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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with ecologist Justin Stewart about mapping the complex network of fungi connecting the Earth's plants. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: I want to tell you about a massive.
The same stellar activity that shapes conditions around distant planets could also make alien radio signals much harder to detect. According to the study, M-dwarf stars,which make up roughly 75%...
Honey bees are far more precise navigators than scientists once realized. "Our tracking system makes it possible for the first time to record high-resolution 3D flight paths of honey bees in natural landscapes," explains Straw. The researchers analyzed 255 flight paths collected near Kaiserstuhl, Germany.
inspired membrane uses perfectly uniform one-nanometer pores to filter molecules with remarkable precision.
Rice is best known as one of the world's most important food crops, but scientists have now shown it could also help inspire a new generation of smart materials. Researchers discovered that packed rice grains behave in an unusual way under pressure. The international research team, led by the University of Birmingham, reported its findings in the journal Matter .
The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled to launch next year.
Gray whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay, a detour on their long migrations from Mexico to Alaska. They seem to be searching for food, as changing ocean conditions reduce availability of their normal.
A team at the University of Chicago has discovered a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states that are normally difficult to produce.
