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Mutant plants reveal temperature sensor
Phytochrome mutants grow very differently from wild type plant (upper left) under the same conditions. Work with these mutants reveals that phytochrome is both...
JILA Team Spots Elusive Intermediate Compound in Atmospheric Chemistry
JILA researchers used their frequency comb spectroscopy technique (multicolored lightwaves between the mirrors) to follow each step of an important chemical reaction that occurs...
Bubble nucleus discovered
Credit: Michigan State University
Research conducted at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University has shed new light on the structure of...
Concern that radiation may contribute to development of Alzheimer’s
Image Credit: Flickr/HAMZA BUTT
More humans than ever are exposed to higher levels of ionizing radiation from medical equipment, airplanes, etc. A new study suggests...
Male birth control shots prevent pregnancy
Researchers call for further study to reduce risk of depression, side effects
Men can take birth control shots to prevent pregnancy in their female partners,...
Commonly prescribed medicines no more effective than placebo for pediatric migraines
A new study compares effectiveness of preventive medicines for pediatric migraines. Image Credit: Flickr/jamiesrabbits
Prescribed medications are no more effective than a sugar pill when...
Study predicts deserts in Spain if global warming continues
Lavezzi Island (Corsica, France). Credit: Daniel Pavon, IMBE, Aix Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
Southern Spain will become desert and deciduous forests will vanish from...
NASA missions harvest a passel of ‘pumpkin’ stars
This artist's concept illustrates how the most extreme 'pumpkin star' found by Kepler and Swift compares with the sun. Both stars are shown to...
Research helps explain formation of ringed crater on the Moon
Free-air gravitational anomalies and shaded topographic relief of the moon's 930-km-diameterOrientale impact basin. Red corresponds to mass excesses and blue to mass deficits relative...
Learning Morse Code without Trying
The findings demonstrate silent, eyes-free text entry on a mobile device without a keyboard (participants touched on Glass's touchpad to enter Morse code during...
Fossilized dinosaur brain tissue identified for the first time
Image of specimen. Credit: Jamie Hiscocks
Researchers have identified the first known example of fossilised brain tissue in a dinosaur from Sussex. The tissues resemble...
