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Finally, A True Blue Rose Exists(sciencenews.org)

86 points by bookofjoe 1 month ago | 31 comments

Science News article reporting that researchers created a true blue rose using a helper-molecule (copigment) strategy, solving a longstanding plant science goal.

A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading(sciencenews.org)

127 points by sohkamyung 4 months ago | 89 comments

NASA's DART spacecraft changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun(sciencenews.org)

110 points by pseudolus 7 months ago | 83 comments

Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis(sciencenews.org)

258 points by bookofjoe 1 year ago | 125 comments

Neutrinos' maximum possible mass shrinks further(sciencenews.org)

70 points by thunderbong 1 year ago | 25 comments

Engineered waterways helped Ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers(sciencenews.org)

42 points by andsoitis 1 year ago | 4 comments

The possibilities for dark matter have shrunk(sciencenews.org)

112 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 59 comments

Horses may have been domesticated twice(sciencenews.org)

90 points by diodorus 2 years ago | 104 comments

Long Covid brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain(sciencenews.org)

180 points by wahnfrieden 2 years ago | 77 comments

See 3-D models of animal anatomy from openVertebrate's public collection(sciencenews.org)

7 points by rolph 2 years ago | 1 comments

A predicted quasicrystal is based on the 'einstein' tile known as the hat(sciencenews.org)

55 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 24 comments

Quantum particles can feel the influence of gravitational fields(sciencenews.org)

96 points by galaxyLogic 2 years ago | 36 comments

Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers(sciencenews.org)

34 points by lota-putty 3 years ago | 5 comments

An ancient solar flare illuminated the start of the Viking Age(sciencenews.org)

52 points by diodorus 3 years ago | 11 comments

Last week was the hottest ever recorded – here’s why we keep smashing records(sciencenews.org)

40 points by web11 3 years ago | 21 comments

19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers(sciencenews.org)

28 points by prismatic 3 years ago | 6 comments

Satellite data reveal nearly 20k previously unknown deep-sea mountains(sciencenews.org)

155 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 58 comments

A vegan leather made of dormant fungi can repair itself(sciencenews.org)

95 points by belter 3 years ago | 32 comments

Methane may not warm the Earth quite as much as previously thought(sciencenews.org)

166 points by starkd 3 years ago | 285 comments

Rotten meat may have been a staple of Stone Age diets(sciencenews.org)

123 points by sohkamyung 3 years ago | 143 comments