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Scientists Say: Mycelium
These fibrous networks are the reason plants think fungi are such "fun guys.”
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These fibrous networks are the reason plants think fungi are such "fun guys.”
Teamwork makes green-work! Collaborating scientists came up with an electrifying farming trick that could make sunlight optional.
Inorganic molecules include salts, minerals and other compounds that lack organics’ carbon-hydrogen bonds.
The adolescent brain has a hard time resisting junk food. But high-fat, high-sugar diets can interfere with learning and pose risks to mental health.
These bad-news invaders are spreading across the United States. As they turn forest debris into bare ground, soils and ecosystems are changing.
Scientists had not considered fat a 'taste.' The brain begs to differ, new data show.
Technology shows how microbes in the body respond to exercise. That helps scientists understand why those microbes keep athletes healthy.
Photosynthesis turns sunlight into energy for plants. Scientists want to know more about it, imitate it — even improve it.
Ultrasound turns on production of the hormone insulin in mice. Someday, it might help maintain healthy blood-sugar levels in people who were recently diagnosed with diabetes.
In the body, proteins act as biochemical machines to carry out the work of cells.