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When vineyards are exposed to wildfire smoke, the grapes may absorb compounds which end up detracting from the flavor of the wine. A new spray-on grape coating could help, however, keeping wines from being described as possessing “a hint of burning for… Continue reading Nontoxic spray could protect vineyards from the taint of wildfire smoke
It’s taken more than a decade, but the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finally released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map that spans the nation and the territory of Puerto Rico in such detail that gardeners can now zoom right into their local… Continue reading The most accurate and detailed plant zone map ever has been released
It’s taken more than a decade, but the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finally released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map that spans the nation and the territory of Puerto Rico in such detail that gardeners can now zoom right into their local… Continue reading The most accurate and detailed plant zone map ever has been released
Traditional climate models take a lot of data into account when predicting how the planet’s warming trend will continue to progress. But a group of scientists from around the world say that they might be missing a critical aspect to the complex system … Continue reading Feedback loops are overlooked engines of climate change, says study
Earlier this month, Ella, a three-year-old Vietnamese potbelly pig, entered into a surgical procedure at Oregon State University (OSU). Simultaneously, she entered the record books as the first pig to ever have undergone the complete removal of an ear … Continue reading Ear canal removal carried out on a pig for the first time
While prehistoric insects encased in amber certainly are fascinating, they usually don’t look all that different from today’s insects. A newly discovered one, however, is so bizarre that it has been placed in its own unique family.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Fossil bug-eyed insect is weird enough to merit its own distinct family
Scientists continue to uncover the impacts of rampant plastic pollution on the environment and living organisms, which include toxic effects on human cells and infiltrating the blood brain barrier in mice. A new study has shone a light on one of the mo… Continue reading Tire particles trigger swimming abnormalities, death in fish and shrimp
Marine debris is a huge problem, both when it’s floating at sea and when it gets washed up on the shore. In order to locate the latter for removal, scientists are now developing artificially intelligent drones which will spot human-made beach trash fro… Continue reading AI-enabled drones will tell human teams where to find marine debris
As mRNA innovations race forward researchers are now looking at ways to create skin cancer vaccines using the novel technology. A new study from Oregon State University proposes mRNA-induced production of a specific protein may prevent melanoma, while … Continue reading How mRNA vaccines could transform skin cancer treatment
Four years is a long time in robotics, especially so for a bipedal robot developed at Oregon State University (OSU) named Cassie. Dreamt up as an agile machine to carry packages from delivery vans to doorsteps, Cassie has recently developed an ability … Continue reading Cassie the bipedal robot uses machine learning to complete a 5km jog