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A houseplant genetically modified to glow in the dark.
“Discover the allure of the Firefly Petunia. A beautiful plant by day, it unveils mesmerizing luminescence after dusk.” ~ learn more
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A real life Weekend at Bernie’s.
“Police in Brazil have detained a woman suspected of wheeling a dead man, who she said was her uncle, to a bank to withdraw a four-figure loan.” ~ learn more
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Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?
A story of incentives. “After almost two decades of relentless colony collapse coverage and years of grieving suspiciously clean windshields, we were stunned to run the numbers on the new Census of Agriculture (otherwise known as that wonderful time every […]
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Self-assembling nanomachines.
The bacterial flagellum is an incredible, natural, nano-scale motor. “Film from Keiichi Namba and colleagues, explaining their work at the cutting edge of research into the structure, function and assembly of the bacterial flagellum.” ~ learn more
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The rise of the remote husband.
The Economist points out that remote work is not distributed equally. “All over the country, among the well-heeled and well-educated, a new trend appears to be emerging. When the wives head out in the morning, to their offices, classrooms or […]
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Gordon Gekko was innocent.
A very insightful review of the 1980s movie Wall Street. “But what I would like to do is make the following case; very few of the actions which bring down the whole house of cards on Bud Fox and Gordon […]
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The Phoenix burns trash down to ash.
“The Phoenix can thermally reduce 4-8 tons of unsorted municipal solid waste – plastic, Styrofoam, food waste – into 3% ash every 24 hours. It operates without using fuel or producing toxic emissions, and at less than half the cost […]
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It’s amazing how many Americans think they live in the midwest when they don’t.
I feel very ‘in group’-y for being from a place that’s unambiguously midwest. ~ learn more
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California’s giant redwoods thriving in the UK.
“The trees, which were first brought to the UK about 160 years ago, are growing at a similar rate to those found in their native range in California. The scientists believe the UK trees are also outnumbering the ones in […]