New plant bug species discovered in French Polynesia
Seventeen new species of plant bugs—a group of insects with a strawlike mouth used to feed on plant and animal matter—have ...
New exhibit at Rice shows the history of presidential elections through buttons
As a young stockbroker in New York City during the 1960s, a chance encounter with a political canvasser changed Julius "Desey" Desenberg's life. The canvasser, working for a mayoral candidate, pinned ...
Spraying rice with zinc oxide nanoparticles protects yields during heat waves, study finds
A small team of horticulturists in China and the U.S. has found that spraying rice plants with a zinc oxide nanoparticle solution helps them better handle the stress of a heat wave. In their study, ...
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These bugs are nickel sized and emit a foul odor. Here’s why one could be in your house this winter.
They’re about the size of a nickel and when stepped on can emit an unpleasant odor. You may also see one climbing up a window in your house this winter. We’re talking about the brown marmorated stink ...