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It’s a Night Light. It’s a Plant. It’s a Glowing Succulent.  The New York Times Glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge with sunlight  EurekAlert! Glow-in-the-dark succulents are here  yahoo.com Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight  Live Science Glow-in-the-dark plants to replace streetlights? Forget it  New Scientist Source link

Ballots are being cast Wednesday over a pivotal decision at a Kentucky manufacturing complex that is producing batteries for electric vehicles. Workers will decide whether to join the United Auto Workers and extend a streak of union victories in the South, where organized labor struggled to find solid footing. A two-day union vote closes Wednesday, about a week after production …

Immunotherapy vaccine attacks cancer cells A virus that infects the humble black-eyed pea plant is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—thanks to researchers at the University of California San Diego. The team led by chemical and nano engineers just published their study in Cell Biomaterials, showing how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, is …

New analysis of ancient household burners from Qurayyah in northwest Saudi Arabia points to smoke from Peganum harmala seeds being inhaled in daily life nearly 2,700 years ago. The work opens a window onto how Iron Age communities used scent, smoke, and bioactive plants to manage health and mood without leaving written manuals. The evidence comes from residues …

Donald Trump has made several unusual moves to elongate the era of coal, such as giving the industry exemptions from pollution rules. But the gambit to keep one Michigan coal-fired power station running has been extraordinary – by forcing it to remain open even against the wishes of its operator. The hulking JH Campbell power plant, which since 1962 has …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of uncertainty. The fortunes of steelmaking in the U.S. — along with profits, share prices and steel prices — have been buoyed by years of friendly administrations …

Even though Robert Plant performs a few of Led Zeppelin‘s old songs at his solo concerts, the singer recently told Mojo why he won’t sing many of the band’s biggest “hits.” “What were the hits?” he asked the magazine in a new interview. “How can they be related to now? Where do they fit? They fit as a sort of …

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh on Monday left two people dead and at least 10 others injured, Allegheny County officials said. The explosion erupted at Clairton Coke Works at 10:51 a.m. ET, leaving some employees trapped under rubble for hours. One of the deceased victims was identified as Timothy Quinn, a 39-year-old father of three. Quinn …

The U.S. Steel plant where two workers were killed and 10 injured in an explosion on Monday had a history of chemical accidents — but it was one of hundreds of high-risk chemical facilities that were recently hidden from the public after demands from the chemical industry. The Trump administration, at the behest of the powerful chemical lobby, has been …

Explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant on Monday left two people dead and injured at least 10 people. Allegheny County 911 began receiving calls about an explosion just before 11 a.m., starting a chain reaction that saw 14 fire departments and 20 EMS services respond to U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, along with police. The plant, which sits along …