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Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage Oh, Chris Pratt, what are we going to do with you? Rightly or wrongly, the actor seems to be a candidate for every franchise under the sun, and those he joins get promptly Pratt-ed up. At some point, you simply don’t see Peter Quill, Owen Grady, Emmet Brickowski, or Mario on the screen anymore; you just see Pratt messing up the plan to kill Thanos, father velociraptors, foil the plans of Will Ferrell, and trek across the Mushroom Kingdom. And if one particular fan-caster has…

Farming technologies are the techniques and tools used to improve yield, efficiency and quality of agriculture which uses technology and data to optimise crop management and reduce inputs like fertiliser and water. Farming technology also includes things such as irrigation systems, modified crops and machinery. With the help of technology, farmers can increase their crop yields and reduce the amount of labour required to maintain and harvest their crops. Transformation Of Farming Agriculture is one of the oldest…

Krablr, the real-time crab pricing engine for amateur fishermen, has announced yet another pivot in its business model. Following a successful transition from crab pricing to crab futures trading, the company is now setting its sights on a new, cutting-edge technology: generative AI. Krablr’s latest pivot is focused on developing a new language in which the company can communicate with crabs in order to convince them to breed more and increase yields. The company plans to use generative AI to…

Researchers observe and discuss rock samples taken from Bakken Shale Formation. Credit: Alan Jay Kaufman. The Bakken Shale Formation—a 200,000-square-mile shale deposit below parts of Canada and North Dakota—has supplied billions of barrels of oil and natural gas to North America for 70 years. A new discovery reveals that the rocks also open a uniquely informative window into Earth's complicated geological history.…

A study published in PeerJ Life & Environment analyzed the species of larvae found in bottles of Mezcal, a distilled alcoholic beverage made from agave. Somewhat unexpectedly, the study found that all the larvae were of a single moth species, C. redtenbacheri, which is one of the most commonly consumed edible insects in Mexico.A new study published in PeerJ Life & Environment looked to identify the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div…

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc is spending more to source short-term funds it needs to uplift working capital by way of commercial papers, the company said in a disclosure on Monday. Attracting interest to its commercial papers issued on 1 March implied yields were priced at levels never before seen to compensate investors for the impact of inflation on return on such securities. “MTN Nigeria issued 188-day commercial papers at a yield of 11.00% and 267-day commercial paper of 12.50%,” the firm said in a Monday…

In a new study, a drug that blocks sodium channels was shown to curb autism-associated behaviors such as hyperactivity in mice. The drug, lamotrigine — sold under the brand name Lamictal among others — is a medication that is currently used to treat epilepsy and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder.The behavioral disorders observed in autism are associated with a multitude of genetic alterations. Scientists from the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR) have now found another molecular cause for this…

Integrated average morphed cell showing 17 select structures. Credit: Allen Institute for Cell ScienceResearchers unveil a new method to visualize cell organization.Working with hundreds of thousands of high-resolution images, researchers from the Allen Institute for Cell Science, a division of the Allen Institute, put numbers on the internal organization of human cells — a biological concept that has proven incredibly difficult to quantify until now.The scientists also documented the diverse cell shapes of genetically…

As climates around the world grow harsher and increasingly unpredictable, concerns are increasing over our world's food security.Already, yields of staple crops like maize and wheat are dropping in low-latitude tropical regions and in dry and drying regions such as African drylands and parts of the Mediterranean.Wealthy countries are far from immune. Australia experienced almost a 30 percent crop yield decline between 1990 and 2015 due to reduced rainfall.While studying food diversity in 2011, environmental scientist…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Science of The Total Environment (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160622 Chesapeake Conservancy's data science team developed an artificial intelligence deep learning model for mapping wetlands, which resulted in 94% accuracy. Supported by EPRI, an independent, non-profit energy research and development institute; Lincoln Electric System; and the Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc., this method for wetland…