A team of researchers from Kiel and Aarhus universities has found that there is more to the sand-throwing done by antlions than previously thought. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the group ...
A new study has revealed how one of the world's most enigmatic creatures uses smell to maintain a crucial form of "social distancing."
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2021
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Sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally each year. They are being extracted faster than they can be replaced. But according to a new study led by ...
Environment
Aug 27, 2021
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Can you see NASA's newest rover in this picture from Jezero Crater?
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2021
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Whether summer or winter, midnight sun or polar night—the sand on the ocean floor is always inhabited by the same bacteria. Although the microbial communities differ between different ocean regions, they do not change between ...
Ecology
Jul 21, 2021
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Nature is full of fascinating patterns. Plants show beautiful spiral growth, regularly arranged leaves and petals, animals impress us with their striped and dotted furs and social insects build complex nest structures. These ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 25, 2021
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A new study published in Nature Communications finds that piles of sand grains, even when undisturbed, are in constant motion. Using highly-sensitive optical interference data, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2021
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Millions of Americans will visit New England's beaches this summer to cool off, play in the waves and soak up the sun. Until now, the factors governing which beaches slope gradually to the sea and which ones end abruptly ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2021
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Over 20 Indonesian islands mysteriously disappear. One of the world's deadliest criminal syndicates rises to power. Eight cities the size of New York will be built every year for the next three decades. What connects them ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2021
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Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina Greensboro made a surprising finding while examining areas where sand flies rear their young: a new species of bacteria that is highly attractive ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2021
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