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Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
Houseplants can be an essential link to nature – especially for those without access to a garden. Syda…
How far they’ll go: Moana shows the power of Polynesian celestial navigation
Moana takes to the sea. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Duane W. Hamacher, Monash University and Carla Bento…
Nature’s GPS: how animals use the natural world to perform extraordinary feats of navigation
Tiny birds like robins are able to use the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. Pxhere Richard Holland, Bangor…
Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass
A dung beetle climbs atop its precious ball to orient itself using the night skies. Chris Collingridge James…
Improving upon the sun: LED lights fuel plant growth in space
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used in medical devices and for growing plants, like potatoes seen here, are used by…
How a new solar and lighting technology could propel a renewable energy transformation
Sam Stranks, University of Cambridge The demand for cheaper, greener electricity means that the energy landscape is changing…
Lab-grown dairy: The next food frontier
Could dairy products soon be produced in labs? (Shutterstock) Michael von Massow, University of Guelph and Mitchell Gingerich,…
Less snow, more rain in store for the Arctic, study finds
Rain falls in Sarek National Park, in Sweden. (Shutterstock) Michelle McCrystall, University of Manitoba The Arctic is often…
The chemistry of Christmas baubles – and the great scientist who made them possible
Apirak Wongpunsing Mark Lorch, University of Hull Were it not for Baron Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look…
Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water and nutrients from other plants
American mistletoe’s genus Phoradendron means ‘thief of trees’ in Greek. Joe Decruyenaere/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA David Hillock, Oklahoma…