A new study reveals the critical role of zinc in regulating nitrogen fixation in legumes through a sensor called FUN. This discovery could help improve crop efficiency and reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers by adapting to environmental and soil conditions. Researchers have discovered that zinc significantly affects the process of nitrogen fixation in legumes, … Read more
Researchers at China’s Tianjin University and Southern University of Science and Technology have reportedly developed a robot with a lab-grown artificial brain. Brain-on-chip technology has been used to train the machine to perform various tasks, according to local media. The scientists reportedly combined the brain organoid with a neural interface chip to power the complex … Read more
Without dinosaurs to trample the trees, vine plants like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for the Daily Mail Published: 10:09 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 | Updated: 10:14 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 Next time you open a bottle of wine, … Read more
People with leg amputations were able to control their prosthetic limbs with their brains in a major scientific breakthrough that allows for smoother walking and improved ability to navigate obstacles, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine. By creating a connection between a person’s nervous system and their prosthetic leg, researchers … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN – Painted lady butterflies go far with their impressive migratory patterns that stretch for thousands of miles – but they often travel across land, so they can stop to rest. Scientists have now found … Read more
The surface of Titan. Simulations by MIT geologists show that lakes and seas on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, were formed by wave-driven erosion. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Researchers find that wave activity on Saturn’s largest moon can be strong enough to erode the shores of lakes and seas. myth Researchers have used simulations to suggest that Titan’s … Read more
A few weeks ago we ran a story (article three) about a group of space shuttles that tried to return peacefully to Earth, only to find a Florida family’s roof rudely in the way. The 700 gram cylinder of Inconel was all that was left of a 2,360 kg battery pack that jettisoned from the … Read more
Lithouva – earliest fossil grape from the Western Hemisphere, ~60 million years from Colombia. The upper figure shows fossils accompanied by CT reconstruction. The bottom shows the artist’s reconstruction. Credit: Fabiany Herrera, art by Pollyanna von Knorring. If you’ve ever eaten a raisin or enjoyed a glass of wine, you may partly have the extinction … Read more
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the moon shining from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you go to Venus, it wouldn’t be like that. Not every planet has a moon – so why do some planets have several moons while others have none? I’m a physics instructor who … Read more
During binary neutron star collisions, hot neutrinos can be briefly trapped at the interface, remaining out of equilibrium with the cool cores of the merged stars for 2 to 3 milliseconds. This interaction helps guide the particles toward equilibrium and provides new insights into the physics of such couplings. Credit: SciTechDaily.com New simulations show that … Read more