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Constitutive down-regulation of liguleless alleles in sorghum drives increased productivity and water use efficiency
Plant architecture influences the microenvironment throughout the crop canopy. Plants with a more erect leaf architecture ...
Cryovolcanism and resurfacing on Pluto's largest moon, Charon
What processes during the formation of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an ...
Tiny stars, many Earths: Potentially habitable worlds may be especially common around low-mass stars
According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this ...
Groundwater flow can alter coral reef chemistry and trigger ecosystem-wide changes
Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, according to a new study led by University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa ...
Do you have a nosy coworker? Research finds snooping colleagues send our stress levels rising
They're a common office menace: the nosy coworker. They read over shoulders, loiter as friends chitchat, ask uncomfortable ...
Scientists reveal how diverse cell types are produced in developing embryos
A team of scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that ...
Heat impairs teamwork more than individual performance, researchers find
As global temperatures rise, a new study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy ...
Music in open-plan offices can improve well-being
Playing music in open-plan offices improves productivity and well-being, according to a Cardiff University researcher.
Scientists uncover cell structures that squids use to change their appearance
By examining squid skin cells three-dimensionally, a University of California, Irvine–led team has unveiled the structures ...