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explosive mechanism of Hypenea macrantha
Technology

This plant uses explosives to remove rival pollens from pollinators

Jay Kakade

Because plants lack muscular or skeleton structures, their locomotion is limited to one place. Therefore, plants, especially flowering plants, rely on natural forces like...

Young and old hands
Psychology

Interactions with children promote positively influence the mental well-being of older

PLOS

Study of older women in South Africa links interactions with greater sense of belonging, purpose.

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Mystery solved: Why foams are leakier than expected

Chemistry

Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Invention

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

Wildlife

Research reveals how Sculpins use microscopic features to stay put

Wildlife