Lygus lineolaris, a troublemaker pest found all over North America, has a nose for trouble. This bug uses its sense of smell to find its favorite places to eat. Scientists wanted to figure out what smells attract this pest, specifically to crops. The scientists were curious about the smells
Imagine having a tiny gadget on your finger. This gadget calculates when you ovulate. It records the data from your finger. How cool is that? It is a device named Oura Ring. Oura calculates the exact ovulation date. This time is when you are most fertile. A person can use this for timing pregnancie
Imagine this: 18, 000 workers at Costco across the USA. Many of them were very ready to start a strike. They had voted and it was clear that most of them wanted to do it. The reason? They were fed up with wages and benefits that weren't matching up to what Costco was earning. A whopping $7. 4bn pro
Imagine health care where multiple organisations can work together seamlessly without the usual hassles or worries. This is possible through smart contracts (SCs). SCs are not new to us. They are digital agreements that self-execute. They are designed to work automatically without needing manual i
"where have proteins been during the past minute? " you might ask. That question is actually not as complicated to answer without expensive equipment, years of research. Tools have been recently discovered to solve big mysteries The lives of living proteins and molecules aren't always straightforwa
Issues are brewing at Costco. Most of Costcos' stores are prepared to strike with midnight coming closer. The notable Teamsters workers union persuaded thousands to back them. The company is refusing to cooperate in with union's demands. The Teamsters believe Costco needs will have to boost their o
There’s a new space traveling friend that scientists have just spotted. This asteroid, named 2024 YR4, is about the size of a large building, measuring somewhere between 40 and 100 meters. This space visitor is cruising through the universe at an astonishing speed of approximately 38, 028 miles per
Let's start with a big move by the government. They are removing all references to "diversity, " "equity, " and "inclusion" across federal agencies. This includes even the most basic employee manuals. Take the Internal Revenue Service’s procedural handbook for employees, for example. The terms were
Imagine this: tons of peach waste from making fruit juice and compote. It used to go to waste. So why not turn waste into a high-quality product? Industrial waste makes up a lot of what we throw away. That's why every little bit of waste we can reuse and recycle helps our planet. It's all about
So, baseball fans, spring training is knocking on the door, but there are still a bunch of big names out there waiting for their chance to sign a new deal, such as Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso. There's a lot to talk about in the MLB. Signing a new deal in late January, Roki Sasaki, a Japanese pitche
