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New techniques boost lettuce freeze tolerance

Two recent studies published in HortScience by the University of Iowa highlight advancements in sustainable agriculture, focusing on methods to enhance lettuce freeze tolerance and improve organic vegetable transplant production. ...

Uncovering the secret life of hedgehogs

In recent years, the hedgehog population has declined. In 2021, they were redlisted. Hedgehogs are a threatened species in Norway and several other European countries.

A burning question: How to save an old-growth forest in Tahoe

On the shores of Lake Tahoe at Emerald Bay State Park grows what some consider to be the most iconic old-growth forest in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Giant ponderosa pines—some of the last remaining in the area—share space ...

Shark removal a thorny issue for coral reefs

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish.

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The imminent risks facing Sydney's koala population
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Colorado's gray wolves roaming farther into Western Slope, new map shows
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Eavesdropping on whale songs sparks new discoveries in ecology
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Fish teeth show how ease of innovation enables rapid evolution
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Petunia's secret: Cracking nature's perfume with key floral scent gene
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Bark beetle infestation found to slow down tree growth early on
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Genomic tools reveal health insights for endangered Indiana bats
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How urbanization shapes coyote life in Los Angeles
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Uncovering the protein complex that is critical to male fertility
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CRISPR-based method enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in wastewater
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Extracellular vesicles that guide zebrafish embryonic development may have potential for human medicine
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Quantum properties in atom-thick semiconductors offer new way to detect electrical signals in cells
Nanophysics
Breaking the surface: How damage reshapes ripples in graphene
Analytical Chemistry
Breaking down corrosion to predict failure and design stronger materials
Environment
A chemical 'trojan horse': Polymers used in everyday products can degrade into toxic chemicals, study finds
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Electrochemistry method using amino acids and coconut oil could reduce medicine costs and promote sustainability
Quantum Physics
Superconducting quantum processor prototype operates 10¹⁵ times faster than fastest supercomputer
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Chiral organometallic nanosheets offer room-temperature multiferroicity and topological features
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Exploring quantum materials: Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering captures microscopic, rapidly changing properties
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Nine open clusters discovered by astronomers
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Introducing Evo 2, a predictive and generative genomic AI for all domains of life
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Eocene mudflat fossils reveal ancient waterbird foraging behaviors and four new species
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New JPL space mission seeks to unravel the mystery of cosmic 'inflation'
Condensed Matter
Researchers discover magnetic equivalent of the Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation
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Scientists highlight alarming rise in marine heat waves worldwide
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Webb exposes complex atmosphere of starless super-Jupiter
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Portable biosensor can detect airborne bird flu in under five minutes
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3D genome structure guides sperm development, shedding light on fertility and developmental disorders

Coming off dry January, these birds are getting a little drunk

In the past few weeks, Roger and Gail Greene have started to see something a little funny through the window of their home: A flock of robins feasting on berries in their yard were stumbling around, and a few even flew into ...

10 new sponge species discovered in Hawaii's Kāne'ohe Bay

In a succession of studies published this week and last month in the journals PeerJ and Zootaxa, researchers at Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Toonen-Bowen (ToBo) Lab, using a technique that explores both genes ...

Adult great apes show enhanced memory for social events

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have examined how social models influence memory in great apes. They presented young and adult apes with videos of either a human ...

How plants remember stress without a brain

It may sound strange, but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain. But with climate change threatening crops around the world, understanding plant stress memory could ...