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.....»»
Scientists fabricate acid/alkali dual PH-responsive smart pesticide delivery system
Light, electric field, alternating magnetic field, and pH have been used as triggers to boost the release of pesticides, among which the pH-responsive type attracts broad interest due to simple operation and low cost......»»
Strawberries are smaller when bees ingest pesticides, study finds
Solitary bees that ingested the pesticide clothianidin when foraging from rapeseed flowers became slower. In addition, the strawberries pollinated by these bees were smaller. This is shown by a new study from Lund University in Sweden......»»
Store-bought milkweed plants can expose monarch caterpillars to harmful pesticides
Milkweed plants purchased at retail nurseries across the United States were contaminated with pesticides harmful to monarch caterpillars that rely on milkweed, a study led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno found. Every plant sampled wa.....»»
Report: App Tracking Transparency feature to blame for 40% in-app purchase price increase on iOS
A report shows the average price of in-app purchase has increased 40% on iOS since last year, and one of the main reasons is Apple’s App Tracking Transparency function that it’s making it more expensive to reach the right users. more… The po.....»»
Google Chrome not working? Microsoft Defender may be to blame
A routine Microsoft Defender update impacted users of apps like Chrome, Discord, and Twitch......»»
Drought blamed for dozens of cow poisoning deaths in Italy
An Italian farm became an open-air morgue earlier this month after around 50 cows were poisoned by young sorghum plants, an accident experts blame on drought......»»
Modern pesticides damage the brain of bees so they can"t move in a straight line
The challenge to let people walk back and forth in a straight line isn't just used by police to test if drivers are intoxicated: it's also used by neurologists to diagnose neurological disorders like ataxia, where parts of the brain that coordinate m.....»»
Don’t blame David Zaslav: Batgirl has always been treated like crap
The recent cancellation of the Batgirl movie isn't the first controversy the character has endured; over her 55-year-old history, she has weathered many storms......»»
Don"t be too quick to blame social media for America"s polarization. Cable news has a bigger effect, study finds
The past two election cycles have seen an explosion of attention given to "echo chambers," or communities where a narrow set of views makes people less likely to challenge their own opinions. Much of this concern has focused on the rise of social med.....»»
Fruit flies: Summer pests or scientific marvel?
Fly-swatting season is here. No sooner will you place your fresh strawberries on the kitchen counter than will the first fruit fly arrive. It won't take long for a platoon of Drosophila buddies to be hovering about the spoils......»»
WB Discovery merger strikes down “nearly finished” live-action Batgirl film
Reports blame tax write-off strategy; HBO Max also quietly delists six films. Enlarge / We hardly knew ye, feature-length live-action film version of Batgirl, and perhaps we never will. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Warner Bros) In.....»»
Large Majority of Americans Blame Warming for Extreme Weather
As Americans have increasingly experienced extreme weather events, their perception of climate change has shifted, survey results show.....»»
Researchers use science of light to reduce pesticides used to protect crops from pests and diseases
Experts at two Midlands universities are starting a new project to develop a photonic 'nose' to monitor crops for pest infestations and plant disease......»»
There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media, and algorithms are partly to blame
Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an incr.....»»
Longer commutes affect the cost of living in large cities more than zoning restrictions
Conventional wisdom in recent years has placed much of the blame for the rising cost of living in American cities on overly strict zoning policies. But a research team featuring economists and alumni from the George Washington University Columbian Co.....»»
Tesla crash victim was 99% to blame for his death, Fla. jury says
The plaintiff and his friend sitting in the passenger seat were killed when he lost control of the vehicle at 116 miles per hour and crashed into a concrete wall of a Fort Lauderdale house in 2018......»»
Microsoft Outlook is back online, router to blame for outage
After being down all morning due to an issue with a router, Microsoft says Outlook is back online for all users......»»
Where the Crawdads Sing review: a bland murder mystery
Olivia Newman's Where the Crawdads Sing is a well-acted but ultimately bland film adaptation of Delia Owens' best-selling novel......»»
Why can’t Intel’s 12th-gen CPUs pass the bar exam? Blame the E-cores
Older PC games have had similar issues with Alder Lake's hybrid architecture. Enlarge / Intel's 12th-generation Core CPUs use different types of CPU cores for different tasks. That hybrid architecture continues to cause problems for so.....»»
Researchers develop computer model to predict whether a pesticide will harm bees
Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to help protect bees from pesticides......»»