TechnologyGoogle Launches Google Wallet to Help You Store Your Credit Cards, Tickets, and More Google today unveiled Google Wallet at its I/O developer conference. This new Android and Wear OS software enables users to save items such as credit…
TechnologyEx-Meta Crypto Chief David Marcus Launches Bitcoin Payments Startup Backed By A16z and Paradigm Many people in the cryptocurrency business made assumptions about David Marcus’ future after his departure from Facebook in November. The former CEO of Messenger and…
TechnologyGoogle Cloud Launches Alloydb, a New Fully Managed Postgresql Database Service AlloyDB, a new fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database service that Google launched today, is reportedly twice as quick for transactional workloads as AWS’s similar Aurora PostgreSQL,…
TechnologyExplorers Have Just Discovered the World’s Deepest Shipwreck Explorers have located the world’s deepest wreckage in the Philippine Sea at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,621 ft). On June 22, 2022, sonar expert…
BiologyAlzheimer’s Disease Can Be Diagnosed Earlier Thanks to a Peptide “Fingerprint” When proteins or peptides fold incorrectly (misfold), their spatial structure is altered, leading to neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This is the outcome of…
AstronomyKepler-186e – a Confirmed Exoplanet Kepler-186 e is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. It is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Kepler-186 in the…
BiologySARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Capture and Deactivation Medical Face Mask Membrane Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and Rollie Mills, a Ph.D. student in his lab at the University of Kentucky, have assembled a team of scientists to create…
ChemistryZinc Chromate – a Chemical Compound Zinc Chromate (ZnCrO4) is a yellowish, crystalline inorganic compound that when heated emits toxic chromium fumes. It is a chemical compound containing the chromate anion…
BiologyWorld Wine Drinkers, Rejoice! New Research Uncovers Solution to Billion-Dollar Issue GTDs, also known as grapevine trunk diseases, are the misery of vineyard owners everywhere, causing more than $1.5 billion in annual economic losses as of…
AgricultureAgricultural Biodiversity Agricultural biodiversity is a subset of overall biodiversity that is related to agriculture. It refers to the diversity and variability of living organisms that contribute…
BiologyNew Marine Heatwave Global Predictions Predict Ecological and Economic Effects Marine heatwaves sudden, noticeable spikes in ocean temperature that can have a significant impact on ocean ecosystems can now be projected globally with up to…
Plants and AnimalsResearch Shows That Forest “Degradation” Is Causing a Decline in Bird Populations in Eastern Canada According to new research led by Oregon State University that quantifies the effects of forest “degradation” on avian habitat, bird species that reside in wooded…