Having watched Novak Djokovic lift the mens single's trophy at Wimbledon last weekend, have you ever wondered why there is a pineapple on the top of the trophy? Blindboy's recent podcast episode explains all about how & why the pineapple was used as a symbol of wealth and privilege.
Researchers at Rice Unievrsity have observed networks of fungi demostrate economic market principles of Walrusian equilibrium when they negotiate the exchange of carbon & nutrients with host organisms. Manipulating these interactions may allow the organisms to sequester even more carbon, on top of the 5 billion tonnes of carbon they already secure per year.
