Mantis shrimps possess the most red-sensitive opsins known in any animal. Researchers have tested 17 pigments present in the colour vision band of their eyes. Four of these act as switches that are activated or deactivated by light. @humboldtuni.bsky.social
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New research reveals snapshots of a key molecular machine in tropical parasites, a major step towards unravelling the unique biology of the parasites responsible for sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease and leishmaniasis.

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In old-growth tropical forests, climate shapes carbon storage mainly through forest structure, not directly. Because structural traits respond in opposite directions, the effects often cancel out and vary by region. #ScientifiReports @nature.com
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A simple breath test could predict which severe asthma patients will respond to anti-IL-5 biologics, before treatment even starts. @uniofleicester.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social
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Why does Mercury wear a crust of graphite? New lab experiments explain Mercury's carbon crust and its silicon-rich core. @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @nature.com
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A 700-tonne crane., A huge vacuum chamber (100 tons) sliced into three sections. A few centimetres of clearance through the roof. On 25 August, the CSL pulled off one of its most delicate lifts ever: installing FOCAL7, soon one of Europe's largest vacuum chambers. 🛰 www.csl.uliege.be/cms/c_207164...