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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 3-Nov-2025 03:11 ET (3-Nov-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)
Moisture, low row-crop prices prompt possible record Texas peanut production
Texas A&M AgriLife CommunicationsSummer rains and a competitive market that outpaced other commodities could result in record-breaking Texas peanut production, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists.
“Starting in May through the end of planting, we had good rainfall across much of Texas,” said Emi Kimura, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension statewide peanut specialist, agronomist and associate professor in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Vernon. “Then the growing season in June and July saw more beneficial moisture – something that hasn’t happened the past few years.”
Impact of Apple, MP Materials’ $500M deal on North Texas
University of Texas at ArlingtonApple and MP Materials recently announced a $500 million agreement to source rare-earth magnets from MP Materials’ new Fort Worth plant and to develop a U.S.-based recycling facility. MP Materials has also reached an agreement with the Department of Defense in partial ownership of the company. Rare-earth magnets are essential components in technologies ranging from smartphones and tablets to electric vehicles and clean energy infrastructure.
BGI Genomics taps AI to power healthcare transformation in Saudi Vision
BGI GenomicsChina’s BGI Genomics has marked its 26th anniversary with the launch of a newly developed AI-powered health management platform for the strategic commitment to global healthcare transformation. The platform enhances diagnostic efficiency and enables proactive disease prevention, creating a new standard in precision medicine.
As Saudi Arabia commemorates its 95th National Day and advances its Vision 2030 agenda, health innovation are driving a nationwide shift toward data-driven, precision-based healthcare. BGI Genomics, with its growing presence in the Kingdom and expertise in genomics and multi-omics technologies, is helping bring these goals closer to reality.
Christian Doppler Lab at Graz University of Technology incorporates physics in machine learning
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Tech innovations mark halfway point of Yao’s $1.1 million grant
University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleScientists visualize atomic structures in moiré materials
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10 years, 10,000 lives: Mayo experts highlight the journey and future of proton beam and particle therapy at Mayo Clinic
Mayo ClinicHuntsman Cancer Institute Discovery Innovations Fall 2025
Huntsman Cancer InstitutePsychedelics in the treatment of anorexia – a new pilot study
Lund University
Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now underway at Lund University in Sweden, where researchers are investigating whether psychedelic drugs have an effect on young patients with the disorder.
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