Microgravity Gardening, AI Learns Language, Elephant Numbers

Today, you’ll learn about the possible dangers of growing leafy greens in microgravity, a study that let AI tag along with a toddler to learn language the human way, and research on stabilizing elephant populations on the African savannah.  

Microgravity Gardening 

• “Simulated microgravity facilitates stomatal ingression by Salmonella in lettuce and suppresses a biocontrol agent.” by Noah Totsline, et al. 2024.  
• “The Future.” NASA. N.D.  
• “What will astronauts eat during long missions in space?” Leidos. 2023.  

AI Learns Language 

• “AI learns language through the experience of a single child in groundbreaking study.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.  
• “Grounded language acquisition through the eyes and ears of a single child.” by Wai Keen Vong, et al. 2024.  

Elephant Numbers 

• “Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant.” by Ryan M. Huang, et al. 2024.  
• “The African Savanna.” by Michael Swiderek. 2021.  
• “Africa’s great savannahs may be more endangered than the world’s rainforests.” by Jeremy Hance. 2012.  

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