sequences fill gaps in the fruit fly tree of life

A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from Stanford University, US, and colleagues report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, publishing July 18. source https://phys.org/news/2024-07-hundreds-genome-sequences-gaps-fruit....

Advanced deep learning and UAV imagery boost precision agriculture for future food security

A research team has investigated the efficacy of AlexNet, an advanced Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) variant, for automatic crop classification using high-resolution aerial imagery from UAVs. Their findings demonstrated that AlexNet consistently outperformed conventional CNNs. source...

Chlorinated flame retardants found to affect avian embryonic development

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) were listed under the category of globally controlled persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention in 2017. However, SCCPs toxicity, particularly its developmental toxicity in avian embryos, has not been well studied. source h...

The Danger of Treating Politics Like War

“We’re going to defeat Crooked Joe Biden,” Donald Trump promised his rally crowd in Butler, Pa., “and we’re going to take back our country. We’re going to take it back. Our country, our country has been stolen from us. One of the greatest crimes is what they’ve done over the last four...