The pumpkin on the right has a fungal disease known as black rot. Matt Kasson October 6, 2022 How to keep your jack-o’-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween Matt Kasson, West Virginia University Don’t let microbes and insects turn your Halloween masterpiece into a horror show before the big night.
The ‘three sisters’ are staple foods for many Native American tribes. Marilyn Angel Wynn/Getty Images November 20, 2020 Returning the ‘three sisters’ – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures Christina Gish Hill, Iowa State University For centuries Native Americans intercropped corn, beans and squash because the plants thrived together. A new initiative is measuring health and social benefits from reuniting the “three sisters.”
Rugby sevens: on the Olympic programme in Rio. Mai Groves/www.shutterstock.com July 28, 2016 How sports get chosen for the Olympics Leigh Robinson, University of Stirling It’s down to money, popularity and a lot of lobbying.