Monthly Archive: September 2018
“This is actually a rather amazing finding.” By Emma Betuel – Synthetic sandalwood, better known for its role as sock-drawer potpourri, had unexpected effects on hair regrowth in a recently released study in Nature Communications. But although the application of this study has to …
NPS Photo. Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Bandelier National Monument: September 22 – Entrance Fee Waived September 29 – Work Project Planned Often just known as NPLD, National Public Lands Day is generally billed as the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands. …
James Holloway – Open source provides a compelling alternative to proprietary software (Credit: bizoon/Depositphotos) There are many compelling reasons to use open source software, where the code behind an app is free for anyone to view or contribute to. There’s the obvious …
The healthiest end-of-day sleep is 6 to 8 hours, but not more. Or less. As for napping, it depends on how you want to wake up. Robby Berman – Rachel Calamusa. – It’s obvious that being exhausted is no fun unless you’re Keith …
by Megan Lee and Joanne Bradbury – We all know eating “healthy” food is good for our physical health and can decrease our risk of developing diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease. What is not as well known is that eating healthy food is also …
Loz Blain – The self-driving BMW makes its way around the track (Credit: BMW Motorrad). Yamaha’s Motobot is not alone, it seems. Behind closed doors, BMW has also been working on autonomous motorcycle technology for the last couple of years. And yesterday, …
by Stephen Johnson – A new computer model predicts that storms in the 21st century will become increasingly violent (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The 21st century is not only projected to see more hurricanes, but also ones so extreme that scientists might …
By Joanie Budzileni – Around here, in Bandelier National Monument and many other parts of New Mexico, everyone starts noticing tarantulas about this time of year. Autumn is the time when males mature and start out on their quest to find a mate. This exposes …
by Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, FTC. – A caller says that he’s from the government and your Social Security Number (SSN) has been suspended. He sounds very professional. So you should do exactly what he says to fix things…right? Wrong. The …
Trees have been around for about a million years, and as you can see from these incredible pictures, there’s a good reason why they’ve survived for so long. Whether they’re growing in the middle of gale-force winds, on the tops of rocky platforms, …
