Новости за 15.06.2021

Matt Reynolds, Wired UK

Every year, billions of pounds worth of potatoes are chucked in the bin because of late blight disease. The disease, which rots potatoes from the inside out, was one of the major causes of the Irish potato famine and is still a scourge on spuds today. But, in fields in Norwich and Cambridgeshire, experimental blight-resistant potatoes are growing unbothered by the disease. The only problem? No one can eat them.

Leah Crane, NewScientist

Some of the largest structures in the universe appear to be rotating. The filaments of galaxies forming the cosmic web that stretches between galaxy clusters seem to be spinning, which could help us figure out why galaxies themselves - and everything else in space - rotate.

Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields set to make MMA debut Yahoo Sports

Press release, University of Florida

In many parts of the world, mosquitoes are a common summertime nuisance.

Queensland

A new species of large prehistoric croc that roamed south-east Queensland's waterways millions of years ago has been documented by University of Queensland researchers.

Taylor & Francis Group

On average the earliest memories that people can recall point back to when they were just two-and-a-half years old, a new study suggests.

University of Central Florida

A team of researchers working with data collected by the Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) at the Arecibo Observatory, satellites, and lightning detectors in Puerto Rico have for the first time examined the simultaneous impacts of thunderstorms and solar flares on the ionospheric D-region (often referred to as the edge of space).

Wales hooker Ken Owens believes the British and Irish Lions Covid-19 bubble can help on the South Africa tour.

It’s not ideal that the Red Sox were one out away from a win over the Toronto Blue Jays when a homer from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied things up in the ninth. But at least the heart of Boston’s order was up. Alex Verdugo got things going in the bottom half of the inning, and […]

Chhattisgarh unit of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) had lodged an FIR against Singh and Patra in the fake toolkit in Civil Lines Police station, Raipur in May after BJP had slammed Congress for its "toolkit on COVID-19 pandemic".

He worked at a golf course when pandemic dashed his dreams. Then he got the call from MLB. IndyStar

Three defensemen scored goals to lead the Golden Knights to a series lead.

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Methane-eating microbes in the planet's oceans play an unappreciated role moderating Earth's temperature, according to a new study.

The vote, the first of a seven-part motion brought by trustee Lyra Evans, passed 13-1, with only trustee Donna Blackburn opposed.

Two asylum seekers and their children had been detained on Christmas Island for the past two years.

Ratings and rankings around the Borders golf clubs The Southern Reporter

Dallas Police Searching For Thief Who Lifted Golf Clubs From Keeton Park Pro Shop CBS Dallas - Fort Worth

The Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday informed that doctors have advised Gehlot to avoid one-on-one meeting

The Senate had confirmed President Joe Biden's appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as a federal judge in U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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A CASHIER has died and two people have been wounded after a store’s COVID-19 mask policy caused an argument to break out, authorities said. The incident reportedly took place at a Big Bear grocery story in Decatur, in the Atlanta-metro area, Georgia, on Monday afternoon. Georgia Bureau of Investigation said they believed 30-year-old Victor Lee […]

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