the World’s Most Famous Frozen Fellow and His Magic Mushrooms
Gather 'round, history buffs and fungus fanatics, for a tale that'll spark your imagination like flint on pyrite! We're about to unravel the mystery of Ötzi the Iceman's prehistoric pharmacy and fire-starting kit. Discovered in 1991 by some sharp-eyed hikers,
Bacterial diseases of hazelnut (Corylus avellana & Corylus spp.) and more
Bacterial blight Xanthomonas arboricolaScientific classificationDomain:BacteriaPhylum:PseudomonadotaClass:GammaproteobacteriaOrder:XanthomonadalesFamily:XanthomonadaceaeGenus:XanthomonasSpecies:X. arboricolaBinomial nameXanthomonas arboricolaVauterin et al. 1995Type strainATCC 49083 Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina Xanthomonas arboricola is a species of bacteria. This phytopathogenic bacterium can cause disease in trees like Prunus, hazelnut and walnut. Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of
Filbertone
Filbertone is the principal flavor compound of hazelnuts. It is used in perfumery and is designated as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in foods. Jauch, Johann; Schmalzing, Dieter; Schurig, Volker; Emberger, Roland; Hopp, Rudolf; Köpsel, Manfred; Silberzahn, Wilhelm; Werkhoff, Peter (1989). "Isolation, Synthesis, and
Belomancy, also bolomancy, is the ancient art of divination by use of arrows
The word is built upon Ancient Greek: βέλος, romanized: belos, lit. 'arrow, dart', and μαντεία, manteia, 'divination'. Belomancy was anciently practiced at least by Babylonians, Greeks, Arabs and Scythians. The arrows were typically marked with occult symbols and had to have feathers for every method. In one method, different possible answers to a given question were
Dowsing, doodlebugging and water witching
A dowser at work, from Pierre le Brun, Histoire critique des pratiques superstitieuses, (Jean-Frederic Bernard, 1733–1736). It is unclear whether or not the dowser is using a diving rod or the lesser known Scrimometer. Caption "EPREUVE par la BAGUETTE." Dowsing is a