Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J At the bottom of the ocean, scientists discovered hundreds of small pink octopuses and their eggs. The colonies were in warmer water than is healthy for octopuses, which means that they probably won't survive. That makes the scientists think there are probably even bigger colonies thriving in the cool rock crevices nearby.

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Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robots

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J To overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint US Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.

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How does plant DNA avoid the ravages of UV radiation?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Plants can't come in from the sun or slather on sunblock; instead they have a super robust DNA repair kit to combat UV radiation. Today, the lab of 2015 Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar published the first repair map of an entire multicellular organism to show how the 'nucleotide excision repair' system works much more efficiently in the active genes of plants as compared to humans. And this efficiency depends on the day/night cycle.

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Elevation in buildings can affect the decisions we make

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New research shows that elevation in an office building can increase someone's willingness to take financial risks because it makes people feel more powerful.

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The microbiome of a native plant is much more resilient than expected

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The microbiome, which consists of all microorganisms that live on or in plants, animals and also humans, is important for the health and development of these organisms. Scientists investigated how a plant responds to manipulations of its microbial associations. The results indicate that the enormous bacterial diversity residing in natural soils may account for the stability of the plant-microbiome relationship.

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Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern US

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Warming climate could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern United States, according to a new study. Previous research has shown that the succession from field to forest can happen decades sooner in the southeastern US than in the Northeast. But it wasn't obvious why. A new study points to temperature as the major factor influencing the pace of reforestation.

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Researchers use search engines, social media to predict syphilis trends

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J New research finds that internet search terms and tweets related to sexual risk behaviors can predict when and where syphilis trends will occur.

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