Growing plants in soil from the moon doesn’t really work very well
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith, the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface, using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted Life…
Coral reefs have conveyor belts of mucus running across their surface
Tiny cilia on coral reef polyps coordinate to generate currents that run across the reef surface, perhaps to carry food to all colony members Environment 12 May 2022 By Carissa…
Coral reefs have conveyor belts of mucus running across their surface
Tiny cilia on coral reef polyps coordinate to generate currents that run across the reef surface, perhaps to carry food to all colony members Environment 12 May 2022 By Carissa…
A steroid might be why octopuses starve themselves after mating
After mating, female octopuses increase production of a steroid hormone, which may drive them to starve themselves while guarding their eggs Life 12 May 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A California…
A steroid might be why octopuses starve themselves after mating
After mating, female octopuses increase production of a steroid hormone, which may drive them to starve themselves while guarding their eggs Life 12 May 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A California…
First picture of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole revealed
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released the first picture of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, and it’s just as predicted Space 12 May 2022 By Leah Crane…
The lab coat and lone genius – science’s most infuriating stereotypes
Television often portrays researchers as lab coat-wearing weirdos who hate social interactions, but the name of the game is collaboration plus hoodies. We need to get better at showing the…
First picture of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole revealed
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released the first picture of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, and it’s just as predicted Space 12 May 2022 By Leah Crane…
The lab coat and lone genius – science’s most infuriating stereotypes
Television often portrays researchers as lab coat-wearing weirdos who hate social interactions, but the name of the game is collaboration plus hoodies. We need to get better at showing the…
Ants treat infected wounds of nestmates with medicine from their back
Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) in sub-Saharan Africa apply an antimicrobial substance to nestmates whose limbs are lost while raiding termite nests Life 12 May 2022 By Alice Klein An ant…