Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have discovered a protein which is critical for regulating plant responses to periods of dehydration. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows how the protein …Continue reading
Toyota announces another recall
This past Friday, Japanese car manufacturer Toyota announced that it would be recalling over 2.4 million hybrid cars over a fault that could cause crashes. The announcement effects models of the Prius and Auris hybrid vehicles produced between October 2008 and November …Continue reading
Scientists unearth the world’s oldest color – and it is bright pink
Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) and overseas have discovered 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. These are reportedly the oldest colours found in the geological record. A study published on July …Continue reading