World's largest inventory of known plant species
World's largest inventory of known plant species
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Researchers have compiled the world's most comprehensive list of known plant species. It contains 1,315,562 names of vascular plants, thus extending the number by some 70,000 - equivalent to about 20%. The researchers have also succeeded in clarifying 181,00
Understanding traditional Chinese medicine can help protect species
Understanding traditional Chinese medicine can help protect species
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Demystifying traditional Chinese medicine for conservationists could be the key to better protecting endangered species like pangolins, tigers and rhino, according to researchers. Efforts to shift entrenched values and beliefs about Chinese medicine are not a
Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks
Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks
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New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now -- precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned off.
Study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy
Study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy
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A new study supports a new conservation strategy. Climate change increasingly makes relocating threatened species necessary, despite the frequently low success rate. The study found tortoises with lots of genetic variation were much more likely to survive aft
High blood pressure in midlife is linked to increased brain damage in later life
High blood pressure in midlife is linked to increased brain damage in later life
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Higher than normal blood pressure is linked to more extensive brain damage in the elderly, according to a new study. In particular, the study found that there was a strong association between diastolic blood pressure (the blood pressure between heart beats) b
Effect of odor on helpfulness in rats
Effect of odor on helpfulness in rats
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Despite their reputation, rats are surprisingly sociable and regularly help each other out. Researchers have shown that a rat just has to smell another rat that is engaged in helpful behavior to increase their own helpfulness. This is the first study to show
Plants: Scientists solve the mystery behind an enigmatic organelle, the pyrenoid
Plants: Scientists solve the mystery behind an enigmatic organelle, the pyrenoid
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Researchers have discovered how Rubisco holoenzymes assemble to form the fluid-like matrix of the algal pyrenoid, an organelle that mediates the incorporation of carbon dioxide into sugars.
Scientists discover a motif that guides assembly of the algal pyrenoid
Scientists discover a motif that guides assembly of the algal pyrenoid
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Researchers have discovered that assembly of the algal pyrenoid, a structure that mediates the incorporation of carbon dioxide into sugars, is guided by the presence of a particular protein sequence, or motif.
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
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Scientists report the detection of neutrinos from the sun, directly revealing for the first time that the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) fusion-cycle is at work in our sun.
Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
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Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai'i Island than previously thought, revealed a new study with important implications for volcanic islands around the world. An extensive reservoir of freshwater within the submarine southern flank of the Hual
Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers
Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers
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New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores the economic and cultural aspects of raising turkeys to supply feathers in the ancient Southwest.
Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers
Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers
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Small, community-based reserves in Thailand's Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered from decades of over-harvesting.
Specific bacterium in the gut linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Specific bacterium in the gut linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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Researchers have detected a connection between Brachyspira, a genus of bacteria in the intestines, and IBS -- especially the form that causes diarrhea. Although the discovery needs confirmation in larger studies, there is hope that it might lead to new remedi
Understanding the power of our Sun
Understanding the power of our Sun
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For the first time, the international team was able to directly observe neutrinos from this cycle (CNO neutrinos).
Basketball on the brain: Neuroscientists use sports to study surprise
Basketball on the brain: Neuroscientists use sports to study surprise
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Neuroscientists tracked the brains and pupils of self-described basketball fans as they watched March Madness games, to study how people process surprise -- an unexpected change of circumstances that shifts an anticipated outcome. They found that that shifts
New modified wheat could help tackle global food shortage
New modified wheat could help tackle global food shortage
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Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12%.
Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement
Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement
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In a landmark discovery for global wheat production, a team has sequenced the genomes for 15 wheat varieties representing breeding programs around the world, enabling scientists and breeders to much more quickly identify influential genes for improved yield,
Ice sheets on the move: How north and south poles connect
Ice sheets on the move: How north and south poles connect
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Over the past 40,000 years, ice sheets thousands of kilometers apart have influenced one another through sea level changes, according to new research. New modelling of ice sheet changes during the most recent glacial cycle demonstrates, for the first time, th
A microscope for everyone: Researchers develop open-source optical toolbox
A microscope for everyone: Researchers develop open-source optical toolbox
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Researchers have developed an optical toolbox to build microscopes for a few hundred euros that deliver high-resolution images comparable to commercial microscopes that cost up to a thousand times more. The 3D printed open-source modular system can be combine
When consumers trust AI recommendations, or resist them
When consumers trust AI recommendations, or resist them
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The key factor in deciding how to incorporate AI recommenders is whether consumers are focused on the functional and practical aspects of a product (its utilitarian value) or on the experiential and sensory aspects of a product (its hedonic value).
Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy source
Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy source
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Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in air.
Ghost fishing threatens endangered river dolphins, critically endangered turtles, otters
Ghost fishing threatens endangered river dolphins, critically endangered turtles, otters
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Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles and dolphins, new research shows.
T. rex had huge growth spurts, but other dinos grew slow and steady
T. rex had huge growth spurts, but other dinos grew slow and steady
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By cutting into dinosaur bones and analyzing the growth lines, a team of researchers discovered that T. rex and its closest relatives got big thanks to a huge growth spurt in adolescence, while its more distant cousins kept on growing a little bit every year
Microbes help unlock phosphorus for plant growth
Microbes help unlock phosphorus for plant growth
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A research team has shown that microbes taken from trees growing beside pristine mountain-fed streams in Western Washington could make phosphorus trapped in soils more accessible to agricultural crops.
Machine learning: A breakthrough in the study of stellar nurseries
Machine learning: A breakthrough in the study of stellar nurseries
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Artificial intelligence can make it possible to see astrophysical phenomena that were previously beyond reach. Astronomers present the most comprehensive observations yet carried out of one of the star-forming regions closest to the Earth.
Can we harness a plant's ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?
Can we harness a plant's ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?
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Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes. Despite wide interest, the mechanism by which plants produce them has remained shroude
To push or to pull? How many-limbed marine organisms swim
To push or to pull? How many-limbed marine organisms swim
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Couinter-intuitively, small marine animals don't use their limbs or propulsors to push themselves through the water while swimming. Instead, their appendages create negative pressure behind them that pulls the animal through the water, scientists report.
Taking a shine to polymers: Fluorescent molecule betrays the breakdown of polymer materials
Taking a shine to polymers: Fluorescent molecule betrays the breakdown of polymer materials
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Scientists have come up with a simple method to evaluate the strength and performance of polymer materials. They hope that their work will enable scientists and engineers to better evaluate the polymers they work with, and eventually synthesize better ones.
Stronger memories can help us make sense of future changes
Stronger memories can help us make sense of future changes
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Research finds a new relationship between memory and the ability to incorporate changes into one's understanding of the world.
Hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity
Hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity
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A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates, says a new study.
Quantum magic squares
Quantum magic squares
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The magic of mathematics is particularly reflected in magic squares. Recently, quantum physicists and mathematicians introduced the notion of the quantum magic square, and for the first time studied in detail the properties of this quantum version of magic sq
Blast from the past
Blast from the past
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Astronomers have discovered that CK Vulpeculae, first seen as a bright new star in 1670, is approximately five times farther away than previously thought. This makes the 1670 explosion of CK Vulpeculae much more energetic than previously estimated and puts i
Stable catalysts for new energy
Stable catalysts for new energy
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Looking for the perfect catalyst is not only about finding the right material, but also about its orientation. Depending on the direction in which a crystal is cut and which of its atoms it thus presents to the outside world on its surface, its behavior can c
Why experiences are better gifts for older children
Why experiences are better gifts for older children
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What should we get for our kids this holiday? As children get older, giving them something they can experience (live through) instead of material things makes them happier, according to new research.
Cascading events led to 2018 Ki?lauea volcanic eruption, providing clues for forecasting
Cascading events led to 2018 Ki?lauea volcanic eruption, providing clues for forecasting
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The 2018 eruption of Ki?lauea Volcano was one of the largest volcanic events in Hawai'i in 200 years. This eruption was triggered by a relatively small and rapid change at the volcano after a decade-long build-up of pressure in the upper parts of the volcano
One in three who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
One in three who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
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A new study has found that one in three Singaporeans who said they were aware of deepfakes believe they have circulated deepfake content on social media which they later found out was a hoax. When compared to a similar demographic in the United States, the st
Cocoa flavanols boost brain oxygenation, cognition in healthy adults
Cocoa flavanols boost brain oxygenation, cognition in healthy adults
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The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand, researchers report. In the study, 14 of 18 participants saw these improvements after in
1 in 3 who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
1 in 3 who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
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A new study has found that one in three Singaporeans who said they were aware of deepfakes believe they have circulated deepfake content on social media which they later found out was a hoax. When compared to a similar demographic in the United States, the st
Indonesian wildfires a 'fixable problem'
Indonesian wildfires a 'fixable problem'
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Indonesian wildfires that cause widespread air pollution and vast carbon emissions are a 'fixable problem', according to the leader of a project set up to help tackle the issue.
Ancient people relied on coastal environments to survive the Last Glacial Maximum
Ancient people relied on coastal environments to survive the Last Glacial Maximum
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Excavations on the south coast of South Africa have uncovered evidence of human occupations from the end of the last ice age, approximately 35,000 years ago, through the complex transition to the modern time, known as the Holocene and adaptions that were key
