Insect eyes are generally sensitive to ultraviolet, blue and green light. With the exception of some butterflies, they cannot see the color red. Nevertheless, bees and other insects are also attracted to red flowers such as poppies. In this case, however, they are not attracted by the red color, but because they recognize the UV…
The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart into manageable subtasks that are easy to solve one at a time. This allows us to complete a daily task like going out for coffee by breaking it into steps: getting out of our…
Identify key risks to the business. getty Business leaders know the future is uncertain. The sharpest ones sketch out contingency plans for the things that could go wrong at the company. They could be external changes, such as recession, technological change, different social attitudes, new regulations, or upstart competitors. Some of the risks are internal:…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most members of the U.S. House and Senate were nowhere near Washington when a gunman went to the homes of two Minnesota state lawmakers, killing two people and wounding two others. And that’s exactly what rattled U.S. representatives and senators. They, too, weren’t in Washington. They were…
Summer is here, and it is everyone’s favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Vikings fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota. Are we going to write about quarterbacks?…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 19, 2025 Faltering economies, trade wars, geopolitical tensions, market volatility. These factors are undermining the confidence of luxury goods consumers on a global scale, with a strong impact on luxury brands’ sales. According to the latest luxury sector report by consultancy firm Bain & Co., presented on Thursday in…
Hisense‘s superb mini-LED TVs are available with some great prices for both US and UK buyers right now. In the US, Amazon is offering the Hisense U7N 75-inch mini-LED TV for just $799.99. That’s the lowest we’ve ever seen, and far below the $1,499.99 launch price back in October 2024. Meanwhile in the UK, Amazon…
Once in a while, scientific research resembles detective work. Researchers head into the field with a hypothesis and high hopes of finding specific results, but sometimes, there’s a twist in the story that requires a deeper dive into the data. That was the case for the University of Colorado Boulder researchers who led a field…
DEATH DOESN’T make sense to Larry Ellison. Especially if it is premature like that of his doting adoptive mother, of kidney cancer when he was 20 years old. Even mere ageing is an irritant to the co-founder of Oracle. The 80-year-old tech billionaire simply has no time for it. He is too busy calling the…
Kate Whannel Political reporter EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the assisted dying bill, has said she is “confident” MPs will back the legislation when it returns for its final stage in the House of Commons on Friday. If the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – which allows terminally ill adults to get…
