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2024-05-25 @ 10.08.14 ∈ In English

Meet the Finnish biotech startup bringing a long-lost mycoprotein to your plate | TechCrunch

The best known mycoprotein is probably Quorn, a meat substitute that’s fast approaching its 40th birthday. But Finnish biotech startup Enifer is cooking up something even older: Its proprietary single-cell fungus-based protein, branded Pekilo, was originally developed in the 1960s and ’70s — by, of all things, the local paper industry.

2024-05-23 @ 6.32.40 ∈ In English

Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings

Community science volunteers—laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation—significantly contribute to the scientific knowledge of native bumble bees across Canada and the United States, finds a new study by York University.

2024-05-21 @ 20.30.31 ∈ In English

Mosquito Meal: Study Shows Pests’ Potential as Livestock Feed

A test of chicken feed with protein from mass-trapped mosquitoes shows farmed chickens readily eat it, with no effects on weight gained or meat quality.

2024-05-21 @ 18.08.05 ∈ In English

Biologists discover caterpillars are able to sense electrostatic fields generated by predators

[The researchers tested specimens of cinnabar moth, the scarce vapourer moth and the European peacock butterfly] for the ability to sense and react to an artificially generated electrostatic field that matched the output of that generated by a wasp. [All] three species responded very clearly to an electrostatic charge—some flailed their bodies, others coiled in a defensive posture.

2024-05-12 @ 16.54.16 ∈ In English

(From February 2023)

Can We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again?

Cycling is the most sustainable form of transportation, but the bicycle is becoming increasingly damaging to the environment. The energy and material used for its production go up while its life expectancy decreases.

2024-05-10 @ 12.15.32 ∈ In English

The Curious Case of Bird Fleas Infesting a Home

Upon visiting the home, we found an abandoned bird’s nest behind a fire alarm bell in the front entryway of the residence. […] A total of 31 fleas were recovered by flagging from the front entryway of the residence, 20 were collected by the resident from indoors, and 387 were removed from the abandoned bird nest.

2024-05-07 @ 17.52.24 ∈ In English

Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game

[When a] jump routine gets interrupted by a crash, [the RAM] will be holding data representing the buttons being pushed on [extra] controllers. This gives players a potential way to control precisely where the game code goes after the crash is triggered.

2024-05-06 @ 19.50.10 ∈ In English

The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all

“The structural inefficiency was a huge deal.”

2024-05-04 @ 10.21.02 ∈ In English

German police bust Europe’s ‘largest’ scam call center – DW – 05/02/2024

Investigators teamed up with colleagues from the Balkans and Lebanon in raids set up by months of intense surveillance. Authorities say the operation thwarted over €10 million in damages and led to 21 arrests.

2024-05-03 @ 17.11.30 ∈ In English

Researchers determine large numbers of wild mountain goats are killed every year by avalanches

The research team found that death by avalanche was common for the goats—in one region, it was responsible for 65% of deaths. They found that overall, approximately 8% of all wild mountain goat deaths in Alaska were due to avalanches—a percentage they describe as significant.