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Scientists describe a Pathway to Accelerated Flowering of Plants in Low-nitrogen Soils

Scientists describe a Pathway to Accelerated Flowering of Plants in Low-nitrogen Soils

Nitrogen, along with phosphorus and potassium, is one of the three macronutrients required by plants for growth and development. Nitrogen-rich conditions promote plant growth, particularly…
Microphysiometry – a Useful Tool for Monitoring the Energy Metabolism of Living Cells

Microphysiometry – a Useful Tool for Monitoring the Energy Metabolism of Living Cells

Microphysiometry has proved to be a useful tool for monitoring the energy metabolism of living cells and their interactions with other cells. It is the…
Ammonium Polyphosphate (Properties, Uses)

Ammonium Polyphosphate (Properties, Uses)

Ammonium polyphosphate (APP) is phosphorus and nitrogen-based inorganic flame retardant commonly used in polymers, coatings, wood products, and other fibrous materials. APP is a polyphosphoric…
Artificially Inseminating Sharks Reveals “Virgin Births” may be more common than thought

Artificially Inseminating Sharks Reveals “Virgin Births” may be more common than thought

A blood-thirsty tooth hunter may not be as easily sold as any species needs, but sharks play an important role in marine ecosystems and protecting…
YouTuber Discovers the Bizarre Early Use of Microwave Ovens

YouTuber Discovers the Bizarre Early Use of Microwave Ovens

Everyone knows the story of the first microwave oven. It is one of the greatest “accidental” discoveries ever made in science. For those who don’t,…
Echidnas Have a Four-Tipped Penis but Only Use Half of it at Once

Echidnas Have a Four-Tipped Penis but Only Use Half of it at Once

Monotremes have some great features of the Kingdom of Animals. From the platypus to their 10 sex chromosomes and milky-sweaty skin, hedgehog was seen which looked like…
TikTokers go Wild for Massive Chicken Egg Found to Contain a Second Egg

TikTokers go Wild for Massive Chicken Egg Found to Contain a Second Egg

Eating eggs starts to look pretty weird when you think too much. The chicken’s released eggs are produced because they fail to fill any sperm…
Tiny Nano-sized Robots can Navigate Blood Vessels and Clear Blood Clots

Tiny Nano-sized Robots can Navigate Blood Vessels and Clear Blood Clots

Tiny nano-sized robots and vehicles that can navigate through blood vessels to reach disease sites could be used to deliver drugs to tumors that are…
Rho Cassiopeiae – a Yellow Hypergiant Star

Rho Cassiopeiae – a Yellow Hypergiant Star

Rho Cassiopeiae is a yellow hypergiant star, the brightest one in the night sky. It belongs to an unusual class of stars called hypergiants, which…
People prefer Soil Carbon Storage as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy

People prefer Soil Carbon Storage as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy

To avoid the worst effects of climate change, the world must achieve net-zero emissions by removing and storing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than…
Beryllium Nitrate – an Ionic Beryllium Salt of Nitric Acid

Beryllium Nitrate – an Ionic Beryllium Salt of Nitric Acid

Beryllium nitrate is a solid, easily soluble in water, with a weak oxidizing effect. It is also known as beryllium dinitrate, which is an ionic…
Ammonium Binds to Soil could Produce Enough Food and Reduce Environmental Damage

Ammonium Binds to Soil could Produce Enough Food and Reduce Environmental Damage

Modern agriculture faces two major challenges: producing enough food to feed the world’s growing population while minimizing environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture. According to…
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