French startup Ÿnsect shot into the spotlight when “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. touted its merits on the “Late Show” during Super Bowl weekend 2021. Now, nearly four years later, the insect farming company has been placed into judicial liquidation — essentially bankruptcy — for insolvency. The company’s demise is hardly a surprise, as Ÿnsect had been embattled for...
You have full access to this article via your institution. Download the Nature Podcast 24 December 2025In this episode:00:40 What a trove of potato genomes reveals about the humble spudResearchers have created a ‘pangenome’ containing the genomes of multiple potato types, something they believe can help make it easier to breed and sequence new varieties. The potato’s complicated genetics has...
Jaroslav LukivandMakuochi OkaforBBCOne strike hit a field near a village in Sokoto stateThe US has launched strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, where militants have sought to establish a foothold. Camps run by the group in Sokoto state were hit near the border with Niger, the US military said. Casualty numbers are unclear,...
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(RNS) — A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in a lawsuit brought by current and former church members who challenged senior pastor the Rev. Kevin Johnson’s 2024 election and sought to remove him. Johnson succeeded the Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, who served as a minister at the historically Black...
Something unexpected is happening inside a material called platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi2). According to a new study from researchers at IFW Dresden and the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, this shiny gray crystal may look ordinary, but the electrons inside it behave in ways scientists have never observed before. In earlier work published in 2024, the team showed that only the top and...
Scientists at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine -- Christchurch Ōtautahi, have identified a direct connection between how much vitamin C people eat and how well their skin produces collagen and renews itself. The findings show that skin health responds measurably to dietary vitamin C, not just topical treatments. Published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the research found...
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) throws downfield during the first quarter of their game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Packers tied up a playoff spot on Christmas night thanks to the rival Lions' loss, but coach Matt LaFleur's club can try to improve their NFC North hopes and...
Posted by Garan Jenkin - Developer Relations Engineerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgsPXZIKInwA few months ago we relaunched Androidify as an app for generating personalized Android bots. Androidify transforms your selfie photo into a playful Android bot using Gemini and Imagen.However, given that Android spans multiple form factors, including our most recent addition, XR, we thought, how could we bring the fun of Androidify to...
By HowlRound Theatre Commons. Beginning in January, HowlRound Theatre Commons will operate independently and with new leadership, as co-founder and director Jamie Gahlon steps into an advisory role and Ramona Rose King&nbs Source link...
