How does the world look through a spider’s eyes?

It’s a quiet autumn evening. You’re enjoying some TV, when an unscripted movement catches your eye. A large house spider ( ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Leafcutter Ants Have Blind Spots, Just Like Truck Drivers

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits the ability to perceive the trail in leafcutter ants, akin to blind spots whi ...
Opinion
Sanibel-Captiva - Island Reporter, Islander and CurrentOpinion

In the Garden: Cocoplum can provide ‘beachy’ look

Native to South Florida, cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco) is a common plant species found throughout Sanibel. The cocoplum is an outstanding texture plant with a “beachy” look. Also known as the ...
AccuWeather on MSN

Likely tropical storm in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific hurricanes highlight a new week in the tropics

The leaves may be turning and the temperature may be falling in parts of the U.S., but the tropics are far from done for the ...
Albuquerque Journal

It's time to get tropical hibiscus ready for winter

I bought two small tropical hibiscus plants early this past spring and was told by my neighbor that they need to come in for ...
CBS News - Video on MSN

Shooting at North Carolina restaurant leaves 3 dead

Police say a man pulled up on a boat and opened fire at a restaurant in Southport, North Carolina, killing three people and ...
Yahoo

Blue Ridge Parkway 'ready' for fall color visitors after landslide repairs, officials say

BEAVER DAM GAP - With 90% of the Blue Ridge Parkway restored since it was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene last year ...
BBC

Horner formally leaves Red Bull with £52m pay-off

Christian Horner was appointed an OBE in 2013 and a CBE in 2024 Christian Horner has formally left Red Bull after agreeing a severance deal following his sacking as team principal in July. Red Bull's ...
SciELO

Diet of invertebrates sampled in leaf-bags incubated in a tropical headwater stream

The diet of macroinvertebrates sampled in leaf-bags incubated in a tropical stream was analyzed on a spatial scale (one forested and one deforested area) and on a temporal scale (dry and rainy seasons ...
Onefootball

Casemiro’s silly sending-off leaves both teams down to ten men | OneFootball

On September 20th, Manchester United hosts Chelsea for this Saturday’s Premier League clash. Everything had started off perfectly for the Red Devils, with Robert Sanchez being sent off and a ...
C&EN

The ECOvette: Unveiling Plant Dynamics Through Direct Leaf Emission Analysis

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. We developed the ECOvette, a lightweight and easily attachable leaf-wearable cuvette ...
IEEE

Deep learning pre-trained model for maize leaves disease detection and diagnosis in tropical agriculture

Abstract: Traditional disease detection and diagnostic methods are extremely slow, inaccurate, and laborious. Recent advancements in technology have shifted focus towards employing sophisticated tools ...