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Novel plant pathogen discovered on world"s northernmost island

Ellesmere Island (76°N–83°N) is one of the northernmost islands in the world, along with Greenland and Spitsbergen Island. More than 100 species of vascular plants are distributed across this island in the ice-free areas in summer. However, there.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekSep 25th, 2023

Scientists reveal strigolactone perception mechanism and role in tillering responses to nitrogen

"How is plant growth controlled?" and "What is the basis of variation in stress tolerance in plants?" were among the 125 most challenging scientific questions, according to the journal Science in 2016......»»

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How do brains coordinate activity? From fruit flies to monkeys, scientists discover a universal principle

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Yet, despite decades of research, the mystery of how the brain achieves this has remained elusive......»»

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New giant particle collider "right option for science": Next CERN chief

The next head of Europe's CERN physics laboratory said Thursday that he favored moving forward with plans for a giant particle collider far more powerful than the collider that discovered the famous "God particle"......»»

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Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

Europe is pushing for ministers to take part in UN talks this month to ensure that the world's first treaty on plastic pollution will be "highly ambitious"......»»

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Calcite: The versatile mineral shaping the future of carbon removal

Found all over the world, calcite is the most stable form of calcium carbonate and is the main mineral found in limestone......»»

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I tried to beat UFO 50’s hardest game. It turned into a fight for my soul

A quest to defeat UFO 50's hardest game became an existential battle to keep fighting in the face of real world hopelessness......»»

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Evolutionary anthropologist presents hypothesis about why humans are dominating the world over other animals

Why is human culture—the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations—so much more powerful than animal cultures?.....»»

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Hurricane Rafael triggers nationwide blackout in Cuba

Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba on Wednesday as it slammed through the cash-strapped island, which was still reeling from a recent blackout and a previous deadly storm......»»

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Earliest evidence of Ephedra use found in 15,000-year-old Moroccan burial

An international group of researchers led by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have uncovered the earliest evidence of Ephedra use from the charred remains of the plant in a 15,000-year-old human burial site in northeastern Morocco......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 36 min. ago

Novel AI framework incorporates experimental data and text-based narratives to accelerate search for new proteins

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the world's fastest supercomputers, a research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has developed an innovative computing framework to speed up the desi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 36 min. ago

Ancient unicellular organism indicates embryonic development might have existed prior to animals" evolution

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before the appearance of the first animals......»»

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Biologists discover how plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants multiple ways to override instructions that are coded into their DNA. This research could help scientists exploit a plant's existin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

New PFAS testing method could make water testing more affordable, portable and accessible

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have discovered a new way to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. This marks an important step forward in creating testing devices that are simpler, more cost-effective, faster an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

New report details what happened to the Arecibo Observatory

In 1963, the Arecibo Observatory became operational on the island of Puerto Rico. Measuring 305 meters (~1000 ft) in diameter, Arecibo's spherical reflector dish was the largest radio telescope in the world at the time—a record it maintained until.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Lab-cultured plant yogurt rivals dairy creaminess

Food engineers have harnessed the power of lupins (legumes) to create a yogurt that rivals dairy in taste and texture while delivering more nutrition than typical plant-based yogurts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Are these tiny insects the world"s laziest bugs?

At less than 3mm long, you may not think Dunatothrips aneurae seem like much. And—as I have shown in a new study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology—you'd be absolutely right. That's because these may be the world's laziest insects......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Controlling skyrmions at room-temperature in 2D topological spin structure technology

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has, for the first time in the world, generated and controlled skyrmions at room temperature in two-dimensional (2D) materials. This achievement reduces power consumption compared to tradi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Extreme weather already cost vulnerable island nations US$141 billion—and 38% is attributable to climate change

Two years ago, when the curtain fell on the COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, developing nations on the frontline of climate change had something meaningful to celebrate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

EU opens antitrust investigation into key Apple supplier Corning

The European Commission has announced its latest antitrust investigation, and it could once again have an impact on Apple. The EC says it is investigating whether Corning, a key Apple supplier, “may have abused its dominant position on the world.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

iOS 18.2 adds Safari Live Activity for file downloads

Live Activities are having a moment. Yesterday Apple rolled out a popular Live Activity for tracking election results via Apple News. Now, a new Safari Live Activity has been discovered in the latest iOS 18.2 beta for tracking a file’s download pro.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024