3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (385+ words) Purple Pak Choi’s Hidden Genetic Gift: A Borrowed Gene From a Distant Relative Unlocks Anthocyanin Richness | Newswise Newswise Purple Pak Choi’s Hidden Genetic Gift: A Borrowed Gene From a Distant Relative Unlocks Anthocyanin Richness Fine mapping of the BraMYB114 gene…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (359+ words) Assistant Professor Cosan Daskiran is a faculty member at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Newswise — Because many natural and industrial processes rely on the transport of bubbles and droplets through fluids, the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (453+ words) Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash. — Wildfires are rewriting the rules of America’s electric utilities. Grids now have to survive—and avoid igniting—wildfires, forcing states into high-stakes conversations about liability, planning, cost and how utilities should manage this risk. Yet lawmakers don’t…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (314+ words) | Newswise Newswise GAP-free broccoli genome reveals the gene behind purple buds Broccoli is valued for vitamins, fiber, sulforaphane and anthocyanins, pigments that contribute to both nutritional properties and colors ranging from green to deep purple. Yet the crop’s highly repetitive…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (480+ words) Many animals, including the common noctule bat, use tree cavities as habitat. Three or four degrees doesn’t sound like a lot, but when the outside air approaches deadly extremes, that difference can keep cavity-dwelling animals alive. And not just on…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (277+ words) | Newswise Newswise Impact of climate change on the habitat of European bumblebees Newswise — Global biodiversity loss is occurring at a rapid pace, stemming from multiple anthropogenic drivers including overexploitation, pollution, invasive species, and climate change. Despite increasing research on the…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (403+ words) | Newswise Newswise Shrews Remodel Their Skulls To Cope With Winter Cold Winter is difficult for small mammals. They have to maintain their body temperature despite the cold and scarcity of food. One response that helps many species is seasonal shrinking,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (483+ words) | Newswise Newswise Deep learning mirrors ecological time scales in water quality forecasting How deep-learning modules match ecological time scales for smarter water forecasts. This study compared nine time-series forecasting architectures across two reservoirs with contrasting trophic states (mesotrophic Königshütte with…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (496+ words) University of Illinois chemistry professor Joaquín Rodríguez-López, left, and graduate student Supriya (Riyo) Das used microdroplets and sound waves to break down paper waste into a new molecule, SEMILL-A, which has potentially valuable attributes for energy and chemical applications. URBANA…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) Frank Erukainure (pictured) and his advisor developed an electrochemical sensor that detects Sclerotinia blight in peanut plants by measuring elevated oxalic acid levels — an early biochemical signal of infection. Sweet, salty, crunchy, or creamy — no matter how it's munched, the…...