20 janeiro 2017

The Boy Who Launched The Vanilla Industry

Réunion, a departement of France, is a small island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and south-west of Mauritius. The island is famous for its vanilla. Called “bourbon” after the island’s former name, the vanilla comes from orchids’ pods which are sweetly scented and ideal for perfume and food spicing. Unfortunately, this particular variety of orchid is pollinated naturally only by a small bee, Melipona. And the bee lives only in its habitat of Central America.

Réunion has the perfect climate for vanilla orchids. But when the first rooted cuttings were shipped to the island, they failed to produce pods, because they had not been pollinated. A 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, developed a way to pollinate each orchid by hand. Edmond’s technique made vanilla profitable to grow outside of its native Mexico, and is still used around the world, including on Réunion. Which means you need to thank a hard-working orchid pollinator every time you taste or smell real vanilla.

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Rover Curiosity descobre meteorito metálico em Marte

O Rover Curiosity da NASA encontrou o que os cientistas acreditam ser um meteorito de ferro-níquel na superfície marciana.

O objeto é o terceiro meteorito encontrado por Curiosity até agora e um de pelo menos oito encontrados no total pelos rovers da NASA em Marte ao longo dos anos. A imagem foi tirada há oito dias no dia 12 de janeiro.

Enquanto os cientistas ainda trabalham para confirmar que o objeto tenha sua composição de ferro, sua provável origem seria o núcleo de um asteroide.

Curiosamente, todos os meteoritos encontrados até agora em Marte têm sido feitos de ferro – um forte contraste com a Terra, onde a maioria dos meteoritos são feitos de rocha.

Ainda não está claro exatamente por que isso ocorre, no entanto, há uma especulação de que os asteroides metálicos sejam atraídos pela superfície rochosa de Marte.

Os três pontos minúsculos no meteorito, que podem ser vistos na fotografia, são provenientes do laser ChemCam do Curiosity que usa a espectrometria para analisar a composição de rochas.



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Soccer (or football) players in Vilalba, Galicia, Spain. circa...



Soccer (or football) players in Vilalba, Galicia, Spain. circa 1950

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January 20th 2009: Inauguration of Barack ObamaOn this day in...


Obama's first inauguration, 2009


Crowds in DC for Obama's first inauguration


Obama's second inauguration, 2013

January 20th 2009: Inauguration of Barack Obama

On this day in 2009, eight years ago, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th President of the United States. That day, Obama made history as the nation’s first African-American President, having successfully defeated Republican candidate John McCain in the 2008 election. January 20th has been the official presidential Inauguration Day since the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933; previously, new presidents were sworn in on March 4th. Obama’s inauguration was one of the most observed events in global history, with millions watching in person, online, or on television. The day’s theme was ‘A New Birth of Freedom’, which derives from President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. Obama was sworn into office by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, who administered the oath of office required by the Constitution in Article Two, Section One, Clause Eight. However, the oath administered to Obama strayed slightly from the exact words specified in the Constitution, and he thus retook the oath the next evening. Obama was re-elected to office in 2012, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. The Obama presidency will be remembered primarily for the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, the normalisation of relations with Cuba, and his appointments to the Supreme Court. His years in office were also marked by increased partisanship and division in America, and continued instability in the Middle East. Obama leaves office today, to be replaced by Republican Donald Trump, with high approval ratings, leaving a legacy of grace and statesmanship that will not be soon forgotten.

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