According to a new study to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the first plants to colonize the Earth originated around 500 million years ago (Cambrian period) — 100 million years earlier than previously thought. Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii, 400 million-year-old fossil plant stem from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. …

A new pilot study, carried our in Kenya, has found a link between chronic pain and consumption of monosodium glutamate, a common flavor and taste enhancer in food. The pilot study data suggest an abnormally high prevalence of pain in Meru, Kenya, and that monosodium glutamate intake, combined with dehydration, …

Though the leading marketing sectors, such as technology, software and many consumer brands, have been utilizing marketing automation for years, it is still a relatively underutilized technology in many sectors. This puts agencies in a great position to pitch services in the form of a bundled offer. Marketing automation and …

Google is being sued in federal district court in Connecticut by the company behind Edible Arrangements for trademark infringement and unfair competition. The central claim is that when users search for “Edible Arrangements” (or versions of that name), they’re seeing product ads for competitors, such as 1-800-Flowers. The company is seeking …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Keyword infringement: Edible Arrangements files $209M trademark suit against GoogleFeb 19, 2018 by Greg Sterling While use of trademarked keywords has been allowed by courts, this …

Photo: Twenty20 You can argue the pros and cons of a ketogenic or a vegan diet on end, but there are only upsides to a high-fiber diet. If you had a diet matchmaker, it’s likely a high-fiber diet is “the one” — with zero reservations or stipulations. Yes, fiber is …

A team of physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and elsewhere has created a new kind of photonic matter that could enable quantum computing with particles of light. Liang et al demonstrated that photons can be made to interact. Image credit: Christine Daniloff / MIT. Bound states of …

Lawrence took up golf at age 11 and grew up playing at Forest Park Golf Course in the New York borough of Queens. Lawrence is a member of the Academy of Golf Art, a small collection of artists who will put their work on display Feb. “It’s about golf, but …

Google has added a way to search inside a mall for the local stores and businesses at a shopping center. Just go to your mobile phone, search for your local mall or shopping center, and a “directory” tab should show up at the top. After you click on that directory …

Google has removed the quotas in the Search Console interface for how many URLs you can resubmit to Google from the Fetch as Google tool. We asked Google what has changed, but Google didn’t fully comment. Now, Google has updated their help documentation page to specify exactly what changes have …