14/10/2025

Exploring the hidden rings of the Milky Way

Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in space emit radiation at much longer wavelengths, in the radio portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. ...

Climate stress in adolescence can weaken bumblebees for life

Recent research shows that climatic changes to which bumblebee queens are exposed in their early life stages impair their survival and reproductive abilities, which can also have a negative impact on ecosystems and agriculture.

Florida avocados face threat from Sunblotch Viroid

Florida avocados, a signature staple in kitchens, a favored fruit tree in landscapes and a source of pride for the state's growers, are facing a renewed threat from avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd).

Displacing high-energy water can supercharge molecular binding

Water is everywhere in life, covering most of our planet, making up the majority of our bodies, and forming the stage on which all biology plays out. Yet not all water behaves the same. Most is part of the vast, free-flowing ...

Common yeast can survive Martian conditions

Any life on Mars in the past, present, or future would have to contend with challenging conditions including, among others, shock waves from meteorite impacts and soil perchlorates—highly oxidizing salts that destabilize ...

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