This Startup Helps Plants Talk to Farmers Reducing Pesticides and Agricultural Waste
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Chinese driver praised for helping reduce casualties in deadly highway collapse
A Chinese truck driver has been praised in local media for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 peopleABC News - World -
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
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Farmer bailed after burglary shooting death
The farmer was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the shooting in Whaley Bridge.BBC News - Top stories -
‘Pesticides by stealth’: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear
Even products marketed as ‘organic’ may be toxic, say campaigners, with risks for the wider ecosystem. Gardeners are inadvertently killing scores of earthworms with soil conditioners marketed as “organic”, experts fear, as they call for tighter ...The Guardian - World -
EU lobbies China to keep agriculture out of trade disputes
Strategic sector should not become a victim of anti-dumping investigations, argues EU commissionerFinancial Times - Business - China -
New York startup works to revive classic building techniques
Many of the world's greatest historical structures and buildings have been constructed with stone, but the material is largely no longer used in construction because of its cost. A New York startup is trying to change that.CBS News - Top stories - New York -
Cool solution: how ice-cream saved drought-hit farmers in India
As the climate crisis forces people to abandon their land in Rajasthan, a new industry has sprung up in the desert state, with thousands of gaily decorated vans setting off to sell ice-cream across the country. The parched villages of Gangapur in ...The Guardian - World - India -
E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
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E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62 million metric tons in 2022ABC News - World -
U.S. airstrike targeting al-Qaeda leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says
A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead.NBC News - Top stories -
Financial experts told consumers to stop ‘wasting’ money eating out. They’re finally listening — and companies are rattled.
“Americans need to reprioritize their cash flow in difficult times,” according to one financial planner. “McDonald’s and Starbucks will survive.”MarketWatch - Business -
Dentist accused of poisoning wife tried to plant suicidal letters, cops say
James Craig's lawyers have argued there is no direct evidence that he put poison in his wife's protein shakes.CBS News - Top stories -
Should plants be given rights? What new botanical breakthroughs could mean
They can communicate with each other about threats, summon help from predatory killers – and some can even count – but does this mean plants are conscious?. Last month, at a gathering at New York University, a group of prominent biologists and ...The Guardian - World -
Call for gardeners to help with flood defence
Insurance scheme urges gardeners to use planting to protect their homes from floods.BBC News - Top stories -
Heal thyself: A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to self treat a wound, scientists say
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.NBC News - Top stories -
They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope
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'It's special': Chemistry powers Knicks past 76ers in Game 6
An epic first-round series between New York and Philadelphia ended with yet another epic game. Would you expect anything less?Yahoo Sports - Sports - NBA -
Immigrant workers are helping boost the U.S. labor market
The government predicts that the influx of immigrant workers will grow gross domestic product over the next decade by $7 trillion.CNBC - Business -
‘I love work but I also love tending to my plants’: actor Josh O’Connor on gardening, reluctant stardom and getting ripped for Challengers
Formerly best known as The Crown’s Prince Charles, the British actor is starring as a cocky US tennis pro in Guadagnino’s new hit film. But, he says, he was happiest living off grid in a van for his next film, La Chimera. What makes a movie ...The Guardian - World -
‘Modern Love Podcast’: Emily Ratajkowski Can Take Care of Herself, but a Little Help Would Be Nice
Why the model and writer wants to blow up gender roles in dating, without chivalry having to die.The New York Times - Lifestyle