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The silent conversations of plants

This morning, my six-year-old came into our bedroom and started reading a story from a book. She followed each word on the page, slowly forming full sentences. Sometimes she stumbled and asked for help with some "funny words," but by the end of the b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 16th, 2024

Researchers identify two fungal enzymes that hijack the immune system of plants to colonize roots

In nature, plant roots are always colonized by fungi. This interaction can be either mutualistic, benefiting both the plant and the fungus, or pathogenic, where the fungus harms the host plant. A research group led by Professor Dr. Alga Zuccaro at th.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Fossilized dung reveals clues to dinosaur success story

In an international collaboration, researchers at Uppsala University have been able to identify undigested food remains, plants and prey in the fossilized feces of dinosaurs. These analyses of hundreds of samples provide clues about the role dinosaur.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Same plant, different tactic: Habitat determines response to climate, thale cress study finds

Plants need light to grow, but too much light can induce damage to the photosynthetic complex known as photosystem II. It is known that plants adapted to growing under full sun repair this light-induced damage more. But this repair activity slows dow.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Smart agriculture technology attaches directly to underside of leaves for monitoring plants

With growing concerns over climate change and overpopulation, we urgently need to boost agricultural productivity. With the goal of creating a way to easily tell whether a plant is thriving or dying, a leaf-mounted sensor was created by researchers a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

The new Mail app in iOS 18.2 is nice, but I disabled one of its main features

With iOS 18.2, Apple introduced an all new Mail app. It introduced mail categorization, a fresh coat of paint, contact photos/business logos for conversations, a new system for grouping emails, and more. All of that sounded nice when it was unveiled.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Researchers pioneer method to detect dehydration in plants

Have you ever wondered if your plants were dry and dehydrated, or if you're not watering them enough? Farmers and green-fingered enthusiasts alike may soon have a way to find this out in real time. Over the past decade, researchers have been working.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Engineering nature"s blueprint: Dendron-based assemblies for chlorophyll"s materials

Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a model for innovation. Photosynthesis is in turn linked to chlorophyll pigments, tiny green molecules that play a key role in h.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Light-altering paint for greenhouses could help lengthen the fruit growing season in less sunny countries

Researchers in the UK have developed a new spray coating for greenhouses that optimizes the wavelength of light shining onto the plants, improving their growth and yield. The technology could in the future help extend the growing seasons in less sunn.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Cas9-PE system achieves precise editing and site-specific random mutation in rice

Achieving the aggregation of different mutation types at multiple genomic loci and generating transgene-free plants in the T0 generation is an important goal in crop breeding. Although prime editing (PE), as the latest precise gene editing technology.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

River microbes near wastewater treatment plants express high levels of antibiotic resistance genes, study shows

Rivers and streams serve as critical connectors across vast geographical landscapes, trickling out of tucked-away headwaters and snaking thousands of miles toward oceans and deep seas. These waterways directly impact human and environmental health, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops

More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In the following millions of years, those bacteria evolved into plants, optimizing themselves along the way for various environm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Dramatic decline in Tongariro"s native plants as invasive heather spreads

Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are being hit hard by the spread of invasive heather with a 40% to 50% drop in native species in some areas, a new study published in Oecologia has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock, say researchers

University of Queensland researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Devs investigating why their games look bad on the PS5 Pro

Silent Hill 2 remake, Jedi Survivor, and other games are having visual and performance issues on the PS5 Pro, even with the enhancements......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Electromagnetic Symphony: Explore the EMF Universe

Make EMF radiation audible and listen in to the silent backbone of our electronics society with an EMF audio amplifier. The post Electromagnetic Symphony: Explore the EMF Universe appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

A single cell"s siesta: How non-moving single-celled organisms manage to avoid bright light

Too much of a good thing is no good at all. Living organisms enjoy sunlight—in fact, they need it to stay alive—but they tend to avoid light that is too bright. Animals go to their shelter, humans have a siesta, even plants have mechanisms to avo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Antarctica may have once been covered by a jungle of trees, new study shows

Picture Antarctica—not as an endless expanse of snow and ice, but as a lush, green rainforest teeming with towering trees and mysterious plants. It sounds … The post Antarctica may have once been covered by a jungle of trees, new study shows.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

The 10 best messaging apps for Android and iOS in 2024

Stay connected to your loved ones anywhere in the world with these text messaging apps for group chats, video calling, private conversations, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

A 21-year-old Piglet game is going viral for the wrong reasons

An obscure Piglet game from 2003 has gotten popular online thanks to some Silent Hill comparisons......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Biodiversity in the city: Designing urban spaces for humans and animals

Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being for the human population. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have studied at 103 locations in Munich ho.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024