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Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how
The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...
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Sugar-powered sight? 400-year eye mystery behind birds’ oxygen-free vision solved
A new study explains how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite their retinas lacking blood vessels, finally resolving a ...
For decades, the ability to visualize the chemical composition of materials, whether for diagnosing a disease, assessing food ...
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World-first deep-sea landers probe mystery of ‘dark oxygen’ forming without sunlight
Researchers have unveiled world-first deep-ocean landers to uncover how the mysterious dark oxygen is produced in complete ...
Two world-first landers that can withstand 1,200 times the pressure on earth’s surface will help answer one of the ocean’s ...
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