Scientists developing salt-resistant rice
Scientists are developing a salt-resistant rice variety after a huge tsunami last year hit paddy
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Genes only partially affect intelligence levels
Genetic factors only partially affect our lifelong intelligence levels, while environmental
Plant found with built-in drought alarm
A signal found in plants could act as a drought alarm, allowing them to adapt to such extreme
Predators too prefer food with nutritional value
Predators can also be quite finicky about food, preferring that which offers high nutritional value
Found! Cells that drive brain’s adaptability
Glia cells, derived from the Greek word for glue, hold the brain’s neurons (cells) together and
Great apes make much more sophisticated decisions than assumed
Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously
Chimps warn their unaware friends about danger
A new study has found that chimpanzees are more likely to alarm call to a snake in the presence of
Cancer-causing chemical found in peanuts, cooking oil
Food safety regulators in a Chinese province have detected carcinogenic substance Aflatoxin in peanuts
Chimps likely to warn groups unaware of dangers
Animals are known to sound alarm calls when predators are around, particularly when their kin are
Scientists unravel how nose differentiates smell
Scientists have successfully unravelled how the nose — our olfactory organ, with 350 different
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