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To create their glowing plants, engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) turned to an enzyme called luciferase.

Luciferase acts on a molecule called luciferin, causing it to emit light.

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The system wrote a news article that’s almost good enough to print.

We take a closer look at the amazing turbine-powered hoverboard invented by former jet ski world champ Franky Zapata.

Canada is investing $2.7 million to develop quantum radar technology.

Insulin injections are part of daily blood glucose management for many people with type 2 diabetes. Now, a new pill could spell the end for injections.

Circa 2012

In Colombia, the fossil of a gargantuan snake has stunned scientists, forcing them to rethink the nature of prehistoric life.

Circa 2017

New type of polymer glass that can mend itself when pressed together is in development by University of Tokyo after a student discovered it.

Modern models reveal an upper limit of 2 weeks.

They’re little battlers, the greatest survivors on the planet and you may have them in your garden, writes Lana Hart.

They’ve been boiled, frozen, put in vacuums, starved, and exposed to unbearable pressures and radiation — but scientists can’t kill this creature.

They are the only animal to have survived all five of earth’s mass extinctions. This incredible feat is due to their development of unique survival mechanisms not seen in other parts of the animal kingdom.

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