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The real treasure wasn’t gold: Surprising discovery reveals secrets of ancient Greek shipwreck

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Kyrenia ship hull during excavations. Kyrenia ship hull on the seabed off the coast of Northern Cyprus during underwater excavations in the late 1960s. Credit: Image provided to authors by the Kyrenia Ship Excavation team for use with this article, CC-BY 4.0 Cornell researchers have refined the estimated sinking period of the Kyrenia shipwreck to … Read more

Are plants smarter than we think? Cornell scientists discover form of intelligence in goldenrod plants

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Goldenrod plants can sense other nearby plants via far-red light ratios and adjust their responses when eaten by herbivores, suggesting some form of plant intelligence. Andre Kessler, a chemical ecologist, advocates plant intelligence by defining it as the ability to solve problems based on environmental information. His research shows that goldenrod emits chemicals to signal … Read more