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Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Social Rundown: Moon dust, BlackBerry could make a comeback, and Bar Etiquette
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Welcome back to the Social Rundown, where you can learn about the online trends happening globally and in Texoma, too! Want to get the latest tea or news on what's trending on social media? Tune in daily! Mood Dust Scientists at Texas A&M University are working to grow crops for food production in a lunar simulant, which is the moon's equivalent of dirt. Now, moon dust lacks essential elements like nitrogen and microbes, which are necessary for crop growth. So who knows, maybe one day we'll have plants and crops outside of Earth. Blackberry phones Back in the day, in the 2010s, BlackBerry phones were the hype, and now Gen-Z is hopping on the trend to bring the nostalgic telephone back. Could smartphones soon be a thing of the past? Bar etiquette A story by The New York Times shows that Gen Z does not want to start a bar tab; instead, they would much rather pay as they order. Others, including bartenders, not so much, as they explain that it's more convenient to keep a tab open, especially if they are ordering a drink that takes multiple steps to make. What do you prefer doing? Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Bloomberg
17-06-2025
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Cocoa Declines From One-Week High as Rains Seen Benefiting Crops
Cocoa futures fell from a one-week high amid expectations that recent rains in the world's biggest producing region are expected to improve soil moisture and boost crops. Moderate to heavy rain fell over West Africa during the weekend, particularly in parts of Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Cameroon, according to a report by weather forecaster Vaisala on Monday. Isolated to scattered precipitation is likely to persist and help in crop growth in some areas, it said.
