Nigella seeds (Nigella sativa L.) are tiny black seeds from a flowering plant in the buttercup family. They’re sometimes called black cumin or kalonji. Nigella seeds are a popular cooking spice, especially in the Middle East and India. They have a strong aroma and a bitter taste. Early research shows nigella seeds may offer several potential…
Mason Alexander, a freshman college football player who was set to compete for the Pittsburgh Panthers, died in a car crash in Indiana, officials said. He was 18. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred Saturday night when a white 2016 BMW 340 tried to pass a southbound 2015 Toyota RAV4 by entering…
It’s entirely possible that four or five summers from now, Connor Bedard’s name will be etched on the Stanley Cup. He’ll have won the Conn Smythe Trophy that spring, of course, after a truly absurd playoff run flanked by Michael Misa and Frank Nazar, with Artyom Levshunov logging a heroic 30 minutes a night on…
A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other equipment to deliver for NASA touched down on the moon on Sunday, the latest of several companies seeking to kickstart business on Earth’s natural satellite ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, targeting the slopes of an…
The National Plant Germplasm System, a vast federal collection of seeds, roots, branches and stems, is probably unknown to most Americans. But to Rachel Spaeth the system is a “living library” — and America’s safeguard against “famine on a global scale.” Dr. Spaeth was a horticulturist at an Agriculture Department research site near Davis, Calif.,…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Saturday that he has signed a declaration to expedite the delivery of nearly $4 billion in military aid to Israel, reversing a partial arms blockage imposed during the Biden administration. “The decision to reverse the Biden Administration’s partial arms embargo, which wrongly withheld a number of weapons…