by John Lovett, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The more that people know about gene editing, the more likely they are to feel it is safe to use in agriculture and medicine, according to a survey of more than 4,500 people across the United States. While there is a
Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Swansea University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Swansea University psychology study has found that disengaged students are more likely to use AI tools—particularly ChatGPT—for
Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Katrin Piecha, University of Bonn The “Tipp-Ex” proteins in the genetically modified moss accumulated in the cytosol, where they modified copies of
Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Taylor Kubota, Stanford University An acoel is a marine worm with symbiotic algae that is capable of regeneration. The red parts in
AI agents can bridge the ethnic divide. Credit: KyotoU / Tobiyama / Sofia Sohab Prejudice and fear have always been at the core of intergroup hostilities. While intergroup interaction is a prerequisite for initiating peace and stability at the junction of clashing interests, values, and cultures, the risk of further escalation precisely from direct interactions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research in the Global Strategy Journal has bad news for companies struggling with corruption, discrimination, or sweatshops in their supply chain: corporate misconduct demonstrably hurts international sales. Consumers and investors increasingly read about unethical business practices globally and demonstrate their displeasure locally. “Socially irresponsible acts transcend geographic boundaries and negatively affect
by Hendrik Schneider, Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V. New ways for more sustainable food in the EU: A ZALF study shows how innovative food labeling can motivate agriculture and better inform consumers. Credit: Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V. A study led by the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and published in the journal
The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn with the sample location and paint sample studied with correlated tomography. (A) The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn (1642, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 378.4 cm by 453.0 cm) with an indication of the general sample area (white circle). (B) Microphotograph of the area corresponding to sample SK-C-5_003 (white circle)
Researchers at the University of Iowa have found wildfires originating in the western United States and Canada have erased air quality gains over the past two decades and caused an increase of premature deaths in fire-prone areas and downwind regions. This map shows the areas with the highest concentrations (in red) of black carbon, a
Artistic illustration of the thick dust torus thought to surround supermassive black holes and their accretion disks. [ESA / V. Beckmann (NASA-GSFC)] Credit: Durham University A new study reveals that supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, known as quasars, can sometimes be obscured by dense clouds of gas and dust in their host