The elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is a small, antioxidant-rich fruit common to Europe and North America that is still commonly consumed as a jam or wine. According to a new study, published in the Journal of Functional Foods, compounds from elderberries exhibit multiple modes of therapeutic action against influenza infection. Compounds …

  The Earth-Moon system is one of the unique features of the solar system. Earth is the only rocky planet with such a large moon, and the only planet besides Pluto to have a moon so fundamentally similar to itself in composition. The Pluto-Charon system is considerably different otherwise from …

  Razer, the peripheral manufacturer and designer of high-end laptops, mobile devices, and the occasional high-concept PC, has announced that it’s entering the high-fashion world of… kitchen appliances. Back in 2013, a fan jokingly asked Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan to create a Razer toaster. Tan replied that they’d already made …

  AMD announced its Q1 2019 results yesterday, and the results, while not great, actually highlight how much the company’s position has improved since it launched Ryzen back in 2017. Sales for the quarter were $1.23B, down 10 percent from Q4 2018 (roughly in-line with seasonality) and 23 percent from …

  It used to be a foregone conclusion that smartphone makers would see substantial year-over-year sales increases. After all, everyone wanted smartphones. Today, everyone still wants smartphones, but they already have at least one. The market has plateaued, and companies like Samsung and Apple are seeing phone sales level off …

  Google makes a lot of bets on products and services that end up falling apart a few years down the line. Google hasn’t been afraid to pull the plug on these projects, even after years of development. Google abandoned products like Reader, Google+, and Tango over the years, but …

Zlatan Ibrahimovics teammates didnt see anything wrong with the strikers actions in the LA Galaxys 2-1 victory Sunday evening over visiting Real Salt Lake, nor with Nedum Onuohas postgame response. Onuoha, RSLs English center back, wasnt happy with Ibrahimovics tactics and refused to shake hands when the leagues biggest name …

An international team of scientists has produced the high-quality genomic sequence for the cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea), an important grain legume and oilseed crop with an annual production of about 44 million tons. Leaves and freshly dug pods of Arachis hypogaea, Stuckey, South Carolina. Image credit: Dave, aka Pollinator / CC …

I used to be a Banana Bread purist.  As in, I didn’t like my ‘Nana Bread with nuts, chocolate chips, crumb toppings, etc.  It had to be PURE Banana Bread or NO Banana Bread at all…  but things have changed over the last two decades.  I like to deck it …

  Aluminum is found in everything from smartphones to rockets, but one of those applications is somewhat more demanding. NASA’s Office of the Inspector General (IOG) and the Department of Justice have announced the outcome of a years-long investigation of problems with aluminum rocket components. It turns out a company …