New study on the immune system of plants: It works differently than expected

What happens at the molecular level when plants defend against invading pathogens? Previously it was assumed…

Off the hook: Manta ray asks divers for helping hand

A giant manta ray with several fishing hooks caught below its eye appeared to ask two…

The real midlife crisis confronting many Americans

The way my mom imagined it, midlife was going to be great: counting down days until…

Improving heat recycling with the thermodiffusion effect

Absorption heat transformers can effectively reuse the waste heat generated in various industries. In these devices,…

PIA23333: Arena Colles

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Study bolsters case that climate change is driving many California wildfires

Against a backdrop of long-term rises in temperature in recent decades, California has seen ever higher…

Next generation metagenomics: Exploring the opportunities and challenges

A new expert review highlights the opportunities and methodological challenges at this critical juncture in the…

Hawaii activists protesting over start of work on telescope

Hundreds of demonstrators are gathered at the base of Hawaii’s tallest mountain to protest the construction…

Mapping the moon for Apollo

At an International Astronomical Union meeting in 1955, noted astronomer Gerard Kuiper asked for suggestions and…

Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive

Mars’s surface is not suitable for life because of its low temperatures and constant radiation bombardment,…