By Ian Morse Tiehm’s buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) is an extremely rare plantPatrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity An Australian mining firm wants to turn a Nevada valley into a quarry for lithium and boron – key elements for green technologies – but a rare plant may stand in its way. Researchers say that biodiversity and clean…
By Jo Marchant Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) is often used for researchPansLaos/Getty Images A dose of radio waves seems to encourage plant seedlings to grow slightly faster, a find that, if confirmed, could have applications from farming to medicine. Margaret Ahmad at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and her colleagues exposed thale cress seedlings (Arabidopsis…
A Tyson Foods Inc. facility stands in Lexington, Nebraska, U.S., on Friday, April 24, 2020. Nebraska businesses that have laid off workers during the coronavirus crisis could be forced to repay tax credits and other incentives they have received through the states main business-incentive program, the state Department of Revenue said.Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg |…
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) At least 490 workers at Triumph Foods plant in St. Joseph have tested positive for the coronavirus, a state public health official said Friday — about 17 percent of the total plant employees. The news came two weeks after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 412 Triumph employees had…
SOMETIMES THE DEATH ARE REPORTED DAYS OR EVEN A WEEK LATER. EVAN AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF GUYMON TONIGHT. AT LEAST 116 EMPLOYEES AT A SEABOARD FOODS PORK PROCESSING PLANT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. THE PLANT HAS ABOUT 2700 EMPLOYEES. WE’RE TOLD THEY ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME IF SICK, MAINTAI SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…