Walleye struggle with changes to timing of spring thaw, researchers find

Walleye struggle with changes to timing of spring thaw, researchers find

Relationship between walleye (Sander vitreus) spawning dates and ice-off dates across 194 Upper Midwestern lakes. Black points are observed data, thin gray lines are lake-specific trends, and colored lines and shaded areas are the global relationship and 95% credible interval (CI) from a hierarchical linear regression model. Dashed line represents a 1 : 1 relationship to demonstrate … Read more

National Archives launches UAP records collection

National Archives launches UAP records collection

(NewsNation) — Under new provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act, the National Archives has created a collection of records related to UAPs, aka unidentified anomalous phenomena, and UFOs. The “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection” will house UAP records submitted by federal agencies. Agencies have until the end of the current fiscal year to “review, identify, … Read more

New realistic computer model will help robots collect Moon dust

New realistic computer model will help robots collect Moon dust

A new computer model mimics Moon dust so well that it could lead to smoother and safer Lunar robot teleoperations. The tool, developed by researchers at the University of Bristol and based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, could be used to train astronauts ahead of Lunar missions. Working with their industry partner, Thales Alenia Space … Read more

How three hours could add up to a better retirement

How three hours could add up to a better retirement

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Older workers who completed an evidence-based retirement planning course reduced their expected retirement age by an average of just over a year, felt more confident in making financial decisions, and felt better prepared to leave the workforce. Developed by a multidisciplinary research team led by Macquarie University Professor of Psychology Joanne … Read more

Bitcoin firm MicroStrategy pops 27% as crypto stake hits $11 billion

Bitcoin firm MicroStrategy pops 27% as crypto stake hits  billion

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images MicroStrategy‘s HODL strategy is continuing to reward investors. The company said on Monday that it acquired an additional 3,000 bitcoins for a … Read more

Biggest Holocene volcano eruption found by seabed survey

New realistic computer model will help robots collect Moon dust

A detailed survey of the volcanic underwater deposits around the Kikai caldera in Japan clarified the deposition mechanisms as well as the event’s magnitude. As a result, the Kobe University research team found that the event 7,300 years ago was the largest volcanic eruption in the Holocene by far. In addition to lava, volcanos eject … Read more

Research team develops a more durable coating against ice

Research team develops a more durable coating against ice

Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18630 Ice-repellent coatings have been around for some time, but until now they have been very sensitive and detach quite quickly from the surfaces they are meant to protect. A research team led by Anna Maria Coclite and Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez from the Institute of … Read more

WTI, Brent rise on Gaza cease-fire uncertainty

WTI, Brent rise on Gaza cease-fire uncertainty

Crude oil futures rose Tuesday amid uncertainty about the prospects for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and as some investors expect OPEC+ will extend its production cuts beyond the first quarter. The West Texas Intermediate contract for April rose 80 cents, or 1.03%, to $78.38 a barrel. Brent April futures rose 69 cents, or … Read more