Toast, Trees and a Wassailing Queen: An Ancient English Ritual Is Back
The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.
How artists and scientists see tree branches similarly
Yet only “Gray Tree” has scale-invariant branch diameters. When Mondrian removes the scale invariance in “Blooming Apple Tree ...
Scientists analyze branch patterns in trees and art, from da Vinci to Mondrian
The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...
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Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...
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When art imitates life's mathematics: Fractals and how we perceive trees
New research has revealed a quantity related to the complexity and proportions of a tree's branches that artists have ...
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MSU researchers use Michigan tree to save apples from cold weather
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– A team of researchers from Michigan State University discovered a native tree unlocking the secret to protecting apples from cold weather damage. Steve van Nocker ...
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Comparing Langkawi and Ipoh like pitting apples against oranges
Two tourism players see the Perak and Kedah governments working to woo their respective target groups of visitors, but a third believes Langkawi is already losing out. Claims that Langkawi is ...
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This native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from climate change
The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red Delicious. Michigan State ...
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Trees might not be acting in the way we thought - this forest fitted with pipes can tell us why
This oak tree has stood in this very spot since long before he or I walked the Earth. It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute ...
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A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
(AP Photo/Mike Householder) Michigan State University horticulture professor Steve Van Nocker holds wild apples near a Malus coronaria tree Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Meridian Township, Mich. (AP ...
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Minnesota apples featured at Trump's inaugural luncheon, as Sen. Amy Klobuchar gives pre-lunch speech
WASHINGTON — The inaugural luncheon, which took place around 90 minutes after the official swearing-in of President Trump Monday, featured apples from Minnesota. The apples were used for the ...
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Nutritional Facts, Caloric Information, and Benefits of Apples
Apples are among the world’s most popular fruits. They grow on the apple tree (Malus domestica), originally from Central Asia. Apples are high in fiber, vitamin C, and various antioxidants.