Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure
'Microfliers' could monitor air pollution, airborne disease and environmental contamination More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 4, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Adapting plant roots to a hotter planet could help ease pressure on food supply
Supercomputer-powered 3D imaging of roots helps develop climate change-adapted plants More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303828&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 3, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Scientists confirm barrier between inner and outer regions of the young solar system
Composition of asteroids, meteorites, planets impacted by chasm in protoplanetary dust, gas More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303827&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 3, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
'Star Trek' science fiction becomes reality More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303815&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 2, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Increases in extreme humid-heat disproportionately affect populated regions
The world is not only getting hotter but also more humid More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303812&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 2, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
How life reemerges from cataclysms
Extinction changes rules of body size evolution More at
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 1, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Researchers observe energy exchange of black hole consuming a star
Energy output likely insufficient to generate a neutrino More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303801&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - November 1, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Shape-shifting worm blobs could inspire future robot swarms
Entangled 'blobs' of blackworms can show collective movement More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303773&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
How marsh grass protects shorelines
New research can help planners leverage the wave-damping benefits of marsh plants More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303772&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Islands are cauldrons of evolution
Study explores adaptation of island, mainland lizards More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303767&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 27, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Crystallized forms of common insecticide more effective
New forms of imidacloprid work faster, require smaller amounts More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303766&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 27, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Underwater gardens boost coral diversity to stave off 'biodiversity meltdown'
Symbiotic relationship offers a potential solution to restore damaged reefs More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303763&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 26, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Carbon dissolved in Arctic rivers affects the globe
New research shines light on poorly understood processes More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303762&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 26, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Scientists map neurological patterns of complex thought
High-level cognition produced by brain networks organizes into fractal patterns More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303765&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 26, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
Dead star and exoplanet show the aftermath of a star's self-destruction
Recently found planetary system could yield clues about the fate of our solar system More at
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303764&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Source: NSF Discoveries - October 26, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: research
