Venus flytrap with no brain or nervous system senses prey with short-memory trick
Calcium flowing through tiny hairs of the plant's leaves determine when the Venus flytrap closes its jaw.
Tag: calcium
Thank exploding stars for your teeth and bones
Most of the calcium in the universe may have been generated by massive exploding stars.
Calcium-based batteries could be a step closer to reality
Calcium is about 2,500 times as abundant as lithium in nature, making the calcium-ion energy storage technology a promising candidate ...
Paleontologists find 110-million-year-old bird fossil with unlaid egg still inside it
A unique find that sheds new light on the reproductive abilities of ancient birds.
Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing
I could watch these videos all day.
Kidney stones form like any rock, may hold day-by-day history of your body’s health
We're all Stonebenders in our kidneys!
Tiny diamond provides first evidence of Earth’s fourth most abundant mineral
The diamond rose 700 km from Earth's mantle to the surface.
Atom-by-atom chart of living fossil’s shell could hold the key to understanding past climate
These tiny beings could hold a huge store of data.
Vitamin D and calcium supplements don’t ease winter coughs, study finds
To improve health and ease drowsy coughs during winter time, you'll find that some sources, including physicians, advise that you ...
Shorties: Adding more calcium to your diet won’t reduce fracture risk
The benefits of calcium in your diet are numerous, but according to a study conducted by University of Sweden researchers. ...