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Many social wasps are generalist predators too, which means they control populations of a wide range of species, but rarely wipe any single species out. They are one of the most unwelcome signs of summer. Buzzing through beer gardens, attacking innocent picnics, …
Michael Irving – The 4.5-km (2.8-mi) wide asteroid Florence, which whizzed past Earth last week, has been found to have two moons orbiting it (Credit: NASA/JPL) Recently, Earth was buzzed by asteroid 3122 Florence, the largest space rock NASA has seen come this …
Ben Coxworth – If aphids have the choice between wheat seedlings with (right) and without CBT-ol treatment (left), they avoid the treated seedlings (Credit: W. Mischko / TUM) Although it’s associated with nasty cigarettes, the tobacco plant is also a potential source …
Nick Lavars – Safer Pro, built into a wristwatch-like device – A discreet piece of smart jewelry that sends an alert to loved ones and tracks her location when a woman feels in danger has taken out the US$1 million XPrize for …
Protecting your devices from cryptojacking By Jason Adler – Assistant Director, Midwest Region – Instead of min(d)ing their own business, are scammers using your computer as their virtual ATM? Three years ago, the FTC warned the public and took action against cryptojacking. That’s …
– on September 28, 2017 – You don’t have to know a whole lot about science to know that black holes normally suck things in, not spew things out. But NASA detected something mighty bizarre at the supermassive black hole Markarian 335. Two …
Loz Blain – Head-first into infinity and beyond … that’s the Dart Flyer promise (Credit: Ray Research AG) Yes, that’s a head poking out the end of this terrifying personal flight concept. Called the Dart Flyer, it can essentially be looked upon …
Loz Blain – With pontoon-shaped landing skids, the Flyer is clearly designed to be flown over water (Credit: Kitty Hawk). Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk startup has been beavering away on several different personal flight projects, including a self-piloting, electric VTOL air taxi that …
C.C. Weiss – A pair of burly MANs (Men?) in the camp area at Abenteuer & Allrad 2018. This year, we made our first trip over to Germany’s Abenteuer & Allrad (Adventure & Allwheel) show. Very similar to Overland Expo, but considerably larger, Abenteuer …
Rich Haridy – Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is undergoing a renaissance in medical research (Credit: kooikkari Flickr CC BY SA 2.0) . For decades certain drugs, initially used solely by doctors and researchers, have been ostracized from the world of legitimate …
