Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...
The discovery fundamentally changes the understanding of a structure in the avian eye that has been misinterpreted for centuries.
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Sugar-powered sight? 400-year eye mystery behind birds’ oxygen-free vision solved
A new study explains how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite their retinas lacking blood vessels, finally resolving a ...
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Naked Mole-Rats Prefer Low-Oxygen Air That Would Kill Most Mammals, Adding to Their List of Death-Defying Superpowers
These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...
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China’s new zinc‑air batteries offer stable cycling performance for 200 hours
The seawater-based zinc-air battery fabricated with Cl–Fe–N4 demonstrates a power density of 187.7 mW and maintains stable ...
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Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage
Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to ignore, and hard to ...
If you've ever been frying up some juicy burgers and become worried at the sight of red liquid, don't worry, it's not blood.
An unused cafe area at Bristol’s O2 Academy would be turned into a changing room for performing acts and a production office ...
A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...
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Handheld fuel cell reactor offers rapid, safe power for edge devices
A new portable reactor based on a solid oxide fuel cell solves thermal management and safety issues, as reported by ...
A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula. The structure is enormous, spanning hundreds of ...
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