Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm
We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp.
Evolution
Jun 15, 2023
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News tagged with head
Warming Arctic could put chill on squirrel 'date nights'
As Alaska's bleak winter sets in, arctic ground squirrels burrow deep into the ground to begin an eight-month-hibernation before popping up again in spring, famished and eager to breed.
Ecology
May 28, 2023
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Newly described species of dome-headed dinosaur may have sported bristly headgear
If you look at enough dinosaur fossils, you'll see that their skulls sport an amazing variety of bony ornaments, ranging from the horns of Triceratops and the mohawk-like crests of hadrosaurs to the bumps and knobs covering ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2023
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Timing matters when reducing Fusarium head blight in winter barley
When Fusarium head blight (FHB) threatens winter barley, the best time to apply a fungicide is about six days after full barley head emergence, according to a recent study published in Plant Disease.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2023
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A comprehensive analysis of the human and ocean health impacts of ocean plastics
For the first time, leading researchers from the fields of health care, ocean science, and social science have collaborated to quantify plastic's considerable risks to all life on Earth. The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2023
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Mysterious Corsican 'cat-fox' revealed as unique species
The elusive striped "cat-fox" familiar mostly to Corsican shepherds and as a source of intrigue to scientists, is indeed its own species specific to the French Mediterranean island, the French office for Biodiversity (OFB) ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2023
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Can Florida survive climate change? Here's what the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference had to say
Some of the most pivotal climate-change questions—and potential solutions—focus on Florida.
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Counting heads: How deep learning can simplify tedious agricultural tasks
The selective breeding of grain crops is one of the main reasons why domesticated plants produce such excellent yields. Selecting the best candidates for breeding is, however, a remarkably complex task. On one hand, it requires ...
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2023
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Broccoli looks more like cauliflower in warmer world
As seasoned gardeners know, broccoli heads don't develop properly and can resemble cauliflower when grown in higher temperatures.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 9, 2023
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Modern tools reveal the brutality of death by multiple sword blows 700 years ago
A team of researchers from the University of Insubria and the University of Siena, both in Italy, has used modern tools to reconstruct the events that led to the death of a young man approximately 700 hundred years ago, in ...
