American plant could have huge benefits for UK diet and the environment
Scientists have found that a plant native to America has potential to be grown in the UK, bringing with it huge benefits for a balanced, sustainable diet.
Scientists have found that a plant native to America has potential to be grown in the UK, bringing with it huge benefits for a balanced, sustainable diet.
Plants & Animals
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Australia's 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires severely impacted hundreds of plant species. While the prospects of recovery for most appear to be good, some species remain vulnerable, according to research published by Australia's ...
Plants & Animals
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A new study, led by researchers from The University of Western Australia and scientists and expert plant breeders from Limagrain is set to revolutionize the future of wheat production, with three genes identified that will ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2021
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This image features the southeast wall of a small crater located a few hundred kilometers to the north of the giant Hellas impact basin on Mars. The complete crater itself is about 12 km in diameter; this image shows a 5 ...
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2021
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Fossilised remains of a fish that grew as big as a great white shark and the largest of its type ever found have been discovered by accident.
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2021
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Could long-distance interactions between individual molecules forge a new way to compute?
Nanophysics
Feb 15, 2021
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Aalto researchers have used an IBM quantum computer to explore an overlooked area of physics, and have challenged 100-year-old notions about information at the quantum level.
Quantum Physics
Feb 15, 2021
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Lipids are the building blocks of the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also play a regulatory role and decisively influence cell growth. This has been investigated in a new study by scientists ...
Plants & Animals
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Long held in a private collection, the newly analyzed tooth of an approximately nine-year-old Neanderthal child marks the hominin's southernmost known range. Analysis of the associated archaeological assemblage suggests Neanderthals ...
Archaeology
Feb 15, 2021
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A recent study finds that the invasive spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) prefers to lay its eggs in places that no other spotted wing flies have visited. The finding raises questions about how the flies can tell ...
Plants & Animals
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