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Scientists claim the dated origin of bioluminescence in animals was 540 million years ago. Read more here.

While some 70% of the world’s coffee production is Arabica, the species has a low tolerance to rising temperatures and disease. Nestlé has developed a high quality Arabica reference genome – which is now a publicly available database – as part of the mission to find more climate-resilient plants.

A senior lecturer at Queen's University Belfast has been named 'World Vet of the Year 2024' at the prestigious Global Veterinary Awards.

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Despite superior individual components, robots lag behind animals in overall performance, suggesting a future focus on better system integration and control in robotics. Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that ca

A USDA grant paves the way for BGSU scientists and students to accelerate their research timelines with the use of cutting-edge technology.

While some 70% of the world’s coffee production is Arabica, the species has a low tolerance to rising temperatures and disease. Nestlé has developed a high quality Arabica reference genome – which is now a publicly available database – as part of the mission to find more climate-resilient plants.

What’s it like to volunteer at a fishpond? In Hale‘iwa and He‘eia, volunteers are helping to rebuild ancient loko i‘a.