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"Moo Deng—a squishy, shiny, purple-pink pygmy hippo born this summer at a zoo in Thailand, and whose name means 'bouncing pig'—has taken the internet by storm." 🧪 www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
How Moo Deng the pygmy hippo is different from common hippos
With Moo Deng's adorable behavior and panicked expressions going viral, experts weigh in on this lesser-known hippo species evolved from its much larger cousins.
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September 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Check out our new paper - An allometry perspective on crops nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... we review how an #allometry & #scaling perspective on crops gives insights into phenotypic evolution, hybrid vigor, domestication, crop yields & a novel theory for the #GreenRevolution 🧪🌎🌾🦋
An allometry perspective on crops
Understanding trait–trait coordination is essential for successful plant breeding and crop modeling. Notably, plant size drives variation in morphological, physiological, and performance-related trai...
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September 18, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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This image of Arp 107, taken by two #NASAWebb instruments, reminds us of one of Webb’s observations: the Cartwheel Galaxy. If the elliptical galaxy (left) hit the spiral directly instead of at its side, it might look more like a wheel with spokes: webbtelescope.pub/4d0B9Vl 🔭 🧪
A pair of interacting galaxies. The larger of the two is slightly right of center. It is a one-armed spiral galaxy with a hazy, bright, white center and a ring of gaseous filaments, which are different shades of red and orange. The single spiral arm begins at about the 7 o’clock position and spirals counter-clockwise to the 12 o’clock position, forming a ring structure. Toward the bottom left and right of the ring are filaments of gas spiraling inward toward the core. At the top left of the ring, at the 11 o’clock position, is a noticeable gap, bordered by two large, orange pockets of dust and gas. The smaller elliptical galaxy to its left is made of hazy white gas and dust, which becomes more diffuse farther away from its center. To this galaxy’s bottom left, there is a smaller, more diffuse gas cloud that wafts outward toward the edges. Many red, orange, and white galaxies are spread throughout the background, with some hazier in composition and others having defined spiral patterns.
September 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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