Read more at The Guardian.
Hawaiian scientist quests to find and save the state’s native sugarcanes
Sugarcane biodiversity disappeared as big plantations dominated the sugar trade in Hawaii, but now native varieties are making a comeback
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln remembers when he first encountered native Hawaiian sugarcane in 2004. The fresh stalks, bursting with color, might have sprouted from Willy Wonka’s imagination, not the soil.
Lincoln, a kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) expert in Indigenous cropping systems and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii, said: “I grew up seeing grayish-green cane fields. But these canes are fluorescent pink, bright apple-green striped. They looked like huge cartoon candy canes. They almost don’t look real!”
Continue reading...Date: |
Sort by
Filter
Date
Items per page
-
Nintendo Shuts Down Yuzu Clones In Ongoing Quest To Kill Switch Emulation
Back in March, Nintendo effectively shut down the popular Switch emulator Yuzu after a judgment concluded that the software was "primarily designed" to circumvent and play Switch games. But Nintendo's not done: A recent mass takedown on Github ...GameSpot - Tech -
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 -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protestABC News - Health -
The Uplift: Finding purpose
A widower finds a new purpose – in a Publix – after losing his wife. Then, volunteers in Southern California gather to work at a drive-thru that serves nutritious foods for those in need.CBS News - Top stories
More from The Guardian
-
Middle East crisis live: Hamas sends delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Hamas and US CIA officials will meet Egyptian mediators on Saturday, according to an Egyptian security source. Israeli warplanes have attacked targets in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after a rocket was launched towards the Ein Hashlosha kibbutz in ...The Guardian - World -
Hope Hicks tells hush-money jury of Trump’s control over 2016 campaign
Ex-president’s former communications director says Access Hollywood tape ‘was a crisis’ for his campaign. Hope Hicks, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign press secretary, broke into tears on Friday while testifying in the ex-president’s New York criminal ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
‘Exceptional’: rare book of illustrations from Darwin’s ‘bird man’ on sale for £2m
The full set of folios published by John Gould will be presented at Firsts book fair in London in mid-May. John Gould was one of the most sought-after taxidermists in 19th-century London, commissioned by King George IV to stuff the first giraffe ...The Guardian - World -
Three bodies found in northern Mexico where Perth brothers went missing
Siblings Callum and Jake Robinson and US citizen Jack Carter Rhoad were travelling on a surfing holiday when they were reported missing. Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThree bodies have been found in an ...The Guardian - World -
Super-rich spending up to $500,000 on exclusive Paris Olympics packages
Third-party hospitality packages are outlawed, yet agency part-owned by associates of Rafael Nadal and LeBron James promises access to top events as well as to stars. Members of the global super-rich are spending as much as $500,000 (£400,000) on ...The Guardian - World - Olympics