After a few decades of success the white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) took over its place as the most popular edible mushroom. In the late 1940s the American mycologist W.A. Murrill discovered an interesting mushroom growing on the lawn of his friend R.W. Blaze in Florida. He did...
The first period of the Han Dynasty is called the Westen Period, which lasted until 9 AD. At this time, Wang Mang successfully led a revolt against the Han, which lasted 15 years (9 AD - 24 AD). In 25 AD, the Han were able to take back their power. This period is called the ...
People have bypassed tellers and used ATMs for decades to make withdrawals, check balances, and deposit checks and cash. The rise of mobile banking apps have reduced the relevancy of the human teller even more. Today, branches are smaller, the technology is in the front and whatBusiness Inside...
In fact, it was not unusual for the Scots or Irish to bring such wheels to this country. The British Isles have a long and proud linen tradition, and even decades after others abandoned linen production for cotton in the New World the Irish and Scots here tenaciously clung to their linen...
Where is the excitement? Where is the airfield? Where are the aeroplanes? For at least two decades now, economy air transport has been far cheaper than it was twenty or 30 years ago. But, Humble Traveller, you sacrifice much for that privilege! Almost certainly far more than you realise,...
"The cliffs are vulnerable to this, undercutting from the wave action," saidMerrifieldof the Scripps Center. TheScripps Institution of Oceanographyat UC San Diego is a global leader in climate science. They've been measuring rising sea levels for decades. ...
Moreover, the literature suggests that yeasts can degrade some pesticides commonly used in traditional agricultural practices over the past few decades. With this in mind, in the following sections we address the biochemical processes involved in the ecological roles of yeasts that benefit plant ...
Gold had brief periods of huge gains in recent decades, but there were also long stretches when it was outperformed by U.S. stocks. For example, anyone who invested in gold in 2011, instead of putting money in stocks, would have gotten crushed over most of the following 10 years as U....
In this view, design processes depend on complex relations between heterogeneous agents, architects among them. These relations also influence the possible success of an intervention. In recent years, architectural interactions have become the center of many important reflections. Even so, they are not...
We know a lot more nowadays about animal suffering than the Stoics did two millennia ago. Moreover, we have developed truly horrific standardized practices for the treatment of animals in quantities that the Stoics could not have imagined. Just to give you an idea, these are the USDA ...