Plants with thinner roots can grow deeper, a trait which could be exploited in lands…
Month: July 2013
Octopus’ blue blood allows them to rule the waves
Worldwide colonization by octopods is in their blood. They manage to survive temperature habitats ranging…
It smells fishy: Copper prevents fish from avoiding danger
Fish fail to detect danger in copper-polluted water. A new study shows that fish cannot…
Scientists reveal structure of a supercooled liquid
If a liquid metal alloy is cooled slowly it will eventually form a solid phase….
Exercise rescues mutated neural stem cells
The genetic mutation leading to the developmental disorder “CHARGE syndrome” blocks the maturation of neural…
The balancing act of producing more food sustainably
A policy known as sustainable intensification could help meet the challenges of increasing demands for…
Tweet all about it — Twitter can’t replace newswires, study shows
News agencies continue to have an edge over Twitter in being first with the news,…
Mysterious radio flashes may be farewell greetings from massive stars collapsing into black holes
Mysterious bright radio flashes that appear for only a brief moment on the sky and…
Farming started in several places at once: Origins of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
For decades archaeologists have been searching for the origins of agriculture. Their findings indicated that…
Solar prominences put on strange and beautiful show in the Sun’s sky
Cloud spotting seems to be growing in popularity as a hobby here on Earth. Now…