UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer #climate

UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer

Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.

> Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

the Guardian

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinking

> #DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of #ant populations in #Pacific archipelago are shrinking

«Ministers in India argue it has been unjustly singled out for its trade relationship with Russia and officials caution the country will likely work more closely with Moscow and Beijing – and drift further from Washington – as a result.» #Trump #Idiot

the Guardian

Trump imposes 50% tariff on India as punishment for buying Russian oil

US president has argued New Delhi indirectly helping fund Ukraine war as experts say move is ‘own goal’ against ally

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store | TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store | TechCrunch

Google will ask all Android developers to verify their identity starting next year.

> Google will ask all Android developers to verify their identity starting next year.

#Climate risks: Strategies for building resilience in a more volatile world | Zurich Insurance https://www.zurich.com/knowledge/topics/climate-change/strategies-for-building-resilience-in-a-more-volatile-world

#Lionfish invade Mediterranean faster than people can hunt or eat them - The Washington Post #ClimateChange #Seawater https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/09/lionfish-invasive-mediterranean-diet-food/ > Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Can the Mediterranean diet adapt to help limit their spread?

New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates | ASU News

New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates | ASU News

New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwate...

Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager | Quanta Magazine

Quanta Magazine

Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager | Quanta Magazine

18-year-old Ewin Tang has proven that classical computers can solve the “recommendation problem” nearly as fast as quantum co...

> 18-year-old Ewin Tang has proven that classical computers can solve the “recommendation problem” nearly as fast as #quantum computers. The result eliminates one of the best examples of quantum speedup.

‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics #ClimateChange #Climate

iPolitics

‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost

"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclu...

> "We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said #DavidSuzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've got to do now is hunker down."

Major reversal in #ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean, with key #climate implications | Institut de Ciències del Mar

A change in the Southern Ocean structure can have climate implications | Institut de Ciències del Mar

Bringing #Fusion Down to Earth: ML for #Stellarator Optimization #AI #HuggingFace

Bringing Fusion Down to Earth: ML for Stellarator Optimization

A Blog post by Georgia Channing on Hugging Face

'Science refugees': French university welcomes first #US researchers #France

The Local Europe

'Science refugees': French university welcomes first US researchers

Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer "science asylum" to US academics hit by ...

> Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer "science asylum" to US academics hit by federal research spending cuts under Donald #Trump.

Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off | Science | AAAS #bees #environment #pesticides https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-identify-culprit-behind-biggest-ever-u-s-honeybee-die > USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend

The Path to Medical Superintelligence  | #Microsoft AI #Medicine

Microsoft AI

The Path to Medical Superintelligence | Microsoft AI

How giant concrete balls on ocean floors could store #renewable #energy

New Atlas

How giant concrete balls on ocean floors could store renewable energy

In an effort to reduce the use of precious land to build renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been cooking up a wild b...

> In an effort to reduce the use of precious land to build renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been cooking up a wild but plausible idea: dropping concrete storage spheres down to the depths of our oceans.

Seeing #infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super-vision’

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Seeing infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super-vision’

Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness

> Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness

#Permian basin at risk of poisonous #water leaks, warns #Texas Railroad Commission

Permian basin at risk of poisonous water leaks, warns Texas regulator

Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracing in the biggest U.S. oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground ...

> Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from #fracking in the biggest U.S. #oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming the environment.