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  1. TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨ @[email protected] ·

    💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦋✨ #Butterfly wing #color comes from #pterin crystals that bend and scatter #light rather than absorb it, keeping colors vivid without fading.

    Chemists developed a faster method to grow these #crystals without toxic solvents, producing small amounts of eco-friendly, non-toxic #pigment. The work points toward glitter made from #DNA-related compounds as a planet-friendlier alternative.

    👉 popsci.com/science/dolly-parto

    #butterflies #biomimicry #chemistry #sustainability #science #nature #innovation #northeastern #environment #dollyparton #ecofriendly #materials

    #butterfly #color #pterin #light #crystals #pigment
  2. Australia News Beep @[email protected] ·

    Scientists Recover Ancient Human DNA from Cave Walls

    For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient human DNA directly from the walls of a cave. Although…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #Altamira #AU #Australia #Cave #caveart #Cavepainting #CovaronCave #dna #EscouralCave #Figurativepainting #Homo #Homoneanderthalensis #Homosapiens #human #Iberia #Iberianpeninsula #MaltraviesoCave #Neanderthal #PAINTING #paintings #Pigment #Portugal #rockart #Spain
    newsbeep.com/au/774634/

    #newsbeep #news #science #altamira #au #australia