David Hughes and colleagues are fast-tracking the creation of a mobile app that locates and tracks the current locust swarms.
Penn State responds: App aids UN efforts to control Africa's locust infestation
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Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
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Looking for aliens who might be looking for us
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New data allows astronomers to look for technological signatures of extraterrestrial civilizations that might be looking for us.
Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
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Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
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Sorghum crops in areas where an agricultural parasite is common have local adaptations to deal with that parasite, according to new research
Scientists solve structure enabling cyanobacteria to thrive in low light
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Scientists have determined the structure that gives cyanobacteria their unique ability to convert weak sunlight into useable energy.
Herringbone pattern in plant cell walls critical to cell growth
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The alternating angle of the cell wall's many layers is critical for cell growth, according to a new study.
Method detects defects in 2D materials for future electronics, sensors
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A team of researchers has developed a technique to quickly and sensitively characterize defects in 2D materials.
A megalibrary of nanoparticles
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LIGO-Virgo network catches another neutron star collision
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Gravitational waves detected on April 25, 2019, by the LIGO Livingston Observatory were likely produced by a collision of two neutron stars.