Over the weekend, the Saharan dust moved to the Caribbean. By Monday, it had changed the tropical blue skies to a misty brown-gray color. On Tuesday, this tropical dust plume that increases the sunset, limits the blue sky and reduces the tropical threat continues its journey of 5,000 miles towards …
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Biologists unravel the tangled mystery of cell growth
Scanning electron micrographs of corn plant cells. Wild type (left), and the TANGLED1 mutant (RIGHT). Credit: Carolyn Rasmussen / UCR When cells do not divide into adequate copies of themselves, living things do not grow as they should. For the first time, scientists now understand how a protein called TANGLED1 …
Read More »Nikola Jokic of Nuggets tested positive for coronavirus in Serbia, return to USA USA It was delayed
4:47 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Near Senior NBA Insider The Woj Pod Host Joined ESPN in 2017 Brian Windhorst Near ESPN Senior Writer Writer for ESPN.com NBA since 2010 Covered the Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books. Denver Nuggets NBA center Nikola Jokic tested positive for the …
Read More »macOS Big Sur brings back the starter bell
macOS Big Sur, the latest version of Apple’s operating system designed for Mac, brings back the classic startup buzzer that was removed from the MacBook lineup in 2016. The sound was removed from the 13-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models that launched in 2016, as those models started when they …
Read More »Facebook deal hit as German court hits business model
(Bloomberg) – Facebook Inc. suffered a setback in a key challenge to its business model as Germany’s highest civilian court said there is “no doubt” that the social network misuses its dominant position in the market. Judges at a hearing on Tuesday ruled that Facebook must comply with a strict …
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