Late blight, which caused the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and 1850s, is killing potato and tomato plants in home gardens from Maine to Ohio and threatening commercial and organic farms, U.S. plant scientists said on Friday.
The fungal disease, spread by spores carried in the air, has made its way into the garden centers of large retail chains in the Northeastern United States. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

The computer used in the Apollo 11 must have been powerful, right? How much computing power was needed to take us to the moon. Far less than you think. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A company has created the ultimate in environmentally friendly festive fare - edible Christmas cards.

Each card features a bowl of Brussels sprouts printed on potato paper. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

University of Arizona astronomers have pinpointed the origin of powerful bursts from nature's most magnetic objects. The bursts are from "magnetars," some of the most enigmatic objects in the universe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Observations from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have revealed that the youngest known pulsing neutron star has thrown a temper tantrum. The collapsed star occasionally unleashes powerful bursts of X-rays, which are forcing astronomers to rethink the life cycle of neutron stars. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A vicar claims a potato got stuck up his bottom after he fell on the vegetable while hanging curtains in the nude. picked by davethefish 1 year ago

Chef Neil Wyles initially thought news of an arrest of a 25-year old woman in Vancouver for assault with a potato peeler was a joke. He does not regard a potato peeler as much of a weapon. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Brian and Linda “Lyn” Hershey have one potato chip that won’t get eaten any time soon. It has a likeness of Jesus Christ cooked into its surface. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Supermassive black holes can produce powerful winds that shape a galaxy and determine their own growth. The RIT team has, for the first time, observed the vertical launch of rotating winds from glowing disks of gas, known as accretion disks, surrounding supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Shiv Sena, the ultra-right Hindu nationalist party in India, has launched a global brand of snack food called the Shiv Vada -- a sandwich containing deep-fried potato ball. They want to make it as popular as hamburgers. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Man buys a bag of Cape Cod potato chips, finds a few chips and a whole potato picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Found: One Nokia cell phone covered in crumbs and grease. Unmistakable odor of potato chips. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

I chose the potato to portray human faces because of the many striking parallels. Not only is their skin porous like ours, but their skin texture and color is very similar, and like us, they come in different sizes, shapes and forms. Potatoes grow, live, and then decay, mirroring the ephemeral existence and fragility of our own human nature. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The pages of history are littered with the names of powerful men. But from time to time, there have been women who have shone out as being equally powerful as the men in their time. picked by karenben 1 year ago

A Manhattan librarian emerged as a champion couch potato after three rivals gave in to sleep deprivation or nature's call. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Polish prosecutors have dropped a libel case in which a German paper likened their president to a potato. (Theme pic is president, I'm with the Germans on this one...)

But Americans, you still can't say one sentence... picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Stan's Cafe uses rice to bring the world's Statistics to life in a powerful way.

This is Awesome. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a longstanding goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] have visualised proteins responsible for cell-cell contacts for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A class of "failed" star called a brown dwarf emits beams of radiation that are thousands of times brighter than any released by the Sun. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

He never made a movie, wrote a script, or recorded a song. But he can stop any Hollywood event almost instantly. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago