America’s farmers are getting older, and young people aren’t rushing to join them
David R. Buys, Mississippi State University; John J. Green, Mississippi State University, and Mary Nelson Robertson, Mississippi State University On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking people who keep the world...
What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply
David Ubilava, University of Sydney - The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. It estimates 90% probability the climatic phenomenon, involving an unusual...
Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing
Frankfurt and Darmstadt (ots) - A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann has uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in crucial software components of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). RPKI is an Internet standard meant to protect Internet traffic from being hijacked by hackers. By now, all affected vendors provided patches for their products. The vulnerabilities could have had devastating consequences: Internet hijacks have already been exploited, e.g., for phishing passwords and other sensitive information, tricking certificate authorities into issuing fraudulent Web certificates, stealing cryptocurrency, distributing malware, and poisoning caches of DNS servers. The ATHENE team consisting of Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann and...
Price inflation is slowing, but here’s why it still feels like we’re in a cost of living crisis
Özlem Onaran, University of Greenwich - The latest UK consumer price index (CPI) data has been hailed as a win for prime minister Rishi...
UK bonds have hit a 25-year high – here’s what that means for the economy
David McMillan, University of Stirling - It’s been more than a year since the UK economy was thrown into crisis after then-prime minister Liz Truss suggested making a wealth...
Tax cuts rumoured but the UK’s autumn statement will offer little economic comfort
Nick O'Donovan, Keele University - The UK chancellor’s autumn statement is likely to be relatively uneventful – yet extremely significant. Although some headline-seeking tax cuts are rumoured, sluggish economic growth and persistent inflation leave little scope for major policy announcements. That said, the fiscal update is one of the last opportunities for the government to set out its economic vision...
Recycling tyres and plastics with an ancient heating method
Thermal decomposition is helping to green two major EU manufacturing industries. By Michael Allen - For thousands of years, humans have converted wood into charcoal through a technique called pyrolysis. Now, Jean-Michel Douarre wants...
Recycling tyres and plastics with an ancient heating method
Thermal decomposition is helping to green two major EU manufacturing industries. By Michael Allen - For thousands of years, humans...
