Marine fungus takes a bite out of plastic waste That we have a huge plastic waste problem is clear, but there are numerous efforts to stem the tide while also cleaning up the mess. Nature is also joining the battle, and scientists have now ... 06/5/2024 - 1:40 am | View Link
Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch An international cohort of marine scientists discovered an ocean-borne fungus chomping through plastic trash suspended in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as detailed in a new study published in the ... 06/4/2024 - 12:30 pm | View Link
Fungus that turns cicadas into ‘zombies' detected in Midwest: Report There's a deadly sexually transmitted disease that turns cicadas into "zombies" -- and it's already been detected in parts of the Midwest, experts said. 06/3/2024 - 11:58 pm | View Link
Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus in Great Pacific Garbage Patch A marine microbe found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is capable of breaking down the plastic polyethylene after it has first been exposed to sunlight. 06/3/2024 - 10:47 am | View Link
Study identifies fungus that breaks down ocean plastic A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, among others, NIOZ published their results in ... 06/3/2024 - 4:42 am | View Link
The heat wave comes more than two weeks before the official start of summer.
Millions of Americans from the Gulf Coast of Texas to California’s San Francisco Bay area were warned on Tuesday to curb outdoor activity and stay well-hydrated during a major pre-summer heat wave expected to roast much of the Southwestern U.
The work management platform’s latest AI dives into the nitty-gritty of getting stuff done—sometimes with ‘superhuman’ results, says CEO Dustin Moskovitz.
When the tech industry describes AI’s role in its products, it hardly chooses language at random. Terms such as assistant and copilot reinforce that the human user remains firmly in charge—a comforting notion for anyone stressed over AI’s loose-cannon tendencies or even the prospect of it eventually rendering humans less essential to business processes.
The bill is unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled chamber.
A bill to safeguard access to contraceptives faces a U. S. Senate vote on Wednesday, part of a push by congressional Democrats to focus public attention on reproductive rights ahead of the November election but with little chance of passage.
If you feel your attention span has shrunk over the last few years, it probably has. Here’s how to regain your focus.
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini-advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions.
Apple’s history of stock splits offers some insight on what to expect with Nvidia’s highly-anticipated 10-for-1 stock split.
On June 7, shareholders of Nvidia will have a significant number of additional shares in their portfolio as the chipmaker enacts a 10-to-1 stock split. It’s an opportunity for the company to make its shares more affordable—and, ideally, to send them on yet another journey to the stratosphere, following its most recent journey which saw its market share come close to Apple’s, threatening to overtake it as the second most valuable company in the world.
Metro Denver experienced a record surge in active home and condo listings at the end of May, while home prices were mostly flat, according to a monthly update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.
There were 9,159 homes and condos listed on the market on May 31 — 31% more than the 6,990 listings at the end of April.