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It isn't the picky eaters that drive soil microbial metabolism

Phys.org 

Interactions among microorganisms in soil lead to the release of nutrients derived from complex organic matter in that soil. This community metabolism creates food for both microbes and plants. However, scientists don't fully understand the specific nature of many of these interactions. For example, scientists want to know why some microbes are more successful than others and what roles individual members play in their communities.

In artists' miniature scenes, snails enjoy the night of their lives

Boing Boing 

The miniature scenes crafted by artists Aleia Murawski and Sam Copeland may be fake, but their inhabitants – tiny snails – are very much real. Murawski and Copeland originally rose to fame with more domestic settings for their slimy friends, but the scope of their art has expanded significantly, giving the snails new, neon-lit stomping grounds – or is it more crawling grounds? — Read the rest



Ecuador Moves to Expand Drilling in the Amazon

Nytimes.com 

A novel idea to leave the country’s vast oil reserves in the ground fizzled for lack of international support. Now, struggling under painful debt, the government wants to expand drilling in the rainforest.

New pathogen likely culprit for mass crab deaths: UK study

Phys.org 

What caused the mass death of crustaceans off the coast of northeast England in late 2021? A new finding on Friday brought relief to the government, which is developing a flagship new "freeport" in the region.

Bitcoin rises above $21,000 despite Genesis bankruptcy

Royals Blue 

Bitcoin moved back above the $21,000 level on Friday, as volatility in the crypto-currency market remains high. After falling nearly 4% in Thursday’s session, the global market cap is up 1.14% at the time of writing. This comes despite news that crypto-currency lender Genesis recently filed for bankruptcy. Ethereum was also in the green as […]

Suicide drones attack US base in Syria

TheHill.com 

Three suicide drones on Friday morning attacked a U.S. base in Syria, leaving two Syrian fighters injured. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a release that forces at the al-Tanf Garrison shot down two of the drones, but one was able to strike the compound. No American troops were injured in the attack. The two...

What's in Store for the 2023 Truck Market?

Ttnews.com 

Class 8 truck production and sales increased in 2022 and won’t fall off a cliff in 2023, industry experts said, but 2023 still promises some uncertainty, of course.

The future of the metaverse is either nothing or Fortnite, this year’s GDC survey reckons

Rock Paper Shotgun 

Devs seem to think that Epic Games' whirlwind of pop cultural cross-pollination Fortnite is the game best positioned to deliver the vision of the metaverse to us, the Game Developers Conference have revealed. The results of the GDC’s 11th annual State Of The Industry survey were released this week. The survey checked in with more than 2,300 developers to pick their brains on contentious issues facing gaming, ranging from unionisation and harassment to, erm, blockchain.

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