High school playoffs in North Carolina will run a little bit different this year than in years past. Jason Koon is the Sports Editor for the Hickory Record and can be reached at [email protected].

Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions such as cadmium and arsenic. These molecules act as the plant's natural ...

Drs. Steven Zweibel and Barry Stein pose for a portrait in a simulation room at Hartford HealthCare's Center for Education, Simulation & Innovation on Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT ...

OpenAI Teases Option to Create 'Erotica for Adults' Using ChatGPT The move is part of an effort to 'relax' the chatbot now that OpenAI has added age-based mental health safeguards, CEO Sam Altman says ...

Using ChatGPT is a lot simpler than you think, and there are many ways to make it work best for you. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest ...

While it is possible to quantify soil organisms, their presence in soil does not necessarily correspond with their activity at any point in time. Different soils naturally have different communities ...

The U.S. is currently facing a deficit of 4.7 million homes, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. On top of that, many existing homes are not resilient enough to rapidly changing weather ...

Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. The company ...

Increasing the size of the System Reserved Partition without third-party software requires the execution of the required commands in the Command Prompt. Therefore, this method is only for advanced ...

Abstract: Plant development that is healthy relies on the minerals found in the soil. Conventional chemical analysis techniques can be used to retrieve information about soil nutrients. Non-imaging ...