Abstract: Errors in artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomous systems (AASs) where both the cause and effect are unknown to the human operator at the time they occur are referred to as ...
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Some plants attract pollinators by heating themselves and it’s probably the oldest pollination strategy
We tend to think of plants as passive, vulnerable actors. But in their partnership with insects, it’s plants that often play ...
“Many people equate plants with photosynthesis, yet Balanophora illustrates that being a plant does not require being green,” ...
New Zealand has 2,200 native flowering plants and 85% of them grow nowhere else, including some spectacular displays that ...
The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.
Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...
Although microorganisms are minuscule and often difficult to detect, they serve as the invisible pillars of human social ...
Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...
The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...
Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...
Blocking reproduction increases lifespan in both males and females of many different species, a new international University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found.
At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of Okinawa, grows what most might mistake for a mushroom—but it is actually a very ...
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