A rapid radio explosion from a dead Galaxy Enigma astronomers

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A staccato explosion of electromagnetic energy is first followed in an old, dead galaxy. The discovery supports the idea that there are more ways to produce such flames, called rapid radio explosions, as it was originally thought. Rapid radio, or FRB distributions, are long explosions of milliseconds of intense radio waves. Astronomers have noticed thousands … Read more

A bacteria -based bunch helps plants heal their wounds

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Do you have a plant with a bo-boo? Try a herbal help. A pure form of cellulose produced by bacteria can act as a plant bandage, reporters report, significantly increasing healing and regeneration in plants. Finding, described February 12 at The advances of scienceThere are possible implications for agriculture and plant research. Unlike animals, plants … Read more