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taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2023-10-sunflowers-sun-mechanism.htmlSunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers "see" the sun to follow it? New work from plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Oct. 31 in PLOS Biology, shows that they use a different, novel mechanism from that previously thought."This was a total surprise for us," said Stacey Harmer, professor of plant biology at UC Davis and senior author on the paper.Most plants show phototropism-the ability to grow toward a light source. Plant scientists had assumed that sunflowers' heliotropism, the ability to follow the sun, would be based on the same basic mechanism, which is governed by molecule called phototropin and responds to light at the blue end of the spectrum.Sunflowers swing their heads by growing a little more on the east side of the stem-pushing the head west-during the day and a little more on the west side at night, so the head swings back toward the east. Harmer's lab at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences has previously shown how sunflowers use their internal circadian clock to anticipate the sunrise, and to coordinate the opening of florets with the appearance of pollinating insects in the morning.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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looorg writes:According to an observational study cats are found to have at least 276 different facial expressions combinations. That humans can identify and distinguish between, maybe or sort of ...https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67273692

upstart writes:Bcachefs Merged Into The Linux 6.7 Kernel:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/major-critic-of-x-sues-after-being-banned-from-platform/

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looorg writes:Coding with the pope: Catholic school children are going to be tempted to learn to code with the Pope. Or the pope is going to tell them to learn to code, cause that is what God wants? One imagines it will be a bigger draw in catholic countries, not so much in the rest of the world. Unless the program is really good and can be used by heathens and heretics to.Apparently the Pope, or God or some other earthly minion picked Python. What does that tell us ...

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2023-11-presumed-starfish.html

upstart writes:The companies still have to settle on Hulu's worth:

DannyB writes:High mobile phone use may impact sperm count, study says

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upstart writes:Wrong deductions "withheld hard-earned pay from drivers," NY AG says:

DannyB writes:Wild Experiment Reveals What Would Happen if You Touched a Quantum Superfluid

upstart writes:The company pumps out trash-tier AI content, then waits until it's called out publicly to quietly delete it and move onto the next trainwreck:

taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-evaporate-enable-approaches-desalination.html

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/a-wee-spider-needed-a-safe-place-to-molt-it-chose-a-womans-ear-canal/

upstart writes:48 Malicious npm Packages Found Deploying Reverse Shells on Developer Systems:

hubie writes:A rare window into the early American monetary history - thanks to techniques from physics:

hubie writes:Satisfaction with online dating app depends on what you're looking for:

hubie writes:Cross-selling can help retailers avoid lost revenue from returns:

takyon writes:Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi

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upstart writes:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty in FTX crypto fraud case:

DannyB writes:FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket

hubie writes:New study says relaxing paywall access does help increase subscriber counts long-term:

canopic jug writes:The Mozilla Corporation, known for applications like the Thunderbird e-mail client and the Firefox web browser, has issued a warning statement about some EU legislation sneaking its way through the back rooms. The text of the legislation is slated for approval in a non-public meeting in Brussels on November 8.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/google-paid-26b-for-default-contracts-in-2021-google-exec-testified/

DannyB writes:Can humans reproduce in space? Mouse breakthrough on ISS a promising signThis is the first-ever study that shows mammals may be able to thrive in space.

hubie writes:Robots, AI programs may undermine credibility of religious groups, study finds:

Meta's AI research head wants open source licensing to change:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/10/people-are-speaking-with-chatgpt-for-hours-bringing-2013s-her-closer-to-reality/

hubie writes:Why Computer Security Advice Is More Confusing Than It Should Be:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/relish-the-halloween-horror-of-this-purple-fungus-that-mummifies-spiders/

upstart writes:Facebook and Instagram are launching subscriptions in most of Europe that will remove adverts from the platforms:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/sam-bankman-fried-begins-testifying-in-risky-bid-to-beat-ftx-fraud-charges/

fliptop writes:Is your smart home spying on you?

hubie writes:Scientists have devised a new technique for finding and vetting possible radio signals from other civilizations in our galaxy:

canopic jug writes:Google has rolled out plans to drop the Ogg Theora video codec from its Chrome web browser starting M123. The removal of that open standard for video will trickle down through Chromium and its derivatives.

hubie writes:'This significantly increases the chances of finding environments where life could, in theory, develop.'

upstart writes:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta because I teach Python:

hubie writes:Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called "volunteer's dilemma":

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hubie writes:UCalgary-led study, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, can reduce parental fears:

upstart writes:First module of new space station to be launched in 2027:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/iphone-privacy-feature-hiding-wi-fi-macs-has-failed-to-work-for-3-years/