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...without the frost response take over. "In principle, however," says Kuparinen, "this process will take a long time. The rate of evolution is slower than the rate at which climate will change." The forests would thus get no benefit, remaining stunted until seedlings without early dormancy genes can take root and take over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Plants May Not Like a Warmer World | 1/15/2010 | See Source »

...creative, conceptual tasks. If-then motivators - if you do this, then you get that - are really good for routine algorithmic tasks. The problem is fewer of us are doing that kind of work. Now, that doesn't mean that we stop paying people. Intrinsic motivators are clearly the primary root to high performance. In the world of behavioral science that's not even controversial; the idea just hasn't migrated to business. (See the best business deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Guru Daniel Pink on What Fuels Good Work | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

...public space to mark the exact hour. Ochs conceived of an ornate "time ball" that would descend just before midnight to mark the exact end of the year. The first ball to drop - an illuminated 400-pound iron-and-wood orb - was lowered from a flagpole. Tradition took root and the ball has heralded a new beginning almost every year since - in 1942 and 1943, during World War II, the ball was temporarily put out of commission by a war-time "dimout." Instead crowds gathered in the square and observed a moment of silence before hooting and hollering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History of The New Year's Eve Ball | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

...ASTRAGALUS ROOT Typically taken in teas or soups, astragalus, a yang tonic, is believed to strengthen and promote the flow of energy, to protect the immune system and to reduce inflammations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recovering from Holiday Season Indulgence? | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...SINGAPORE Whether you're in the mood for herbal soups or fried crispy ginseng root, a meal at the Metropole Herbal Restaurant, tel: (65) 6333 0398, can put a spring in your step. Don't miss the roasted herbal Peking duck - a tonic twist on the northern Chinese classic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recovering from Holiday Season Indulgence? | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

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