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Sample of images from the COCO dataset (row 1) and from assorted agricultural datasets (row 2), showcasing the contrast between the general environment of COCO imagery and the specific environment of agricultural imagery. These images are displayed in their original aspect ratio. Credit: Plant Phenomics (2023). DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0084 Recent advancements in agricultural computer vision have … Read more

Researchers successfully utilize cyanobacterial biomass as a novel feedstock in a cutting-edge P. pastoris platform. The extended toolkit exhibits promising results for offering a sustainable alternative for enzyme expression. Credit: Dr. Doris Schieder, Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Germany The demand for industrial enzymes … Read more

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study led by researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, assessed the perspectives of 76 diverse South Florida climate adaptation professionals. The study titled, “Practitioner perspectives on climate mobilities in South Florida” was published in the December issue of the journal Oxford Open … Read more

Large waves walloped California’s Ventura County as a storm lashed the US West, with more heavy weather expected over the weekend. Huge surf was battering the US West Coast on Friday, with forecasters warning of more danger ahead after a rogue wave swept pedestrians off their feet and swamped a hotel. Rollers as high as … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mark Twain apocryphally said, “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” This quote pithily underscores the human tendency to desire growth while also harboring strong resistance to the hard work that comes with it. I can certainly resonate with this sentiment. I was raised in a conservative evangelical … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are few things more peaceful and relaxing than a night under the stars. Through the holidays, many people head away from the bright city lights to go camping. They revel in the dark skies, spangled with myriad stars. As a child, I loved such trips, and they helped cement my … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When was the last time you saw a frog? Perhaps you came across one in your garden and wondered at its little hands, glossy skin, and what looked very much like a contented smile. Maybe you regularly see them on Instagram or TikTok, where “frog accounts” have proliferated in recent years. … Read more

VLITE 340 MHz image of GLIMPSE-C01 from February 27, 2021. Credit: McCarver et al., 2023. Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have discovered a millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster GLIMPSE-C01 as part of the VLA Low-band Ionosphere and Transient Experiment (VLITE). This is the first pulsar ever detected in this … Read more

Travel deep enough below Earth’s surface or inside the center of the sun, and matter changes on an atomic level. The mounting pressure within stars and planets can cause metals to become nonconducting insulators. Sodium has been shown to transform from a shiny, gray-colored metal into a transparent, glass-like insulator when squeezed hard enough. Now, … Read more