https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The citrus industry in Florida, a historic hub for citrus (Citrus sp.) production, has been grappling with the devastating effects of Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus). In the face of this challenge, a recent study delves into the potential economic viability of incorporating cover crops in citrus groves to enhance soil health and overall tree well-being. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-analysis-crops-citrus-production.html Agriculture Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:58:04 EST news626029082 Transforming food systems around the world would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to US $5–10 trillion a year, shows a new global policy report produced by leading economists and scientists of the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC). https://phys.org/news/2024-01-food-trillions-dollars-economic-benefits.html Economics & Business Political science Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:57:47 EST news625769864 A new model of "social supermarket" providing affordable food and social supports for people experiencing financial stress in South Australia should be expanded, experts say. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-australian-social-supermarket.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:25:01 EST news625753497 If your dog is looking like he needs to drop some weight, a new study shows probiotics might do the trick. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-probiotics-portly-pooches-pounds.html Plants & Animals Veterinary medicine Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:25:43 EST news625494338 University of Queensland researchers have found there are two key reasons people choose to be anonymous online—self-expression or toxic behavior. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-anonymous-online.html Social Sciences Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:02 EST news625320001 The fastest growing type of offset on the global carbon market subsidizes the distribution of efficient cookstoves in developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but a new study finds that the credits overestimate the stoves' carbon savings by a factor of 10. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-global-carbon-overcredit-cookstove-greenhouse.html Environment Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:00:01 EST news625162782 Unemployed people often need not only a financial safety net but also a stimulus to look for work. Ph.D. candidate Heike Vethaak researched the effects of incentives used by benefit agencies, such as compelling people to widen their job search. And what happens when the application process is unintentionally long? "The effects are often contradictory." https://phys.org/news/2024-01-compelling-unemployed-people-widen-job.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:12:04 EST news624820322 Artificial intelligence has become the Swiss Army knife of the business world, a universal tool for increasing sales, optimizing efficiency, and interacting with customers. But new research from Texas McCombs explores another purpose for AI in business: to contribute to the social good. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-ai-boost-vulnerable-customers.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:49:03 EST news624815341 Scientists at U.S. the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and The Ohio State University (OSU) have been working to investigate how tomatoes may be imparting health benefits in a recently published study. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-unraveling-health-benefits-tomatoes-molecular.html Molecular & Computational biology Agriculture Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:32:04 EST news624803522 Breakdancing in the break room might not seem like the best way to get ahead at work, but research shows recreational dance can actually improve productivity performance in the workplace. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-dancers-workers.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:56:04 EST news624714961 The University of Liverpool Law School will today (Wednesday 17 January) host an event to call for action to advance the recommendations of a research report to better protect workers experiencing food insecurity. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-action-workers-liverpool-food-insecurity.html Economics & Business Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:46:53 EST news624710810 As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite restrictions being lifted in Canada and around the world, teleworking as a regular working arrangement has remained popular across different industries. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-home-covid-cabin-fever.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:50:03 EST news624630833 Migration is an increasingly dominating topic in politics and is discussed with increasing vehemence among the German population. Those in favor of migration say that the lack of skilled workers and shortage of staff will become worse without immigration. Those who oppose migration fear that an increasing number of immigrants will exceed the reception capacities of the country. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-pathways-compromise-migration-policy.html Social Sciences Political science Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:11:03 EST news624291061 A recent University of Houston white paper, titled "Carbon Dioxide Pipelines: Role in Responding to Carbon Emissions," spotlights the indispensable role of carbon dioxide pipelines in advancing carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) systems worldwide. The paper delves into the economic and logistical advantages that pipelines offer in the transportation of carbon dioxide, emphasizing their crucial perspective in the global effort to address carbon emissions and help achieve a net-zero future. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-carbon-dioxide-pipelines-demystified-potentials.html Environment Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:50:01 EST news624201469 Apocarotenoids, derived from the oxidative cleavage of carotenoids by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs), are crucial for biological functions in plants and animals, though their definition varies among scientific communities. In plant carotenoid biosynthesis, enzymes convert isoprenoids into carotenoids, leading to products like lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin, which play roles in photoprotection and detoxification. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-tomatoes-high-yield-saffron-apocarotenoid.html Biotechnology Agriculture Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:29:03 EST news623957341 More than three years after New York authorities sued the National Rifle Association and four of its current and former leaders, the trial will begin on Jan. 8, 2024. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-opinion-contrarians-disrupt-kind-consensus.html Political science Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:32:04 EST news623946721 With plastic pollution posing a significant threat to ecosystems and human health, various strategies to lessen this type of pollution include reducing the production of plastic, decreasing the generation of plastic waste, and improving the material and product design of plastic items. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-accounting-plastic-persistence-minimize-environmental.html Earth Sciences Environment Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:27:04 EST news623935621 In 2022, fertilizer prices reached record high levels due to the Russia-Ukraine war and supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. This has created a financial strain on farmers as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium—elements found in most synthetic fertilizers—are essential for crop growth and make up a significant portion of a farm's operating cost. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-explore-farmers-response-high-fertilizer.html Agriculture Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:32:03 EST news623507519 It was nearly four years ago but the memory of the landslip that sent 60,000 tons of old mining debris sliding down a Welsh hillside still haunts former miner Jeff Coombes. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-wales-legacy-coalmining.html Environment Wed, 03 Jan 2024 03:42:36 EST news623475749 Adopting a healthier diet will probably feature prominently in many of our New Year's resolutions. But it's often challenging for people to live up to their intentions. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-plant-based-diets-cleaner-air-world.html Environment Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:09:53 EST news623426985 Wheat is crucial for global food security, and panicle number per unit ground area (PNPA) is key to its yield. Traditional manual counting methods are accurate but inefficient, prompting a shift towards remote sensing and image processing for rapid, nondestructive PNPA estimation. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-revolutionizing-wheat-yield-spsi-panicle.html Molecular & Computational biology Agriculture Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:21:45 EST news623071303 Piles of cardboard and paper littering America's landfills represent $4 billion in lost economic value, according to a new analysis by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). https://phys.org/news/2023-12-nrel-quantifies-losses-cardboard-paper.html Environment Fri, 29 Dec 2023 04:38:07 EST news623047051 Once again, France finds itself in the grip of a political crisis. After the pension reform of June, which prompted more than one million people to take to the streets, president Emmanuel Macron's framework immigration bill passed on Tuesday December 19. It will now be sent to be reviewed by the constitutional council, a body tasked with verifying legislation's compatibility with the country's constitution, in a move that could see some of its measures cancelled. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-france-limit-rights-migrants-reveals.html Economics & Business Political science Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:02:42 EST news622461749 Poverty has fallen by 27 percentage points since 1980, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Chicago and Baylor University. This change is in sharp contrast with official U.S. Census Bureau numbers indicating that poverty has fallen a mere 1.5 percentage points in that time. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-long-run-decline-poverty-years-pandemic.html Economics & Business Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:10:01 EST news622300980 Over the past quarter-century, the idea has taken hold among politicians across the spectrum that one of the best ways to address inequality is to give local communities the resources to do the work themselves. Provide them with funding, and they can spend it on the projects that their communities really need. But our research has shown that while many of these projects can be very positive, they can also entrench existing inequalities. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-millions-residents-neighborhoods-entrenching-inequality.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:30:01 EST news622300834 Plant phenotyping which explores the interplay between plant genotypes and their environment, has advanced with automated, high-throughput screening in greenhouses. However, managing the resulting extensive datasets is complex, and sharing such data is restricted due to its costly and technical nature. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-agricultural-ledger-technology-machine-phenotyping.html Molecular & Computational biology Agriculture Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:24:03 EST news622286641 Technological change is currently driving fundamental changes to the world of work—with significant consequences for social inequality. Against this backdrop, the interdisciplinary research project "Digitalization, Automation and the Future of Work in Post-Industrial Welfare States" recently published research results on how technological change impacts health, e.g., causes technostress. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-technostress-role-welfare-state.html Economics & Business Political science Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:34:21 EST news622128858 Extreme heat waves, once considered rare, are now frequent and severe in cities due to climate change. Phoenix faced such a brutal heat wave in July of 2023 when it endured 31 consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110° F. The severity of the heat wave triggered a state of emergency. In June of 2021, the town of Lytton, B.C., Canada, hit a blistering 121° F, leading to a fire that burnt most of the village. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-reveals-regions-mitigation-efforts-benefit.html Earth Sciences Environment Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:01 EST news621854081 The health benefits of eating seafood are appreciated in many cultures which rely upon it to provide critical nutrients vital to our physical and mental development and health. Eating fish and shellfish provides significant benefits to neurological development and functioning and provides protection against the risks of coronary heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-climate-fish-stocks-worrisome-implications.html Ecology Agriculture Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:03:04 EST news621864182 A group of condors rip into the carcass of a calf at the top of a Colombian mountain which rises 4,200 meters above sea level. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-enemy-majestic-condor-hearts-colombian.html Ecology Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:30:27 EST news621793824