The reason for the banana bust is a fungus namedFusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense, which causes a condition known either as Panama disease or Fusarium Wilt. The pathogen infects banana plants, impeding their vascular system and causing the leaves to yellow and die. For the second time, banana plants around the world are threatened by a fungus.© PDA Studio via Shutterstock Those old ones, the Gros Michel bananas, are functionally extinct....

Specifically, right-wingers are very upset Walz made jokes about how he cant handle much spiciness in his food. The full 10-minuteYouTube video, which was made into ashorter clipabout tacos on X, seems innocuous enough. What do you do? Tim Walz in a YouTube video with Kamala Harris released on August 15, 2024.© YouTube Walz: Pretty much ground beef and cheese and… Harris: Thats okay. Do you put any flavor in it?...

An invasive species of parasitic eyeworm is spreading further in the U.S. and finding new types of animal hosts. Thelazia wormsare spread by species of flies that look very similar to your typical house fly. But these flies have a preference for feeding on animals bodily fluidsparticularly their tears. An American black bear (Ursus americanus)© Jared Lloyd via Getty Worm larvae will hitch a ride onto the flies from their hosts eyes....

Weve finally got our first hint from a reliable rumormonger about Apples next big project. Its apparently a big-screen iPad attached to a tabletop robot arm. Think lessSamsung Ballieand moreHomepod,but with a screen that can twist and rotateall powered with AI. Apple’s big idea for its next smart home tech would include a larger iPad-style tablet attached to a robot arm.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Apple first reportedly approved the idea back in 2022....

This isnt just another superhero story. This is a story thats about hope in a world that feels increasingly hopeless. And in this timeline, Archie is our beacon of hope. © Reiko Murakami/Archie Comics The first issue ofArchie Is Mr. Justiceis set to hit shelves November 20. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Reiko Murakami/Archie Comics Remember When Swamp Things Creators Did Their OwnSimpsonsParody?...

It doesnt take a rocket scientist to make important astronomical discoveries. Sometimes, all it takes is an internet connection and some spare time. In one such series, Bickle, Kabatnik, and Rothermich noticed an object moving in the images. One hypothesis is that CWISE J1249 is moving so fast because it was close to a star that went supernova.© W.M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko They reported their findings through the Backyard Worlds portal....

The cold floor of the deep ocean is a place human beings know very little about. One thing we do know is that things there happen extremely slowly. When scientists visit, their machines tracks in the sediment arestill visiblea quarter-century later. Most of the seafloor observed during Dive 07 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Exploration was covered with manganese nodules, first tested nearly 50 years ago by Deep Sea Ventures.Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U....

As fantastic asAndorseason one was, it was missing one big thing. Here are some clues. It just helps fulfill the full circle. Diego Luna at D23 2024 to talk Andor season two.Image: StarWars.com The actor thinks the addition of the droid will help recontextualizeRogue Onefor fans. But its the specificity that he relates it to K2 thats most intriguing. Everything will be signified differently knowing what had to happen for K-2 to be there....

Especially the companies and factories that support the racist state of Israel. Hnaihen was arrested on July 11, though news of his arrest was only made public today. Violence and destruction of property to threaten and intimidate others will never be tolerated, Wray continued. Solar panels allegedly destroyed in Florida by Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen of Orlando, Florida.Photo: U.S. Department of Justice The FBI and our partners will work together to pursue and hold accountable those who resort to violence....

Gordon Jackson, io9: Youve been with Warner Brothers Animation for a long time, right? Brandon Vietti:Twenty years. io9: …and now youre onWatchmen. © Warner Bros. How do you feel about that? Vietti:It was intimidating. But also tremendous joy, because I respect the material so much. © Warner Bros. I was a fan of the book. The complexity of the storytelling, the characters, the world-buildingits unmatched. I love that kind ofpuzzle-solving involved in trying to adapt....

Fans have a general idea about whatJames Gunn has in storefor most of the major DC characters. The co-president of the studio is himselfwriting and directingSuperman. One of those just got a tantalizing tease though… or did he? James Gunn is teasing some DC stuff on social media.Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images) Gunn took to social media Thursday to post a very fishy symbol along with the Merman emoji. Governments department for superhero-related taskforcesincluding prior groups like Wallers management of Taskforce X, a....

Meanwhile, the company apparently made tens of millions of dollars off the business. In 2012, officialsseized Megauploads website and indicted company officialswith copyright-related crimes. Dotcom haslived in New Zealand since 2008and has been fighting extradition to the U.S. since 2012, CNN reports. © Fiona Goodall/Getty Images I will not, therefore, be commenting further at this stage. Dont worry I have a plan, Dotcomtweeted ominously, including a winking emoji. Dont do anything too crazy, Kim....

Congress passed a prescription drug bill in 2003 that banned Medicare from negotiating drug prices. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Bidens big legislative win, changed all that. At least it will be changing things 10 or 15 drugs at a time. These are 3 of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act. The other drugs include Entresto, Jardiance, Enbrel, Januvia, Imbruvica, Stelara and Fiasp....