The peanut of the Madagascar lizard

About 88 million years ago, Madagascar separated from India. Isolated from all other masses of land, plants and animals evolved in seclusion, creating a biodiversity access point unlike any other place on earth. A way in which biodiversity is propagated is by endozochorywhich is the name of the process for animals that eat plant seeds…

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Cheese before bed could be giving nightmares

For more than a century, folklore and cartoons have warned us: eat cheese before bedtime and awaits you a strange night. Winsor McCay’s 1904 comic strip RAREBIT’s demon dream Famous converted the forst of spicy cheese called Galeses Rarebit into a portal for surreal and disturbing dreams. Now, a new study suggests that McCay could…

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AGU and AMS join forces in a special collection to maintain the impulse of the investigation that supports the evaluation of the national climate of the United States

AGU is proud to announce a new special collection aimed at maintaining the investigation impulse of the National Climate Evaluation of the United States (NCA) after the dismissal of the administration to the authors and personnel earlier this week. AG will be associated with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the Professional Society of Atmospheric and…

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The common farm chemist is accelerating insect apocalypse

Insects exposed to low levels of chlorotalonile suffer important reproductive damage. Its continuous use threatens the pollination and balance of the ecosystem. New research from the University of Macquarie has revealed that a commonly applied agricultural chemist, used in Australian fruits and vegetables to combat fungal infections, is causing serious damage to the beneficial insects…

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A simple sensor for liver cancer

Luminescent paper discs under UV lamp: (1) without enzyme; (2), (3) and (4) with β-glucuronidase enzyme. In the presence of the enzyme, the discs show a strong green luminescence. Credit: UM Group Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) have developed a unique luminescent probe that uses Terbio, a rare earth metal, to feel…

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2 ‘new stars’ have exploded in the night sky at the same time, potentially for the first time in history

A second “new star” has appeared unexpectedly in the night sky, less than two weeks after an almost identical light point First exploded without prior notice. These “stars” never seen before light from rare star explosions known as classic novas. Scientists believe that this can be the first time in registered history that more than…

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