Sunflowers in a field can co-ordinate the circular motions of their growing stems to minimize the amount of shade each plant experiences – a study has revealed. Seemingly random movements within groups of plants can lead to self-organizing patterns that optimize growing conditions.
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Physics World
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight
Zigzag patterns created by circular motion of growing stems
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Amazing 30-Year Experiment on Sea Snails Shows Evolution Unfolding in Slow Motion
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ScienceAlert
Amazing 30-Year Experiment Shows Evolution Unfolding in Slow Motion
Darwin would've been proud.
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Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don’t stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells alive, according to a new study published in Nature
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Bacteria Consumed by Immune Cells Become Part of the Cell
Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells alive.
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Wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin 🦧🎶🗣️🌳
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The University of Warwick
Warwick research finds communication complexity in orangutans thought to be uniquely human
In groundbreaking work from The University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older evolutionary origin.
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California hummingbird beaks transformed by feeders: ‘more tapered and longer’ 🐦🔧 | Study details evolutionary change of Anna’s hummingbirds and finds ranges have expanded to follow such devices 🌺📊
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the Guardian
California hummingbird beaks transformed by feeders: ‘more tapered and longer’
Study details evolutionary change of Anna’s hummingbirds and finds ranges have expanded to follow such devices
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New study finds tortoises have human-like feelings 🐢❤️
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SpringerLink
Evidence of mood states in reptiles
Animal Cognition - There is increasing evidence that non-human animals experience ‘free-floating’ mood states, but such evidence is lacking in reptiles, hindering the debate as to their...
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**Researchers Analyzed About 150 Trees 🌳 to Map the Communities of Microbes 🦠 Living in 16 Species, in a Recent Study in Nature 📖. They Estimate That a Single Mature Tree Hosts About One Trillion Bacteria 🦠 in Its Trunk “Microbiome,” with Distinct Communities Living in Different Layers.**
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Scientific American
Scientists Map Microbiome Hidden Deep inside Tree Trunks
Trees’ inner heartwood harbors methane-producing microbes adapted to oxygen-poor swamps and cow guts
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Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power: 🐜 « Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor. ⚔️»
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Department of Entomology | University of Maryland
Ant Societies Rose by Trading Individual Protection for Collective Power
Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by