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If you ever watch a duck float across a pond, gobbling up the vegetation coating the surface, that bird is way ahead of its time. The buoyant greenery is azolla, a tiny fern that grows like crazy, doubling its biomass as quickly as every two days to conquer small bodies of water. The duck doesn’t know it—and who could blame it, really—but azolla may soon spread across human civilization, becoming food for people and livestock, fertilizer for crops, and even biofuel.“I’m not out here saying everybody should go eat this…

An invasive species of crayfish that reproduces by cloning itself was discovered last summer in a Burlington, Ont., park — the first time the marbled crayfish has been identified in the wild in North America.Since then, a group of experts has been working to stop the species from spreading. The crayfish are in City View park, on Burlington's southwest border with Hamilton.Brook Schryer, a member of the working group responding to the detection, told CBC Hamilton that it seems the population was contained after the pond…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMI6dKotcacAther 450X taken into a pondThe video in question shows the Ather 450X user riding the scooter into a small pond. Water levels seem to be up to the scooter’s front apron and completely submerge the front headlights. The rider seems to have had no problems whilst riding through such a deep trench of water and the scooter too shows no signs of immediate problems. A closer look also shows that the scooter worked fine in the reverse gear and the rear LED lighting systems also worked…

In a recent unfortunate incident reported from Ranchi, a family of three escaped a near-death accident, when a car in which they were travelling fell into a pond. The family of three, including a father, mother and their two-year-old kid were travelling in a Hyundai Grand i10 Nios when the man driving the car lost control. As a result, the car fell into a pond located near the road on which they were moving. Luckily, all of them escaped unhurt, when three people at the moment managed to pull them out of the car. Nothing…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA Stage Music Movies Front L-R: John Lethbridge (Lefty), Jon Cleave (Cleavie), John McDonnell (Johnny Mac) and Jason Nicholas (with Accordion) Back Row L-R: Toby Lobb (with guitar) and Jeremy Brown Photo by Supplied /Fisherman’s Friends Article content The Fisherman’s Friends were about to get all misty while playing tourists in Ontario on Saturday. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.…

Meta is helping 10 universities to come together and create virtual campuses in the Metaverse. One of the most significant applications of virtual reality and metaverse technology involves education and the prospect of incorporating virtual reality classes. Social media giant Meta is implementing this concept by aiding 10 universities in launching campuses that will be built on metaverse “soil.” As part of its $150 million Immersive Learning Project, Meta (formerly Facebook) will collaborate with VictoryXR, an Iowa…

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s legal battle has lasted a number of years, with suits happening both in the U.K. and stateside. Depp recently came out the victor in the defamation trial against his ex-wife, in a weeks long trial that involved a few other notable names. And after defending the Pirates of the Caribbean star in court, Kate Moss headed to the other side of the pond to see his rock show.As the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard cases were reaching their conclusion, Depp was noticeably missing from court. This was because…

When mines extract oil or ore from other materials, they often generate liquid waste known as tailings. This waste is stored in tailings ponds, which have to be continuously monitored – and that's where the omnidirectional, amphibious Helix Neptune robot is designed to come in.Manufactured by Canadian robotics company Copperstone Technologies, the battery-powered Neptune doesn't have wheels or treads, but instead moves along in all directions on four screw-shaped pontoons. As those pontoons independently rotate, they move…

Fans create the games they want to see in the world With the disappointing release of Fallout 76 almost five years behind us, fans of the series are itching for any and all updates on the future of the beloved IP. Bethesda, on the other hand, seems to have its hands full with Starfield and the next Elder Scrolls title, so the odds of getting any new official Fallout are looking pretty slim. Thankfully, the fans are willing to take things into their own hands, because the Fallout modding community just dropped a huge…