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Ecology Mar 26, 2024

Using suction cups inspired by fish to listen in on whale conversations

In their ambitious goal to understand and ultimately communicate with sperm whales, research scientists from Project CETI have enlisted the help of unlikely collaborators—clingfish.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 12, 2024

Automated high-throughput sorting of living cells using laser light and AI

Tests on living cell cultures are becoming increasingly important for personalized medicine, drug development and clinical research. The Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institutes for Laser Technology ILT and for Production Technology ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 26, 2024

Why surface materials matter in health care settings

Health care facilities serve as havens for patients seeking treatment for disease and injury. However, they can also be home to a hidden world of microbes, lurking in places and devices that lead to life-threatening infections.

Soft Matter Sep 15, 2023

Researchers find that millimeter structures improve liquid entrainment

In a study published in Science Advances, Chinese researchers have demonstrated the dynamics of liquid entrainment on solid surfaces with millimeter structures.

Paleontology & Fossils Jul 6, 2023

Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins

Karma Nanglu says his favorite animal is whichever one he's working on. But his latest subject may hold first place status for a while: a 500-million-year-old fossil from the wonderfully weird group of marine invertebrates, ...

Plants & Animals Jul 5, 2023

Colombian researchers unveil rare footage of nursing humpback

A trail of milk disperses in the depths of the Pacific off Colombia's coast as a whale calf breaks away after nursing on its mother in rare footage scientists hope will contribute to humpback conservation.

Biotechnology Jun 28, 2023

Israel enlists drones, AI and big data to farm for the future

As climate change and global population growth pose ever greater challenges for agriculture, Israeli technology offers a wealth of inventions and advanced tools to help farmers adapt.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 12, 2023

'Treadmill' for microswimmers allows closer look at behavior

A team from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created an acoustic microfluidic method that offers new opportunities to conduct experiments ...

Plants & Animals Apr 21, 2023

Snakes: Understand them, avoid them

Snakes, whether we like them or fear them, are becoming more active this time of year and activity will increase as spring temperatures climb.

Plants & Animals Apr 19, 2023

Marine biologists use drones to affix suction cup tags to whales to prevent upsetting them

A team of marine biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., working with a colleague from Mexico, has found that it is possible to use drones to affix suction cup tags to whales as an alternative to doing ...

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