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Researchers’ novel tool to help develop safer pesticides

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Battery-free MakeCode empowers kids to code sustainably

New sustainable coding platform automatically and invisibly transforms Microsoft MakeCode into a version that supports programming electronic devices that harvest energy from ambient sources,...

Deserts ‘breathe’ water vapor, study shows

Deserts may seem lifeless and inert, but they are very much alive. Sand dunes, in particular, grow and move -- and according to a...

Where we grow up influences our sense of direction

New researcher has demonstrated that people's spatial navigation ability is influenced by their geographical origin. Growing up in rural or urban areas, or in...

Molecular ‘blueprint’ illuminates how plants perceive light

Plants rely on their ability to sense light for survival. But unlike animals, plants don't have eyes full of photoreceptors to capture and convey...

Flowers’ unseen colors can help ensure pollination, survival

You can't see it, but different substances in the petals of flowers create a 'bulls-eye' for pollinating insects, according to a scientist whose research...

Argon found in air of ancient atmosphere

Researchers have discovered argon trapped in air-hydrate crystals in ice cores, which can be used to reconstruct past temperature changes and climate shifts.

The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant in Europe

A research team has, for the first time in Europe, identified a specimen of Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis), a highly invasive species.

The Rule of Two helps make spaces sound better

Researchers developed a new acoustic measurement technique in a room with more acoustic combinations than there are ants on Earth.

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