Growing plants in soil from the moon doesn't really work very well
12 May 2022
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith, the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface, using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted
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A steroid might be why octopuses starve themselves after mating
12 May 2022
After mating, female octopuses increase production of a steroid hormone, which may drive them to starve themselves while guarding their eggs
Computer powered by colony of blue-green algae has run for six months
12 May 2022
Blue-green algae, a type of cyanobacteria, set in a container on a windowsill powered a computer continuously for six months using photosynthesis
Kenyan chameleons evolved brighter colours after moving to Hawaii
11 May 2022
Chameleons introduced to Hawaii in 1972 have started flaunting brighter colours, probably because they have fewer predators to hide from
Rat testicle cells make sperm after being frozen for 23 years
10 May 2022
Pre-pubescent children who become infertile because of cancer treatment may be able to make sperm after reimplanting frozen testicular tissue, if animal research translates to humans
Deadly 1918 flu pandemic may be source of modern milder seasonal virus
10 May 2022
Viruses sequenced from century-old lung samples in German and Austrian museums have shed light on how flu can change over time
