Have you recently noticed a spider peeking out from a brown, rolled-up leaf in your garden? Chances are you share your garden with Leaf Rolling Spider, Phonognatha graeffei (pronounced fon-og-natha greef-ei), a fascinating member of the Araneidae (pronounced aran-ee-i-dee) spider family. This spider, which can be found in all Australian states and territories, builds its […]
In my hometown there is a gardening tradition that has been passed down through the generations: never plant tomatoes before Show Day, which in Tasmania falls on the fourth Saturday in October. If you are unwise enough to plant them earlier, your tomato plants will suffer during the frigid nights and will not grow. But […]
With the primary goal of advancing scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or motivated to think about the social implications of the technologies they develop. Even in genomic medicine, which is aimed at benefiting future patients, time and money pressures make it tough Real-time ethics monitoring is difficult. In 2015, three years after scientists […]
It is a known fact that exercises are addictive. But CrossFitters—those who commit to brutal CrossFit workouts and strict diets—are known for their fanatical commitment to their fitness philosophy. They can be found doing ponderous pull-ups and squats, flipping tires or hitting them with a sledgehammer, climbing ropes, throwing medicine balls and “switching to a […]
As 2024 approaches, many people start the year with resolutions to get fitter. Some people find it difficult to get excited about exercising outdoors in the winter. But don’t underestimate the joy of running in a winter wonderland. It’s accessible, available to everyone, and doesn’t involve gym fees or steep equipment. Health benefits First, exercise […]
Leonard Hayflick, the biomedical researcher who discovered that normal cells can divide only a certain number of times — a limitation on human lifespan that frustrated would-be immortals everywhere — died Aug. 1 at his home in Sea Ranch, Calif., at age 96. His son, Joel Hayflick, said the cause was pancreatic cancer. Like many […]
Mary Peart, a 67-year-old retired nurse from Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., started taking gabapentin a year and a half ago to relieve pain and fatigue from fibromyalgia. The drug helps her climb stairs, walk her dog and take art classes, she said. Thanks to this, “I have life,” she said. “If I forget to take a dose, […]
Almost all content and advertising on the Internet is adapted to each viewer. The impact of this type of content distribution on the 2016 election is still being studied. However, we can say with certainty that the campaigns used it to tell different things for different people without worrying about accuracy. The solution to this […]
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has proposed new strategy to strengthen the financial health of Olympic sports, from less popular disciplines like table tennis to dominant ones like basketball and swimming. The basis of this initiative is a plan to enable individual sports federations to independently market the iconic Olympic rings in Australia. This is […]
Accused of ruin local tradeto generate heavy traffic and from treat your employees badlyAmazon does it too the subject of two European Commission investigationsOn November 10, Brussels informed the US online retail giant that it had “violated European Union rules on anti-competitive practices by distorting competition in online retail markets.” These two surveys have the […]