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Entries from January 9th, 2010

How Plants ‘Feel’ the Temperature Rise

January 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology

Plant are not only able to feel the temperature drop by one degree they also react to that temperature. Some researchers say that this information could help them figure out how to make better crops that can withstand high and low temperatures. Scientist are studying one plant in particular called Arabidopsis thaliana it has a [...]

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Primates’ Social Intelligence Overestimated

January 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Biology

Scientists from the University of Groningen, found out that primates’ social intelligence are overestimated. When primates are grooming for each other, it’s not because of how super smart they are, if afraid they would lose  fight. But primates are still smart, but not as smart as what we thought before. That’s why they prefer to groom for higher [...]

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