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Now, as part of Phase 2, fundraising is being done to create an endowment and restore the West Mesa.

  TORONTO -- For many years people assumed Apple devices were untouchable to cyber threats because they were too tough to hack, but experts say that’s not the case anymore. Consumer Reports said while many owners of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers may have thought they didnt need anti-virus software, a recent wave of attacks against Apple products are causing concern. "I’ve always thought Apple products were safer. That’s why I went with them to begin with," Apple user Mark Doherty ...

August 3, 2021 at 11:21 pm by Sean Crommelin Nitrogen is a common and abundant element in the universe, serving many important functions for life on Earth. It makes up much of the atmosphere and our bodies, being a key component of amino acids and proteins, DNA and RNA, and ATP — the molecule which provides energy to many biological processes and living cells.  The researchers looked at semi-arid ecosystems, specifically oak savanna and woodland. Sean Crommelin / Daily Nexus ...

From fungi within these animals, the researchers found a host of genes which encode for biosynthetic enzymes and in turn natural products.

May 23, 2021 at 10:25 pm by Sean Crommelin By the age of two, the brain of a child is almost three-quarters the size of an adult’s. However, within this brain exists notable distinctions between the growing and grown mind.  Courtesy of Zoe Liberman While research has shown that humans have remarkably malleable, or neuroplastic, brains compared to other animals — even into adulthood — early childhood is when the human brain is most malleable, and these formative years...

May 20, 2021 at 10:00 pm by Sean Crommelin As interest in climate science has exploded with the looming threat of climate change, scientists around the world have sought to better understand how precipitation patterns may change in the future or have changed in the past due to corresponding changes in temperature.  Río Secreto, a cave system near Playa del Carmen in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons They do this by using both complex mathematical ...

Published May 9, 2021, 6:46 PM The number of social media users recently scammed, hacked, and even harassed online is alarming. While cybercrime victims before were the clueless titos and titas, now, journalists, doctors, teachers, and even those in the religious communities have fallen to the more sophisticated forms of scams. We could see now the impact of cybercrime across all ages and spectrums of society. My job as the Tech Editor and Information and Communications Technology head of Manil...

April 25, 2021 at 11:56 pm by Sean Crommelin As economies around the world become increasingly ambitious in accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels and other forms of nonrenewable energy, India — the world’s second most populous country and the fifth largest economy in the world by GDP — has emerged as a global leader in the expansion of renewables.  India’s planned emphasis on solar photovoltaics may not be ideal. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons But the...

April 13, 2021 at 4:00 pm by Sean Crommelin Alec Cao, a fourth-year physics major in the College of Creative Studies, has won one of seventeen 2021-2022 Churchill Scholarships.  Cao will be traveling to the United Kingdom for one year of master’s study at Churchill College in the University of Cambridge. The scholarship covers full tuition, a stipend, travel costs and an opportunity to apply for a $2000 special research grant, according to the Churchill Scholarship website. Ch...

April 11, 2021 at 11:00 pm by Sean Crommelin For decades, antiquated research practices enshrined the behavior of undergraduate students, or even just the W.E.I.R.D. — those in countries who are western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic — as the standard of human behavior.  A flat tire being replaced in the midst of fieldwork in Mwanza, Tanzania. Courtesy of David Lawson Nowadays, however, the sun has set on such a mentality.  Variation in behavior based ...