Inspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy, researchers have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and trap the biting insects, according to findings published online today in the Journal ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2013
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"You've got too many farmers pumping all around," complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital of California, was struggling to make sense of the strangest of phenomena: ...
Environment
Aug 8, 2021
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The results, recently published in the journal Media Psychology, are based on two studies, which investigated product placements in two Hollywood movies. Volunteers watched the Hollywood movies as either a 2D, a 3D, or a ...
Economics & Business
Jul 7, 2016
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At first glance, the movie "Frozen" might seem to have two strong female protagonists—Elsa, the elder princess with unruly powers over snow and ice, and her sister, Anna, who spends much of the film on a quest to save their ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 13, 2017
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As more Native American archaeological sites are being uncovered around the United States, the findings are posing difficult questions for the cities where they are found.
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2014
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If the surroundings are designed to be sufficiently stimulating, even a simple computer screen is enough to generate an intense cinematic experience. After observing some 300 study subjects, researchers at the Institute of ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 29, 2014
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In science fiction movies and television shows, real-life locations on Earth, such as California's Redwood National Forest and the Sahara Desert, have long been used to represent alien worlds. But recently, in a Star Trek-style ...
Astronomy
Dec 13, 2021
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The Wizard of Oz, followed by Star Wars and Psycho, is identified as the most influential film of all time in a study published in the open access journal Applied Network Science.
Mathematics
Nov 29, 2018
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(AP)—High-definition TVs roughly quadrupled the resolution of the sets that came before them. Now, the industry is poised to do it again.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 29, 2012
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Two members of an Internet piracy group were sentenced to prison Friday on charges stemming from unauthorized online distribution of first-run films, officials said.
Internet
Nov 3, 2012
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