Older millennials might remember hating brussel sprouts as a kid, but then coming around to enjoying them. This isn’t just because their palette changed; the sprouts actually do taste better now. When harvesting became mechanized in the 1960s, only extremely bitter varieties were suitable for the process. That resulted in 30 years of disgusting Brussels sprouts, before Dutch biotechnologists found the bitter compounds in the sprouts and painstakingly bred a better plant. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here