While domestication of plants has yielded bigger crops, the process has often had a negative effect…
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Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
Northwestern University researchers discovered a new way to significantly reduce frost formation on any surface. The…
Chemists create new artificial enzyme
Enzymes are nature’s powerhouses. Found in the cells of all animals, plants, and every other living…
NASA: Help Shape the Future of the Astrobiology Program
NASA: Help Shape the Future of the Astrobiology Program Click here for original story,…
Why Didn’t Saturn Eat Titan, Its Biggest Moon?
New simulations explain how the ringed planet ended up with one giant moon that domineers its…
PIA23756: Salta Province, Argentina
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Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web
A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled…
Slime Mold Simulations Used to Map Dark Matter Holding Universe Together
The behavior of one of nature’s humblest creatures is helping astronomers probe the largest structures in…
To make ultra-black materials that won't weigh things down, consider the butterfly
Some butterflies have ultra-black wings that rival the blackest materials made by humans, using wing scales…
Amazon rainforest could be gone within a lifetime
Researchers reveal the speed at which ecosystems of different sizes will disappear, once they have reached…