Spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley were once the backbone of California’s commercial salmon fishery, but are now a threatened species that remain in a few tributaries of the Sacramento River. Credit: Carson Jeffres/UC Davis Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial portfolios, offering fish diverse options for feeding and survival so that they can … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Kurdish uprisings have become a way for people to assert their identity and challenge their historical and structural erasure in modern Iran, a new study shows. Protests following the death of Jîna (Mahsa) Amini in police custody in Iran led to “remarkable” acts of resistance built on decades of activism, according … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from Wiley suggests soft skills training can positively impact job performance and retention, but many organizations are missing out on its advantages. According to the latest Wiley Workplace Intelligence report, “Soft Skills, Big Impact: Elevating Workplace Satisfaction,” nearly three-fourths (74%) of individuals surveyed said their organization offers professional development … Read more
A new study reveals that corporate executives exposed to the business philosophy of “Sanpo-Yoshi” tend to integrate the values of this philosophy into their decision-making process, resulting in an enhanced ESG performance of their firms. Credit: Dr. Pengda Fan from Ritsumeikan University, Japan There is a growing emphasis for corporations to consider their impact on … Read more
by Friederike Gawlik, Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut (Leibniz-HKI) The fungus Candida albicans (blue coloring) invades a human epithelial cell and produces the toxin Candidalysin (golden coloring). Credit: Selene Mogavero / Leibniz-HKI The toxin candidalysin of the yeast Candida albicans is incorporated into an unusual protein structure during an infection, the composition of … Read more
A gene-edited fungal culture from Vayu Hill-Maini’s research, seen on a dinner plate. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab With animal-free dairy products and convincing vegetarian meat substitutes already on the market, it’s easy to see how biotechnology can change the food industry. Advances in genetic engineering are allowing us to harness microorganisms to produce cruelty-free products … Read more
A discrete energy level of an atomic vacancy in an atomically thin material shifts upon excitation of a drum-like vibration. The temporal evolution of the localized energy level is intricately linked to the atomic excursions owing to the drum mode. Credit: Brad Baxley Physicists at the University of Regensburg have choreographed the shift of a … Read more
People gather as SpaceX Starship spacecraft prototype is transported from the launch site ahead of the SpaceX Starship third flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX plans on Thursday to attempt another launch of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon later … Read more
ORNL researcher Brian Williams prepares for a demonstration of a quantum key distribution system. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that advanced quantum-based cybersecurity can be realized in a deployed fiber link. Their results, published in CLEO 2023, validate an earlier proof-of-principle … Read more
Time dependence of the change in the total electron scattering of W. (A to D) Snapshots of the scattering difference patterns obtained experimentally at several delays after the laser excitation. (E to H) Simulation patterns obtained from MD modeling using the EPH model that shows the best agreement with the experimental data. Credit: Science Advances … Read more
