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Mitochondria work much like Tesla battery packs, study finds
For years, scientists assumed that mitochondria—the energy-generating centers of living cells—worked much like household batteries, generating…
Insect or virus? How plants know
Most plants have plenty of enemies, from insects and other grazing creatures to various diseases, droughts…
How uncertainty in scientific predictions can help and harm credibility
The more specific climate scientists are about the uncertainties of global warming, the more the American…
Young children have intuitions of great teachers
Human are incredible learners, in part because they are also accomplished teachers. Even at a very…
Mussels harbor strains of bacteria in their gills, keeping them prepared for environmental changes
Deep-sea mussels, which rely on cooperative symbiotic bacteria for their food, harbor a surprisingly high diversity…
Traffic noise affects normal stress reactions in zebra finches and delays offspring growth
Noise pollution is one of the leading environmental health risks in humans. In zebra finches, noise…
Method to protect carp from the harmful effects of ammonia
Veterinarians from RUDN University have developed a way to increase the resistance of carp, the most…
Opening up the black box of heterogeneous catalysis
Researchers from ICIQ’s López group present a new method that allows for the rational design of…
Taming the wild cheese fungus
The flavors of fermented foods are heavily shaped by the fungi that grow on them, but…