Revolutionizing Wheat Breeding, Slowed Growth of Supermassive Black Holes, Chinese Science Detectives Uncover Academic Misconduct

Discover the potential of a 'goldmine' collection of wheat from 100 years ago to help feed the world. Explore the slowed growth of supermassive black holes as the universe has aged. Uncover the efforts of Chinese science detectives in uncovering academic misconduct. Also, marvel at the sparkling quasar captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/14/goldmine-collection-of-wheat-from-100-years-ago-may-help-feed-the-world-scientists-say
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-14/supermassive-black-holes-have-masses-of-more-than-a-million-suns-but-their-growth-has-slowed-as-the-universe-has-aged.html
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3268242/study-ethics-chinese-science-detectives-hard-trail-academic-misconduct
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-spotted-bejeweled-ring-in-space-to-reveal-sparkling-quasar/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:43) ‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say
(00:03:09) Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged
(00:05:26) The Chinese science detectives hard on the trail of academic misconduct
(00:08:09) Scientists Have Spotted a ‘Bejeweled Ring’ in Space to Reveal a Sparkling Quasar