4 years ago, Australian researchers at the CSIRO discovered that certain strains of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum were capable of extracting gold from their environment and incorporating it into their structure, thereby promoting their…
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Chromosomal rearrangements drive color evolution in stick insects
Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies on many mutations with small and…
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Using AI to understand how the brain processes language during real-life conversations
What were you investigating?
We investigated how our brains process language during real-life conversations. Specifically, we wanted to understand which brain regions become active when we’re speaking and listening, and how these…
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Is Yellowstone Going To Erupt? New Research Reveals That the Volcano Is Venting – SciTechDaily
- Is Yellowstone Going To Erupt? New Research Reveals That the Volcano Is Venting SciTechDaily
- A sharp volatile-rich cap to the Yellowstone magmatic system Nature
- Using vibrations to see into Yellowstone’s magma reservoir Phys.org
- Is Yellowstone’s…
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Fiber Optics Reveal Hidden Seismic Signals Beneath Swiss Glacier
Fiber optic cables on a Swiss glacier detected icequakes from crevasse openings, offering a powerful new method for seismic monitoring in harsh environments and potential applications in other fields like carbon storage and geothermal energy. A…
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The brain’s visual system plays a bigger role in decision making than expected
When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery?
It depends, of course, on whether you’re making a hearty winter stew or getting ready to watch the Super…
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Halley’s Comet Meteor Shower Starts This Weekend — Here’s When To Watch
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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will begin on Saturday, April 19, 2025, peaking in the early hours of Tuesday, May 6. It’s known for its bright and fast-moving shooting stars resulting from Halley’s comet, the most famous comet of all,…
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How Ancient Superstorms Painted the American West Red
In the Triassic era, North America was part of Pangea, a supercontinent whose massive scale sparked extreme monsoons that oxidized ancient sediments into striking red rocks. These “red beds,” rich in iron minerals, are now visible in places…
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Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier structure solved after fifty years
Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on…
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Scientists Discover a Starless, Spinning Ghost
Astronomers may have just stumbled across a ghost galaxy hiding in plain sight — a small, starless, fast-moving cloud of gas that checks all the boxes for what’s known as a “dark galaxy.” And…
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