Plastic litter in global oceans large

ESA testing detection of floating plastic litter from…

[caption id="attachment_14754" align="alignnone" width="700"] Ocean plastic[/caption] The millions of tonnes of plastic ending up in the oceans every year are a global challenge. ESA is responding by looking at the detection of marine plastic litter…

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Exploring the Vast Potential of Non-Edible Seed Oils

Researchers at University of Malaya, Malaysia, have unveiled the various potential of regionally available non-edible oil-bearing plants. [caption id="attachment_14748" align="alignnone" width="658"] Non-edible oil-bearing plants: Leucaena leucocephala, Brucea javanica and Ocimum basilicum.Credit : Dr. Zul Ilham…

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Even flies like a familiar song: How auditory…

Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a fruit fly model to explore how learned auditory cues alter mating behavior and sexual preference. [caption id="attachment_14743" align="alignright" width="300"] Without prior auditory experience during development, a female fly…

ESA’s next science mission to focus on nature…

[caption id="attachment_14740" align="alignnone" width="625"] Hot exoplanet[/caption] The nature of planets orbiting stars in other systems will be the focus for ESA’s fourth medium-class science mission, to be launched in mid 2028. Ariel, the Atmospheric Remote‐sensing…