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Chronobiology: Researchers identify genes that tell plants when to flower
How do plants know when it is time to flower? Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have studied this question and identified two...
Experiment confirms 50-year-old theory describing how an alien civilization could exploit...
A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified...
Strainoptronics: A new way to control photons
Researchers discovered a new way to engineer optoelectronic devices by stretching a two-dimensional material on top of a silicon photonic platform. Using this method,...
300-million-year-old fish resembles a sturgeon but took a different evolutionary path
Sturgeon, a long-lived, bottom-dwelling fish, are often described as "living fossils," owing to the fact that their form has remained relatively constant, despite hundreds...
When planting trees threatens the forest
Campaigns to plant huge numbers of trees could backfire, according to a new study that is the first to rigorously analyze the potential effects...
Evidence supports ‘hot start’ scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto
The accretion of new material during Pluto's formation may have generated enough heat to create a liquid ocean that has persisted beneath an icy...
Positive YouTube videos of wolves linked to greater tolerance
A new study from North Carolina State University suggests that people have more tolerance for wolves after seeing positive videos about them, which could...
Scientists provide new explanation for the strange asymmetry of the moon
The Earth‐moon system's history remains mysterious. Scientists believe the system formed when a Mars‐sized body collided with the proto‐Earth. Earth ended up being the...
Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world
"Beam me up" is one of the most famous catchphrases from the Star Trek series. It is the command issued when a character wishes...
Planting new forests is part of but not the whole solution...
The large-scale planting of new forests in previously tree-free areas, a practice known as afforestation, is hailed as an efficient way to remove excess...
Scientists produce first open source all-atom models of COVID-19 ‘spike’ protein
The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The "spike" or S protein facilitates viral entry into...
