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Science • Jun 11

Scientists gave an octopus a mirror. Here’s what happened next

A new study published in the journal Current Biology recently found that octopuses can learn how to use mirrors to locate food hidden from view in an...

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Science • Jun 11

AI Learned How the Universe Works—and That Created an Unexpected Problem for Physicists

When cosmology makes headlines, we often see fancy images of cosmic maps and supernovas. But in reality, scientists have to sift through hundreds or...

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Science • Jun 11

China’s Massive JUNO Detector Delivers First Major Neutrino Breakthrough

Scientists working with a massive underground detector in China designed to study neutrinos have released first major findings.

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Science • Jun 11

James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young

A “galaxy-killing” wind driven by cosmic mergers may explain why many massive galaxies in the early universe stopped forming stars far earlier than expected...

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Science • Jun 11

Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals

The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide.

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Science • Jun 11

'Collapsed and freezing': Rescue center shares details of desperate fight saving badger

A heartbreaking wildlife rescue post is drawing attention online after a U.K. wildlife hospital revealed just how close one badger came to dying.

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Science • Jun 11

Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds

First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life.

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Science • Jun 11

After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II

NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago. The global array of deep space communications...

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Science • Jun 11

Hidden Web of Fungus Inside Earth Could Reach The Sun a Billion Times

The ground beneath your feet is not quiescent. It zings and pulses with frenzied activity, much of it driven by a partnership between plants and fungi that...

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Science • Jun 11

Fungi take up more mass than people—see how they stretch across the Earth

Scientists created the first-ever map of this vast underground fungal network and found it could stretch to the sun and back more than a billion times.

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Science • Jun 11

Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap

Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure.

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Science • Jun 11

The Venus Flytrap Mystery That Vexed Darwin, Solved

Charles Darwin was fascinated by the Venus flytrap, so much so he called the carnivorous plant “one of the most wonderful plants in the world.”.

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Science • Jun 11

Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap's snap

By Will Dunham June 11 (Reuters) - Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap.

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Science • Jun 11

Have we finally worked out how Venus flytraps snap shut?

It was widely thought that the movement of water through Venus flytrap cells caused the trap to close, but detailed experiments have led scientists to...

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Science • Jun 11

Unlocking the Mystery: How Venus Flytraps Snap Shut

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind the quick snap of the Venus flytrap's trap, revealing that the closure is triggered by a rapid softening of...

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Science • Jun 11

This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green

Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon.

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Science • Jun 11

First global map of mycorrhizal fungi reveals true scale of underground networks across the planet

Mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks that sustain plant life and help regulate Earth's climate by drawing carbon into soils.

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Science • Jun 11

68 Quadrillion Underground Miles of Fungi

With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth's carbon circulatory system.

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Science • Jun 11

Organic molecule with ultranarrow emission spectrum could lead to better LEDs

Over the past several decades, light sources have gradually transitioned to light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, and inorganic LEDs are now used across a wide...

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Science • Jun 11

Physicists introduce phase contrast to electron microscopy, delivering sharper images of our body's tiniest proteins

A laser (purple) is powerfully amplified by highly polished mirrors and focused on the electron beam (blue) to shift its phase and increase the cryo-EM...

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