The polyphagous Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm), a Lepidopteran pest, has European farmers in a panic and, when the environmental NGOs government funds are not around, it has politicians concerned also. Though classified as a priority pest since 2023, fall armyworm remains easy to establish and fast to spread. Corn crops, a vital part of EU agriculture, remain at risk. Despite that,...
read moreIn the 1980s, the majority party in Congress saw demography claims that people with college educations made more money than those without. Universities began to lobby for student loan changes. Many smaller private schools were facing funding crunches and people going to college would fix that.The drumbeat for equitable treatment for the poor got louder and as part of other governance,...
read moreGen X is getting its own Captain America. This is a big deal. Culturally, Boomers as cultural majority gave way to the next large demographic, Millennials, while Gen X got slighted. Even though we had the best music since the 1940s.On the plus side, being a minority means we don't get hate. Gen Z dislikes millennials for being cringe, millennials dislike Gen Z for being so Puritan, and...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent seven recent letters sent to companies selling products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH.1, an illegal opioid.It became popular because it is found in the dangerous supplement kratom, illegal even in the country that exports it to the United States, and supplement grifters also began selling the compound in gummies, drink mixes,...
read moreIt's always easy to be critical of government, but while the new administration cut grants for sociologists who want to "study" why people still play Everquest 2, it also boosted funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and programs like the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program and the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank.read...
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