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Why don’t fish freeze to death in icy water?
Microgravity experiments revealed that supercooled water containing antifreeze glycoproteins accelerates and oscillates its ice crystal…
New era of Western wildfire demands new ways of protecting people, ecosystems
Current wildfire policy can’t adequately protect people, homes and ecosystems from the longer, hotter fire…
Electronics to control plant growth
A drug delivery ion pump constructed from organic electronic components also works in plants. Researchers…
Imbalances in neural pathways may contribute to repetitive behaviors in autism
Researchers have hypothesized that a mutation in the autism risk gene SHANK3 differentially affects synaptic…
Mission control: Salty diet makes you hungry, not thirsty
We’ve all heard it: eating salty foods makes you thirstier. But what sounds like good…
‘Detergent’ molecules may be driving fluctuations in atmospheric methane concentrations
Researchers have found that changes in the amount of hydroxyl in the atmosphere may be…
Landslides on Ceres reflect hidden ice
Massive landslides, similar to those found on Earth, are occurring on the asteroid Ceres. That’s…
Space bullethead parrotfish use is influenced more by competition than by fear of predators
Marine scientists find that the space bullethead parrotfish use is influenced more by competition than…
Getting a handle on brain organization
Even among people born without hands, there is an overlap in brain activity when viewing…