Are your strawberries bland? Pesticides could be to blame
Have you ever bitten into a plump, red strawberry, only to find it bland and watery? Certain pesticides might be responsible. A team reporting in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has found that two common strawberry fungicides can impac.....»»
Licorice leaf extract is a promising plant protectant for conventional and organic agriculture
Pesticides have proven effective in protecting crop yield against plant pathogens, but the environmental detriment to nontarget organisms has prompted a tug-of-war between organic and conventional agriculture practices. This poses the question: How c.....»»
The number of trees that died in California spiked last year: Drought is mainly to blame
Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California last year, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service......»»
Apple Q1 earnings miss the mark almost across the board
CEO Tim Cook believes supply issues and a troubled economy were to blame. Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Apple reported its earnings for Q1 2023 today, and it was one of the company's p.....»»
Honey bee colony loss in the US linked to mites, extreme weather, pesticides
About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, yet the insect is dying off at alarming rates. In one year alone, between April of 2019 and April of 2020, one study reported a 43% colony loss in honey bees ac.....»»
My iPhone 14 Pro camera is ruined, and it’s all Apple’s fault
I love my iPhone 14 Pro, but the camera is something I fight with every day. And Apple is the one to blame......»»
Researchers uncover new potential for ancient mint plants
MSU researchers have traced the evolution of mint genomes for potential future applications that range from medicines to pesticides to antimicrobials......»»
What are the causes of climate change? Why scientists say humans are to blame
Scientists around the world are striving to learn more about how rising average temperatures worldwide influence the weather. They say it's increasingly likely that climate change is making weather events more intense, more frequent or of longer dura.....»»
If iOS 17 is a letdown, you can blame this one Apple device
Apple’s iPhone, iPad and, Mac operating systems could miss out on exciting new features because Apple is focusing on its secret VR headset, new rumors allege......»»
The Pixel 7’s latest problem? Randomly shattering cameras
Users of Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro report the rear camera glass shattering seemingly spontaneously. Some think the cold is to blame......»»
Researchers detect fluoride in water with new simple color change test
Environmental contaminants like fluoride, lead and pesticides exist all around and even within us. While researchers have simple ways to measure concentrations of such contaminants inside lab environments, levels are much more difficult to test in th.....»»
Why Do You Get Sick in the Winter? Blame Your Nose
A new study shows that as temperatures drop, nasal cells release fewer of the tiny protectors that bind and neutralize invading germs......»»
Making a salad might be getting more expensive. Could climate change be to blame?
In his nearly four decades of growing lettuce, spinach, kale and other leafy greens in California and Arizona, Tony Alameda has seen plenty of bad years. But lately, he said, there have been many more "noticeably bad" years in a row......»»
Apple VR headset is probably to blame for Google picking off NFL Sunday Ticket deal at the 11th hour
Disappointed that Tim Cook didn’t back the money truck up to the NFL for Sunday Ticket streaming rights? You can probably blame the rumored mixed reality Apple headset for the talks falling apart. more… The post Apple VR headset is probably to.....»»
Corsair says bug, not keylogger, behind some K100 keyboards’ creepy behavior
An error with the macro recording feature may be to blame. Enlarge (credit: Getty) Keylogger-like behavior has some Corsair K100 keyboard customers concerned. Several users have reported their peripheral randomly enteri.....»»
Neuralink faces federal probe over alleged animal abuse, “hack job” surgeries
Current and former employees blame mishaps and abuse on pressure from Musk to go faster. Enlarge / Pager, a nine-year-old Macaque, plays MindPong with his Neuralink. (credit: YouTube/NeuraLink) Elon Musk's brain-computer.....»»
PCI standards group deflects, assigns blame for melting GPU power connectors
"Members are responsible for safety testing of their products." Enlarge / Nvidia's 12VHPWR power cable adapter, as shipped with an RTX 4080. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Nvidia's new RTX 4090 and 4080 GPUs both use a new.....»»
Black Twitter"s expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism
Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland were propelled into the media spotlight, their names were Twitter #hashtags......»»
White butterflies are filling Johannesburg"s skies earlier than usual. Climate change is to blame
Each year around mid-summer, somewhere between December and mid-January, the skies of South Africa's Gauteng province, including the city of Johannesburg, fill with small white butterflies. Some land in people's gardens, allowing a closer look at the.....»»
Study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men
Despite advances in gender equality, women still earn less than men in all advanced, industrialized societies. Who—or what—is to blame? A new 15-country study led by Andrew Penner at the University of California, Irvine, divides fault evenly betw.....»»
Silkworms Spin a Potential Microplastics Substitute
“Intentionally added microplastics” in pesticides and cosmetics could be made from silk instead.....»»