Researchers with the University of Minnesota hope to release highly-specialized parasitic wasps to serve as a biological control method to save Darwin’s finches from a dire threat: the invasive avian vampire fly, Philornis downsi. Credit: George Heimpel Researchers with the University of Minnesota hope to release highly specialized parasitic wasps to serve as a biological … Read more
The top maps show areas with historic racial covenants (light gray areas, left) and the risk ratings for mortgage lending (green represents the areas with the least risk and red represents the areas with the most risk, center) for Minneapolis and its inner-ring suburbs. The top right plot shows the percentage of white residents in … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Out-of-control behavior by CEOs and other powerful people constantly makes headlines—so much so that some might consider impulsivity a pathway to power. New research from the UC San Diego Rady School of Management and Texas A&M University finds that having self-control is often what leads to power. In a paper published … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research in Marketing Science has found that companies and brands that have aligned themselves with Black Lives Matter (BLM) suffered a negative impact at the hands of consumers. The study, “How Support for Black Lives Matter Impacts Consumer Responses on Social Media,” found that the negative impact tied to BLM … Read more
This image shows SWOT satellite data for water surface height in part of Mendocino County, Northern California, on Jan. 15, before several atmospheric rivers arrived, and on Feb. 4, after the first storms. Light blue and green indicate the highest water levels relative to mean sea level. (Inland water heights include the underlying ground elevation.) … Read more
Wikipedia logo. Since it was created in 2001, Wikipedia has become a key element of the modern public sphere, which has revolutionized the way we create and share information. However, it has defects when it comes to its decentralization and flexibility, especially regarding inclusion and diversity. Some gender biases that stand out are shown in … Read more
Collage of The Earthling Project and Odysseus’s lunar landing. Credit: Intuitive Machines The moon lander Odysseus, known as Odie, touched down on the moon’s surface on February 22, becoming the first time the U.S. has landed on the moon in more than 50 years and the first commercial moon lander to successfully land on the … Read more
Overview map of participating countries and their participants. Credit: Climate Intervention Webapp Climate interventions do not lead to more climate action among Dutch, but they do raise awareness about climate change. That can be derived from the Climate Intervention Webapp, a database that has mapped the most effective strategies for promoting climate beliefs and actions … Read more
Hi-C distribution map, genome features, and gene annotation of the XQC genome. Credit: Horticulture Research ‘Vanilla’ (XQC, brassica variety chinensis), a Brassica rapa subspecies chinensis, is a vital vegetable crop in the Brassicaceae family, renowned for its intense volatile fragrance. Despite the significant progress that has been made in understanding the genomes of Brassica species, … Read more
Managed honey bees. Credit: Bianca Ackermann, public domain There are roughly 100 million managed western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in hives worldwide, with about half in Europe, Africa and western Asia, where the species is native, and the rest in the Americas, Oceania and eastern Asia, where it is introduced. Collectively, these hives produce … Read more
