Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Botanic Garden of Sydney are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to understand and counter the impact the changing climate can have on plant life. The researchers have trained an AI to uncover data from millions of plant specimens within herbaria —preserved plant collections— from…
Artificial Intelligence Being Trained to Extract Hidden Data From Plant Life
In Perennial Movement
June 16, 2023
admin
animalscinemadocumentariesdocumentaryenergyEntertainmentEpoch CinemaEpochTVFilm & TVIn Perennial Movementmotionplantsuniverse
0 Comment
Explore the world of motion and time—two concepts that have plagued scholars and philosophers. The curious stumble of the human being that has tried to explain two very different phenomena: motion and time through reasoning. …
Young Man Fills His One-Bedroom Home With 1,400 Plants: ‘It Takes My Mind Off Overthinking’
Since a spider plant cutting from his grandmother sparked a deep passion for collecting houseplants ten years ago, a young man from England has filled every nook and cranny of his one-bedroom home with a 1,400-strong plant collection. He now shares his green-fingered expertise on his website, hoping to spark the joy of plants in…
How Plants Can Change Your State of Mind
Plants look so different from animals that it’s easy for many people to think of them as alien and separate from us. Most people appreciate how pretty flowers and trees look and know photosynthesis is essential to life. But our mental and physical connection to plant life runs deeper than you might expect. The scientific…
How Waterwise, Drought-Tolerant Garden Landscapes Are Being Developed
By Alex Groves From The Orange County Register Santa Ana—Flowers, shrubs, and grass are pretty to look at, but they can also transform outdoor spaces into something that feels like home. That, however, takes water. With an eye toward changing environmental conditions of the future, researchers are testing plants and newfangled tech that will help…
‘Singing’ Plants? Researchers Discover Plants Make High-Frequency Noise—And It Sounds Like This
Old Hans Halbig always sang to the tomato plants in his greenhouse. The 85-year-old Calgarian green thumb (my neighbor) had an inkling that singing helped them grow. What Hans might not have known was that his plants were probably making sounds back to him. Evidence attests to the former prospect—human singing releases plant-friendly CO2 while…
Tyson Foods to Shut 2 US Chicken Plants With Nearly 1,700 Workers
March 14, 2023
admin
ArkansasBusiness & MarketschickenCompanieseconomyFoodsMarketsplantsRegional & State NewsState NewsstocksTysonUSUS NewsVirginia
0 Comment
CHICAGO—Tyson Foods Inc. will close two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 employees on May 12, the company said on Tuesday. The closures show that the biggest U.S. meat company by sales is still trying to figure out how to improve its chicken segment that has struggled for years. Tyson Foods will shut a plant…
Vertical Gardens: Researchers Determine Efficacy of Cheaper Cooling Method
January 25, 2023
admin
air conditioningAustraliacost-effectiveEnvironmentGardenshome designhot summerLifestyleplantsScienceWorld
0 Comment
Hot summers can be expensive, with air conditioners and fans driving up household electricity costs; however, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have identified a scientifically valid and inexpensive cooling method humans have known about for nearly a century. In a study from the UniSA, living walls or vertical gardens—walls that are entirely covered with…
Retired British Couple’s Garden Is a Spectacular Oasis Bursting With Color From 3000 Plants
Owners of one of Britain’s most celebrated back gardens share the exciting four-decade journey of creating a colorful oasis containing thousands of flowers and trees exploding in a riot of dazzling reds, oranges, pinks, and yellows. Tony Newton, 72, and his wife, Marie, 74, have spent 40 years crafting their spectacular garden in the industrial heartlands…
77 Things You Could Do Instead of Getting the Flu Shot
Every year in the United States, around 20 percent of the population gets the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the annual flu vaccine for everyone over the age of 6 months, unless the vaccination is deemed unsafe due to medical conditions, and generally about half of people do. The currently…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`