Stampede in SoHo leaves grandmother hospitalized for her birthday
Stampede in SoHo leaves grandmother hospitalized for her birthday.....»»
How heatwaves and drought combine to produce the perfect firestorm
Long heatwaves during entrenched drought often trigger fears of bushfire. It's easy to imagine rolling days of hot, dry weather desiccating leaves, bark and twigs, transforming them into a potent fuel......»»
How climate caprices can trigger plants
Plants and other organisms can adapt their phenotypes to fluctuating environmental conditions within certain limits. The leaves of the dandelion, for example, are much more small in sunny locations than in shady places. In the sun, less leaf area is.....»»
Kratom: What science is discovering about the risks and benefits of a controversial herb
Kratom, a traditional Southeast Asian herbal medicine from the leaves of the tropical tree Mitragyna speciosa, has gained favor in the U.S. as a legal high over the past decade. Almost two metric tons of kratom are imported from Southeast Asia monthl.....»»
Methods in studying cycad leaf nutrition found to be inconsistent and incomplete
Collective research to date regarding nutrients found in the leaves of contemporary cycad species has been inconsistent as far as data collection and narrow in scope, according to a University of Guam-led literature review published on Nov. 19 in Hor.....»»
Rocket Report: Starship going offshore, Blue Origin may launch humans in April
"We're smarter as a team having been through this process." Enlarge / Rocket Lab's first mission of 2021 was named "Another One Leaves The Crust." (credit: Rocket Lab) Welcome to Edition 3.30 of the Rocket Report! This week we're celebrating a.....»»
Catnip leaves kitties feline groovy, wards off mosquitoes: study
Catnip is known to hold a special place in the hearts of felines, who often respond by rubbing their face and head in the plant, rolling around on the ground, then zoning out in a state of intoxicated repose......»»
NASA Ends Efforts to Deploy Mars InSight"s "Mole"
After two years of futile struggles to penetrate surprisingly sticky soil, the heat probe’s demise leaves large gaps in our understanding of the Red Planet’s interior -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Rocket Lab completes its first rocket launch of 2021 and 18th mission overall
Rocket Lab has launched its 18th mission, and the first of 2021, as of 8:26 PM NZT (2:30 AM EST). The ‘Another One Leaves The Crust’ mission took off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, and flew.....»»
Several hospitalized after crash at Indiana auto auction
The incident happened Friday morning at Dyer Auto Auction in Gary, Ind......»»
Marc Lore leaves Walmart a little over four years after selling Jet.com for $3B
Marc Lore, the executive vice president, president and CEO of U.S. e-commerce for Walmart, is stepping down a little over four years after selling his e-commerce company Jet.com to the country’s largest retailer for $3 billion. Lore’s ten.....»»
Rubber tree plant leaves found to grow slippery to ward off insects as plant ages
A team of researchers at the University of Freiburg, has found that at least one kind of plant has leaves that grow slippery as it ages in an apparent attempt to ward off leaf-eating insects. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open.....»»
Bacterium produces pharmaceutical all-purpose weapon
For some years, an active substance from the leaves of an ornamental plant has been regarded as a possible forerunner of a new group of potent drugs. So far, however, it has been very laborious to manufacture it in large quantities. That could now ch.....»»
How to Find the Ideal Replacement When a Research Team Member Leaves
A new model identifies the optimum replacement member based on their skillset and working relationship with the remaining members Two brilliant minds are always better than one. Same goes for three, four, and so on. Of course the greater t.....»»
With 5 new unicorns in first week of 2021, are we in for a stampede this year?
What a week. Democracy is still standing and the nation is getting back to work, so let’s press forward, even if it does feel surreal to cover business news after witnessing a live-streamed coup attempt. Setting aside the tectonic political mom.....»»
Drones are being made out of pineapple leaves in Malaysia
Keen to reduce agricultural waste, researchers in Malaysia have found a way to transform pineapple leaves into durable frames for drones......»»
Flag leaves could help top off photosynthetic performance in rice
In rice plants, the flag leaf is the last to emerge, indicating the transition from crop growth to grain production. Photosynthesis in this leaf provides the majority of the carbohydrates needed for grain filling—so it is the most important leaf fo.....»»
"Like finding life on Mars": why the underground orchid is Australia"s strangest, most mysterious flower
If you ask someone to imagine an orchid, chances are pots of moth orchids lined up for sale in a hardware store will spring to mind, with their thick shiny leaves and vibrant petals......»»
Discovery of chemical clue may lead to solving cacao"s black pod rot mystery
The finding of relatively high levels of the antimicrobial compound clovamide in the leaves of a disease-resistant strain of cacao has significant implications for breeding trees that can tolerate black pod rot, according to Penn State researchers wh.....»»
Christmas trees can be green because of a photosynthetic short-cut
How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves? Science has not provided a good answer to this question but now an international team of scientists, incl.....»»
Kangaroo Home Security review: Affordable, but there’s room for improvement
It's easy to install, but its photo doorbell camera leaves a lot to be desired......»»