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A tree that removes microplastics
Publicado em 22 de maio de 2026
The moringa tree is a short-lived, fast-growing, drought-resistant tree native to northern India. Its seeds and fruit are valued for their flavor and nutritional value and the tree is known as “the miracle tree” for its use in traditional medicine.
Moringa trees have been used to purify water for millennia. The seeds contain cationic proteins that neutralize charged impurities in water, causing clumping and sedimentation in water. Powdered seeds are mixed with water and over a few hours, [...]
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Ants developed agriculture after the demise of the dinos, according to new analysis
Publicado em 08 outubro 2024Agriculture is not a uniquely human endeavor. More than 20 lineages of animals farm, including termites, beetles and, perhaps most famously, the ants. Ants are prolific fungus farmers. Hundreds of ant species do it. A study out in the journal Science investigates the evolutionary origins of ant agriculture and estimates that it originated around 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the huge asteroid collision which dealt a death blow to the dinosaurs. Ted Schultz is the lead author on that [...]ver notícia