USDA Partners with Farmers to Expand Innovative Domestic Fertilizer
September 08, 2024, Boone, IA (Highpoint Digest) − At the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Department of…
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Life From a Drop of Rain: New Research Suggests Rainwater Helped Form the First Protocell Walls
A Nobel-winning Biologist, Two Engineering Schools, and a Vial of Houston Rainwater Cast New Light on the Origin of Life…
A ‘One in a Million’ Shot to Tackle Dopamine-Linked Brain Disorders
August 14, 2024 By Gisele Galoustian Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL − Dopamine, a powerful brain chemical and neurotransmitter,…
Plasma Bubbles and the “Engine” of Cosmic Fast Radio Bursts: UNLA Study
A new study by international team of scientists in the journal Nature has discovered the origin of the persistent emission of…
New research reveals butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact
July 25, 2024, United Kingdom (Highpoint Digest) − Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope takes a closer look at eternal sunrises, sunsets on distant world
July 16, 2024 Greenbelt, MD (Highpoint Digest) − Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have finally confirmed what models…
The stench of a gas giant? Nearby exoplanet reeks of rotten eggs. And that’s a good thing
Astronomers sniffed out the stinky atmosphere with Webb Telescope July 09, 2024 Baltimore, MD (Highpoint Digest) − An exoplanet infamous…
Indian Institute of Science making infrared light visible
July 07, 2024 Bengaluru (Highpoint Digest) − The human eye can only see light at certain frequencies (called the visible…
Nebraska-developed wheat variety to address new fungal threat
July 5, 2024 In the wake of heightened wheat concern in the Nebraska Panhandle in 2023, this year brings positive…
Stellenbosch’s two new species of Psilocybe mushrooms discovered in southern Africa
In a paper published in the journal Mycologia this week, researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and citizen mycologists describe the…