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Phys.org / Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment

Farmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical fertilizer to increase their harvest. But new research suggests that there are alternatives that are cheaper ...

8 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Instacart is charging different prices to different customers in a dangerous AI experiment, report says

The grocery delivery service Instacart is using artificial intelligence to experiment with prices and charge some shoppers more than others for the same items, a new study found.

8 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservations say the birds aren't out of the woods yet.

9 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / South Carolina places 254 in quarantine as measles cases surge

South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they warn the spread could continue for weeks.

Medical Xpress / Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It's not by chance

You've probably experienced it—your alarm is set for 6:30 a.m., yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There's no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing it's time.

10 hours ago in Sleep disorders
Medical Xpress / In search for autism's causes, look at genes, not vaccines, researchers say

Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the search for autism's cause—a question that has kept researchers busy for the better part of six decades—would be over in just ...

10 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / England's synthetic phonics approach is not working for children who struggle to read

Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.

11 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / California extends red abalone fishing ban for another 10 years

On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for another decade, keeping the ban in place until April 2036.

12 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Making clean energy investments more successful with forecasting tools

Governments and companies constantly face decisions about how to allocate finite amounts of money to clean energy technologies that can make a difference to the world's climate, its economies, and to society as a whole. The ...

11 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz

More than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that transformed the global space industry, Elon Musk is planning to take the enterprise public.

15 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.

15 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed

Cryptocurrency firm Tether said Friday it had submitted a bid to Juventus's main shareholder, Exor, to acquire its entire stake in the Turin football club—but was quickly rebuffed.

15 hours ago in Business