Why the Forest Doesn’t Fear the Fire by C. CLAIBORNE ...
Plants are not “aware” of fire, but many species have developed adaptations to it. Published: January 22, 2018 […]
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Scanning an Ancient Biblical Text That Humans Fear to Open ...
Pioneers of new software for reading damaged parchment and scrolls are now deploying a CT scanner at the […]
Cleaning a Dirty Sponge Only Helps Its Worst Bacteria, Study ...
Researchers found that microwaving, boiling or throwing used sponges in the dishwasher encouraged the proliferation of its strongest […]
A Suitcase-Size Satellite’s Big Image of Frozen Earth Below by ...
A new image of Alaska from the recently launched Iceye satellite shows how much you can accomplish with […]
Gene Editing for ‘Designer Babies’? Highly Unlikely, Scientists Say by ...
Fears that embryo modification could allow parents to custom order a baby with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s imagination or Usain […]
Being Antisocial Leads to a Longer Life. For Marmots. by ...
Unlike most mammals, yellow-bellied marmots with more active social lives died younger than those that kept to themselves, […]
They Hunt. They Gather. They’re Very Good at Talking About ...
A study of hunter-gatherers on the Malay Peninsula suggests that culture plays a role in how we describe […]
Elephants Are Very Scared of Bees. That Could Save Their ...
Researchers have compared the reactions of elephants in Africa and Asia to bee swarms, in efforts at protecting […]
How a Church Deacon Found the Biggest Prime Number Yet ...
The Memphis area man used the church computer to discover a Mersenne prime with over 23 million digits. […]
Billions of Plastic Pieces Litter Coral in Asia and Australia ...
Big and small pieces of plastic make coral more prone to disease, the researchers found, but it is […]