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Warner Bros. Business Affairs Chief Steve Spira Stepping Down

Steve Spira is resigning his post as business affairs chief at Warner Bros.’ motion picture group. This was the second tour of duty for the 40-year veteran of the studio, who first came to the Burbank lot in 1985. Spira will finish out the end of the year before moving on,

New species of begonia found in Guangxi, China

The mega genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. It is one of the largest plant genera in the world with over 2,100 species. In China, the number of Begonia species has increased to 304 (including subspecies, varieties and natural

A taste of the sea: Comparing five edible seaweeds

Researchers at the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and the University of Bremen have studied the nutritional value of five edible seaweed species, including some lesser-known algae, and examined their potential for sustainable nutrition. The study, published

Amazon’s Bestselling Kids Tablet Is 43% Off Right Now

It can be easy to fatigue from the countless Black Friday deals overrunning the internet today but there are genuinely good deals you don’t want to miss out on. Case in point: the Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Tablet, currently on sale for $102 — a 43% discount, and the lowest price

Finding information in the randomness of living matter

When describing collective properties of macroscopic physical systems, microscopic fluctuations are typically averaged out, leaving a description of the typical behavior of the systems. While this simplification has its advantages, it fails to capture the important role of