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Earlier crop plants were easier to “tame”
Crop progenitors show remarkable variability in critical features affected by domestication.
A ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus
Most comprehensive map of all volcanic edifices on Venus ever compiled.
New insight into one of the universe’s primordial reactions
Novel particle detector is used to study alternate paths to carbon creation in stars.
New antibiotic candidate from rare soil microbe
This approach allowed scientists to identify an unusual peptide for future drug design efforts.
Imbalanced forces in the Earth-moon-sun system drive circulation of the whole mantle
Tug of sun, the moon could be driving plate motions on ‘imbalanced’ Earth.
Heat conduction plays a vital role in droplet dynamics
Action is important in repelling water from windshields, airplane wings.
Study discovered how asthma may reduce the risk of brain tumors
Mouse study IDs immune cells as link points to potential therapeutic approaches.
The age of moon rocks is close to 1.97 billion years old
Scientists share analysis of the first fresh samples from the moon in more than 40 years.
COVID-19 long-haulers are at an increased risk of developing kidney damage
Attention to kidneys important part of post-COVID-19 care.
Building synthetic muscle using a synthetic chemistry approach
No animals are required to produce these fibers, which are tougher than Kevlar.
Neurons in the visual cortex change their responses over time
Neurons in the visual cortex of the brain ‘drift’ over time.