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Plants can use underground communication to find out when neighbors are stressed
Corn seedlings that grow close together give off underground signals that impact the growth of nearby plants, reports a study published May 2, 2018...
A physical basis for the cognitive process of decision-making
In experiments studying how fruit flies distinguish between ever closer concentrations of an odour, the researchers led by Professor Gero Miesenböck had previously identified...
Climate change will boost global lake evaporation—with ‘extreme’ consequences
Global lake evaporation will increase 16 percent by the end of the century as a consequence of climate change, a new Yale study finds....
Guardians of the Ring—Researchers reveal structure of protein involved in inflammatory diseases
When the body detects a threat, be it a viral invader or an Alzheimer's disease plaque, guardian proteins on the cell surface kick into...
Is nature exclusively left handed? Researchers study chilled atoms to find out
The study of how atoms radioactively decay has played a critical role in developing the standard model, our modern understanding of our universe's evolution...
Physicists find signs of a time crystal
Yale physicists have uncovered hints of a time crystal—a form of matter that "ticks" when exposed to an electromagnetic pulse—in the last place they...
Superman’s laser vision a step closer to reality
Superman's ability to shoot laser beams from his eyes has come a step closer to reality, with discoveries made by a research team at...
DNA sequences suggest 250 people made up original Native American founding population
A University of Kansas anthropological geneticist is part of an international research team working to shed light upon one of the unanswered questions concerning...
Taming the multiverse—Stephen Hawking’s final theory about the big bang
Professor Stephen Hawking's final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven,...
Microbes living in a toxic volcanic lake could hold clues to life on Mars
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered microbes living in a toxic volcanic lake that may rank as one of the harshest...
Most microplastic harm done at lowest levels of food web, according to analysis
Purdue University scientists led a comprehensive analysis of research concerning the effects of microplastics on aquatic life, with the results showing widely different impacts...
