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• This 'squidbot' jets around and takes pics of coral and fish
• Explaining the formation of a hexagon storm on Saturn
• Donors more likely to give to COVID causes when font matches message
• Earth grows fine gems in minutes
• Astronomers turn up the heavy metal to shed light on star formation
• Sprat, mollusks and algae: What a diet of the future might look like
• CRISPRing trees for a climate-friendly economy

This 'squidbot' jets around and takes pics of coral and fish Posted: 06 Oct 2020 01:57 PM PDT Engineers have built a squid-like robot that can swim untethered, propelling itself by generating jets of water. The robot carries its own power source inside its body. It can also carry a sensor, such as a camera, for underwater exploration.

Explaining the formation of a hexagon storm on Saturn Posted: 06 Oct 2020 01:57 PM PDT Researchers create a new 3D model that could explain the formation of a hexagon storm on Saturn -- a hurricane about 20,000 miles in diameter.

Donors more likely to give to COVID causes when font matches message Posted: 06 Oct 2020 12:35 PM PDT Appeals seeking donations to help fight hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic were more successful when the typeface in which the appeal was written mirrored the tone of the donation request, a new study has found.

Earth grows fine gems in minutes Posted: 06 Oct 2020 10:21 AM PDT Some of Earth's finest gemstones grew in a matter of minutes. Geologists made that discovery while investigating mineral formations that are rich in lithium and rare metals.

Astronomers turn up the heavy metal to shed light on star formation Posted: 06 Oct 2020 08:42 AM PDT Astronomers have developed a new way to study star formation in galaxies from the dawn of time to today. Using a new algorithm to model the energy and wavelengths of light coming from almost 7000 nearby galaxies, the researchers succeeded in reconstructing when most of the stars in the Universe formed -- in agreement with telescope observations for the first time.

Sprat, mollusks and algae: What a diet of the future might look like Posted: 06 Oct 2020 08:42 AM PDT Rethinking what we eat is essential if we hope to nourish ourselves sustainably and mind the climate. One option is to seek out alternative food sources from the sea. All the way at the bottom, where algae, cephalopods and tiny fish thrive, according to a new study.

CRISPRing trees for a climate-friendly economy Posted: 06 Oct 2020 08:42 AM PDT Researchers have discovered a way to stably fine-tune the amount of lignin in poplar by applying CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Lignin is one of the main structural substances in plants and it makes processing wood into, for example, paper difficult.

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