Tag: Plants

General Motors Hit by Chip Shortage

General Motors became the latest automaker hit by the global shortage of semiconductor chips as the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday it will take down production next week at four assembly plants. From a report: GM said it will cut production entirely during the week of Feb. 8 at plants in Fairfax, Kansas; Ingersoll, Ontario; and San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It…

Scientists create spinach that can send emails

A recent experiment has produced spinach plants capable of sending information over a network. The unorthodox experiment concerns a relatively niche a… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343620/scientists-create-spinach-that-can-send-emails…

Exxon Mobil To Invest $3 Billion In Carbon Capture and Other Projects To Lower Emissions

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Exxon Mobil, which has long been criticized by environmentalists and some investors and elected leaders for not doing enough to curb climate change, said on Monday it would invest $3 billion over the next five years in energy projects that lower emissions. The company said the first area it would…

The US Government’s Entire 645,000-Vehicle Fleet Will Go All-Electric

Jalopnik reports:
The United States government operates a fleet of about 645,000 vehicles, from mail delivery trucks to military vehicles and passenger cars. On Monday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration intends to replace them all with American-made, electric alternatives… In 2015, the government operated 357,610 gasoline vehicles and 3,896 electric ones; in 2019, those numbers grew to 368,807 and 4,475,…

Microplastic fibres affect plants by impacting soil as much as drought

Polyester microfibres are similar in shape to small plant roots, and they may have a detrimental impact on soil properties that is similar to the effects of drought Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265877-microplastic-fibres-affect-plants-by-impacting-soil-as-much-as-drought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

No, native plants aren’t always the best choice for gardens

There’s a tendency among horticulturists to prefer native plant species, but we shouldn’t assume they are better, writes James Wong Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933190-100-no-native-plants-arent-always-the-best-choice-for-gardens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

How to spot an alien megastructure: The new search for Dyson spheres

Intelligent extraterrestrials may have built vast solar power plants around their host stars. The hunt for their telltale glow is hotting up Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933190-800-how-to-spot-an-alien-megastructure-the-new-search-for-dyson-spheres/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Are We Slowing Global Warming?

This week New York Magazine featured a new article by journalist David Wallace-Wells about the state of the fight against global warming. He warns that “Already, the planet is warmer, at just 1.2 degrees, than it has ever been…” But there’s also some good news:
Just a half-decade ago, it was widely believed that a “business as usual” emissions path would bring…

Vertical Farms Grow Veggies On Site At Restaurants and Grocery Stores

New Atlas reports on ag-tech company Vertical Field’s efforts to produce soil-based indoor vertical farms grown at the very location where food is consumed. From the report: The Vertical Field setup retains many of the advantages of hydroponic vertical farms, but instead of the plants growing in a nutrient-packed liquid medium, the container-based pods treat their crops to real soil, supplemented…