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The prototype Companion Collar uses Bluetooth and GPS to keep tabs on pets. vvvita/Depositphotos – By David Szondy 2020 Nov 05 – A new prototype Companion Collar smart collar is being developed by the CSIRO’s digital specialist arm, Data61, and agtech company Ceres Tag …
Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images – By Jennifer Ho, Professor. Asian American Studies, University of Colorado Boulder 2020 Sep 01 – News that Sen. Kamala Harris was Joe Biden’s choice for the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee …
The Bittersweet Story of Vanilla
A mesmerizing 10,000-shot video captures the dramatic life cycles of several species – photographed by Owen Reiser. By Corryn Wetzel SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Nov 02 – Owen Reiser was running through the nature preserve around his college campus when he spotted some “crazy looking …
Radishes grow in the SMAG-soil, on the roof of the Cockrell School’s Engineering Teaching Center building at UT Austin. The University of Texas at Austin – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Nov 04 – Generally speaking, you don’t see a wide variety of crops being …
Why Covid-19 Patients Are Suffering From Distorted and Phantom Smells
In a new study, mice with certain gut bacteria populations were found to be protected from the adverse effects of radiation. crystaleyemedia/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2020 Nov 01 – We know radiation therapy is an aggressively toxic treatment methodology for fighting cancer. Gastrointestinal …
24 feet tall and three feet wide, these giant spires dotted the ancient landscape. Digging up a Prototaxites fossil (University of Chicago) – By Colin Schultz SmithsonianMag.Com – From around 420 to 350 million years ago, when land plants were still the relatively …
2nd Place, The Beauty of Nature. ‘El Cordón Caulle II’, a dirty storm that occurred during the furious eruption of the Cordón Caulle, located in the region of Los Ríos and the Parque Nacional Puyehue, Chile. Francisco Negroni – View 20 Images – …
A recent study found the simple intervention reduced bird mortality by 72 percent. Researchers found that painting one blade black was enough to encourage the birds to alter their flight path. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images) – By Alex Fox …
