Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that journey to nearby Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. With the seals gathering on the beach by the thousands to ...
Plants & Animals
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Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional ...
Plants & Animals
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A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.
Plants & Animals
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In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond their sanctuaries, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Ilaria Greco and ...
Plants & Animals
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In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define brain cell types across species. They trained deep learning models on human, mouse, and chicken brain ...
Evolution
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lThe run up to February 14 is a good time for selling certain products. And alongside the jewelry and flowers, advertisers also try to sell us something broader: a notion of what we should consider romantic.
Social Sciences
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Researchers have been trying to find new ways to produce and replicate the various useful features observed in nature. Fine hairs and fibers, which are ubiquitous in nature, are useful for various applications ranging from ...
Polymers
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Three and a half kilometers beneath the Mediterranean Sea, around 80km off the coast of Sicily, lies half of a very unusual telescope called KM3NeT.
General Physics
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Australia's Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases—Mawson, Davis and Casey—as well as the base on sub-Antarctic ...
Environment
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People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good, a new study reveals.
Environment
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