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Unlocking the Genetic Giant: Tiny Fern Has the Largest Genome of Any Organism on Earth
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoThe Tmesipteris oblanceolata fern sets a new record for the largest genome, impacting plant growth...
Largest known genome is within this plain plant on the forest floor, study says
CNN.com· 6 hours agoNew research has identified the largest known genome of any living organism in an unassuming fern...
Alien-Looking Species Seen For First Time Ever in Ocean's Darkest Depths
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoA Clarion-Clipperton Zone glass sponge. (SMARTEX Project, NERC/smartexccz.org) Other creatures...
Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an...
The Conversation· 15 hours agoThe Sun warms the Earth, making it habitable for people and animals. The heliosphere, the area of space influenced by the Sun, is over a hundred times larger than the distance ...
This tiny plant found to have world’s largest known genome
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA fern plant has broken the record for the largest amount of genetic material stored in the nucleus...
Could photos of a platypus on the surface of Jupiter's moon ‘Europa’ be the key to discovering life...
Digital Camera World via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThis discovery gives scientists the chance to test and study the composition of the water, and...
What Is Natural Selection?
ExtremeTech· 5 days agoMost of us know that as living things evolve, they take on traits that help them thrive in their home environments. It all comes down to natural selection, or the process ...
Carbon dioxide levels rising ‘faster than ever’ amid unprecedented heat: Report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLevels of planet-heating carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere are rising “faster than ever,”...
Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHow deep are Europa's ice sheets? Could the moon sustain life? The Europa Clipper Mission, which is...
Why do we send so many fish to space?
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNearly a decade before Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, two humble little mummichogs became the first fish in space. In 1973, these...
