Cabbage whites triggered egg-killing leaf necrosis in crucifers
Until now, little was known about how plants protect themselves from plant-eating insects and how the arms race between insects and plants unfolded. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research have gained more insight into this: strong leaf nec.....»»
Using Einstein"s tea leaf paradox to study nanofluids
Stirring can allow the dispersion of substances evenly in liquid. Einstein's tea leaf paradox is a concept that shows how tea leaves can concentrate in a doughnut shape through a secondary flow effect during stirring. In a new study published in Scie.....»»
This week’s dead Google products: Google Podcasts, basic Gmail, and more!
A thrilling roundup of the things Google has killed this week. Enlarge / Google is looking pretty dilapidated these days. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Google is killing off so many products lately we need to do a roundup or.....»»
Google is killing another one of its popular apps, and it’s a big one
Google plans to discontinue one of its popular apps, Google Podcasts, in the new year. Here's what you need to do about the closure......»»
The best Legion Arms in Lies of P
Your Legion Arms can turn your normal puppet into a killing machine in Lies of P. There are plenty you can equip, but here are the best arms to fight with......»»
Q&A: How extreme weather impacts fall foliage
After a summer of extreme weather—historic rainfall, devastating floods, wildfire smoke—leaf peeping season has finally arrived in Vermont and New England......»»
The threat of wildfires is rising. So is new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter artificial intelligence......»»
Everything leaving Max (formerly HBO Max) in October 2023
From Killing Eve to Dawson's Creek to the Stephen King movies It and It: Chapter Two, here are all the movies and TV shows leaving Max in October 2023......»»
New Zealand probes mystery illness killing rare penguins
A mystery illness is decimating the chicks of New Zealand's endangered yellow-eyed penguins, and scientists say they may have found the cause......»»
Accelerated warming has pushed North America"s deepest lake across important ecological thresholds
A team of researchers from Queen's University and Environment and Climate Change Canada have shown that accelerated 21st-century warming has triggered a striking shift in algal composition in the Great Slave Lake, North America's deepest lake, and on.....»»
A view to killing off stereotypes
Looking for insights into geopolitics? Eager to learn about foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region? Don't rely on James Bond films for your education......»»
Australia gives up fight to eradicate bee-killing parasite
Australia on Wednesday abandoned its fight to eradicate the destructive Varroa mite, an invasive parasite responsible for the collapse of honeybee populations across the planet......»»
Flowering plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid—and may outlive us
If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and the literal end of an era, the Mesozoic......»»
Floods wiped out quarter of Greek farm produce: experts
A quarter of Greece's annual agricultural production was wiped out in last week's deadly flash floods triggered by Storm Daniel, which drenched the central region of Thessaly, according to experts......»»
Melting ice likely triggered climate change 8,000+ years ago
Using geological samples from the Ythan Estuary in Scotland, scientists have identified a melting ice sheet as the probable trigger of a major climate-change event just over 8,000 years ago......»»
RIP to the Microsoft Surface Duo’s support window, an unmitigated disaster
The $1,400 device never ran a current version of Android. Enlarge / The Microsoft Surface Duo. (credit: Ron Amadeo) RIP to the Surface Duo 1. As spotted by Windows Central, Microsoft is killing off support for its first.....»»
Apple started killing Lightning accessories minutes after iPhone 15 USB-C introduction
Quietly, and without fanfare, after the announcement of the iPhone 15's new USB-C upgrade, Apple has killed the Lightning-connected MagSafe Battery Pack and the MagSafe Duo charger regardless that they still work with the new devices.Apple kills Ligh.....»»
Apple just killed the iPhone Lightning connector. What to do with your old chargers
At long last, Apple is killing its proprietary Lightning port in the iPhone 15 and embracing a charging cable that's compatible with non-Apple products. That's one less extra cord cluttering your nightstand. One less thing to forget when packing for.....»»
Apple killing off plastic packaging by the end of 2024
Apple's commitment to environmental impacts takes a bold new stand with a claim the tech giant will phase out all plastic packaging by the end of 2024, and the slow removal of leather products.Apple 2030's goal of carbon-neutral devices. By 2030, App.....»»
A rhino at an Austrian zoo kills a zookeeper and seriously injures her husband
A rhino at a zoo in Austria attacked a married couple working as zookeepers Tuesday, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man, authorities said......»»
Morocco quake not in most active area but expect aftershocks: expert
The powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than a thousand people, didn't hit in the most active seismological region, said one French expert. But aftershocks can be expected, he warned......»»