Beautiful blooms perk up winter
ATTLEBORO -- Gardeners and other folks frustrated by winter dormancy can make the bleak cold-weather months brighter with indoor blooms and plants.
Source: www.thesunchronicle.com
Su-en Wong
For her solo debut at Kevin Bruk Gallery, Su-en Wong parodies and pulverizes preconceptions of Asian women in a show that's both brazen and brainy. Mining the muck of porn fantasy, Wong clones herself in paintings and drawings in which she often appears nude or draped in suggestive schoolgirl ...
Source: www.miaminewtimes.com
Christians Who Garden
The Host at Christian Literature introduces an email discussion group for Christians who garden.
Source: www.bellaonline.com
Rare Plant From Dinosaur Age
A relic plant that once co-existed with dinosaurs has taken up residence in the University of Wisconsin-Madison botany greenhouses. Known as the Wollemi pine, the plant was presumed extinct until a "bushwalker" named David Noble discovered it in an Australian national park in 1994.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
Bio-inspired Flying Robot Sheds Light On Insect Piloting Abilities
Insects and other flying animals are somehow able to maintain appropriate flying heights and execute controlled takeoffs and landings despite lacking the advantage of sophisticated instrumentation available to human aviators. By characterizing the behavior of a specially designed flying robot, researchers have now been able to test a theory that helps explain how visual cues are used by insects ...
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
