Here’s a fun green gadget that doesn’t need any batteries to run on, the Fruit Powered Clock, which uses an apple as the power source. The Fruit Powered Clock, as the name suggests, is powered by ...
The fruit clock is a digital clock/calendar powered by fruit. While emulating the original battery invented by Alessandro Volta over 200 years ago that utilized lemon juice, the creation of whole ...
Sometimes, survival of the fittest means dependence on weak links. Widely distributed fruit fly species have a temperature-sensitive step in the manufacture of a key part in their biological clocks.
As millions of Americans adjust their clocks for daylight saving time this week, many experience disruptions in their sleep and daily routines – a reminder of the importance of circadian rhythms that ...
The internal circadian clock of a Drosophila (fruit fly) can be synchronized using vibrations, according to new research. The results of the study suggest that an animal’s own movements can influence ...
New research at the University of Southampton into how animals keep time through their internal circadian rhythms could help us understand why we sleep and how we cope with jet lag. Biological ...
Humans are not the only creatures with an internal biological clock. Fruit flies have two, which separately control morning and evening activity, scientists said Wednesday. Separate teams of ...
Most living organisms have an internal clock which, among other things, controls the sleep-wake rhythm. The internal rhythm lasts approximately one day (“circadian”), i.e. about 24 hours, and is ...
Terrifying CCTV Captures Delhi’s Red Fort Blast; Vehicles Erupt in Fireball Fresh CCTV visuals from the Red Fort blast in Delhi have revealed the horrifying moment a white Hyundai i20 exploded near ...
A new study offers additional evidence that mammals and fruit flies share a common genetic makeup that determines the function of their internal biological clocks. The study appears in the latest ...