A graphic illustrating the four possible interactions between two particles, where the arrows indicate the force experienced by the particle of that color due to the gradient surrounding the particle of the other color. The interactions shown in the upper left-hand and lower right-hand corners illustrate reciprocal interactions where the two particles attract each other … Read more
Fig. 1. (A) Location of the city where the study area is located within the province; (B) location of the study site in the city; (C) the orthomosaic image acquired on 2022 August 12 and actual CCO flight paths for 90 plots. Credit: TranSpread Grasping the complex interplay between light and plant canopies is crucial … Read more
Credit: Junior Libby/public domain Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a no-burn order for much of Southern California through Thursday amid poor air quality. The agency chalks up the bad air to—coincidentally— residents enjoying holiday fires as well … Read more
Palo Alto Networks this month became the first cybersecurity company to eclipse $100 billion in market value. We believe it can get plenty bigger. On Dec. 14, it traded above market cap milestone for the first time when shares hit an all-time intraday high of $318 each. The stock has yet to close above that … Read more
Dramatic plumes spray water ice and vapor from many locations along the famed “tiger stripes” near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile- (135-kilometer-) long fractures that cross the moon’s south polar terrain. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute For decades, science fiction authors have imagined scenarios in which … Read more
The Nasdaq MarketSite in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech stocks rebounded from a disastrous 2022 and lifted the Nasdaq to one of its strongest years in the past two decades. After last year’s 33% plunge, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished 2023 … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 13, 2023. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk’s SpaceX smashed its previous annual record for orbital rocket launches, pulling off 96 successful missions in 2023 at a blistering average launch pace … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Florida has long been home to an unnatural assortment of creatures from faraway lands and habitats, and these tourists turned permanent residents have wreaked havoc on the natural ecosystem. You can thank the Burmese pythons slithering around the Everglades for the lack of marsh rabbits, and the Asian swamp eels are … Read more
It was a big rebound year for stocks. The S & P 500 gained 24%, while the Dow rose 14% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose more than 43%. All three major averages were coming off big losses in 2022. Our portfolio of 33 stocks also bounced back. Throughout the year, we held onto our conviction … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Orange County is strengthening its protections for the area’s vast expanse of wetlands, delicate but critical natural areas often imperiled by pressure for new development. The updated rules, effective June 1, were two years in the making but won unanimous approval at the county board’s final meeting of 2023. Wetlands, sometimes … Read more
