Can I Learn to Like Daylilies? An Investigation — <p>My pitch to my Gardenista editor was well-intentioned. I love nothing more than finding new ways to contradict myself and keep a running list on my phone of things I’d like to second-guess. Hemerocallis sat at the top. “H
How your smartwatch and AI might detect early signs of illness — Wearables are best at noticing breaks from your body's usual patterns. Those outliers can hint that something warrants further investigation with your doctor.
Is Your Dog Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed? Here's How to Figure It Out, According to a New Study — Researchers devised a series of tests to measure your furry friend's laterality, which can be associated with behavior, emotion and cognition
Current Obsessions: Summer, Slower — <p>On our minds this first weekend of August? Limited-edition woven baskets, reasons to add stripes to your interiors, an appealing DIY light, and more. Read on: Floral arrangement inspo, summer edition (hat tip: Annie). ORCA debuted an…
Tomatoes, almost there.
Calflora - A nonprofit database providing information on wild California plants — California's plant database.
An Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years Ago — Scientists confirmed the astronomer’s suspicions with an expedition to the site in Quebec. The discovery offers a rare case of a reported…
Bottlebrush Buckeye 101: A Native Butterfly Bush — <p>Recently, on my daily sanity-walk, I paused in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and sniffed the air very appreciatively. What was that wonderful scent? A rich, Southern magnolia-suggestive perfume. Like a botanical bloodhound…
A Community for Naturalists · iNaturalist — Identify and log wildlife everywhere.
GitHub, autoscaling, and the component substitution fallacy — In yesterday’s post about the recent GitHub outage, there was a detail in the writeup that I didn’t say anything about: the autoscaling policy on the service with the saturated Istio si…
Tonga's Enormous Volcanic Eruption Cleaned Up Part of Its Own Methane Emissions in 2022, Hinting at a Way to Fight Climate Change — Researchers analyzed satellite imagery of the volcanic plume and found evidence that the potent greenhouse gas had broken down. The work could infor
Galloway Wild Foods – Foraging in Scotland's bountiful Southwest — Foraging knowledge and safety.
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Extra, Extra: Two Exclusive Discounts from Brands We Love, May Edition - Gardenista — Yes, there are a slew of Memorial Day sales going on this weekend, with discounts that are tough to beat. Unless, of course, you use these two codes from t
Sonos is planning Ace Ultra headphones with a big AI push, report says - 9to5Mac — Two years ago, Sonos made the leap from wireless speakers to over-ear headphones. Now it sounds like Sonos is preparing...
Tomatoes, almost there.
The Millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening — Young people say gardening offers joy, serenity and a sense of community.
Wisteria in Manhattan peaks in mid-April and can be enjoyed from the street — Wisteria vines bloom in late April and early May in New York City and several can be enjoyed in a single day's walking tour. Here is a guide to the best.
i wanna live an npc life — the general consensus around being an npc is that you’re giving up your autonomy—essentially becoming a side character in someone else's story or watching li...
Meanwhile, on Remodelista: Outdoor Season - Gardenista — Things are heating up. And with the transition to warmer temps, we're hankering to move more of our lives outside. Here, some recent outdoor inspo we spott
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Two capybara pups born to UK's only breeding pair — The pups are currently in a purpose-built nursery area, complete with private pool.
The Four-Color Theorem Gets a Rare New Proof | Quanta Magazine — By revisiting the famous problem — which was controversially solved in the 1970s with the help of computers — mathematicians have gained important new insights into the nature of graphs.
Falling Fruit — A massive, collaborative map of the urban harvest uniting the efforts of foragers, freegans, and foresters around the world. Explore and share information about the sources of free food in your neighborhood.