Ever snap off a dandelion head and see the white liquid seeping out from the stem? It turns out that fluid isn鈥檛 sap or poison, but a defense mechanism, in the form of latex! The Lithuanian word...
A novel drone system is currently being tested in Denmark. Don鈥檛 worry, it will be targeting weeds not people. The goal is to reduce herbicide use by limiting application to heavily infested areas....
While it makes for a great album title, the dark side of the moon is simply a myth. As the moon rotates around the Earth, and the Earth around the sun, the moon is exposed to the sun鈥檚 light just...
Donald Trump recently attacked Canada鈥檚 dairy industry, calling our policies unfair. Milk supply in Canada, like poultry and eggs, is strictly regulated by supply management policies. By regulating...
Wood burning stoves are a health hazard. Period. Not debatable. To understand, we first have to examine what combustion is all about. When cellulose and lignin, the major components of wood, burn...
Since World War I, the U.S. Armed Forces have routinely discarded conventional explosives, radiological waste and chemical weapons in the oceans. When this was publicly revealed by the Department...
Vanilla is the most popular flavor in North America. But it is not that often that one gets the chance to taste the 鈥渞eal stuff鈥�. The flavor made from the beans of the vanilla orchid is expensive....
You may want them in your jeans, but you probably want to keep them away from your genes. They鈥檙e 鈥渘ano鈥� particles of titanium dioxide, about ten billionths of a meter in diameter that can exhibit...
What comes to mind when you think of arsenic?聽 Inheritance powder?聽 The possible murder of Napoleon?聽 Poisoned wells in Bangladesh?聽 Well, how about playgrounds, decks or picnic tables?聽 Concern...
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