Ants prefer a hard-earned treat
We are not exactly closely related to ants, but our brains have one surprising similarity: we both value highly the prize we get after a hard day's work.
Plants & Animals
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The Trump administration's new migratory bird policy undermines a century of conservation
The Trump administration has announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100 years.
Ecology
Apr 16, 2018
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Sex life of the blue-ringed octopus
What one of the world's most venomous marine creatures gets up to after dark.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2018
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Harmful genetic mutations may be less common than we thought
We are all mutants. Every characteristic that defines our species is the result of a genetic mutation somewhere in the history of evolution. And the same is true for every other organism on the planet. Yet more often than ...
Biotechnology
Apr 16, 2018
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Plants use advertising-like strategies to attract bees with colour and scent
Watching plants and pollinators such as bees can teach us a lot about how complex networks work in nature.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2018
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How to profit from biowaste
ETH Zurich and Eawag researchers are developing a method to produce animal feed from biowaste products. This is one of 14 projects in the Engineering for Development programme funded by the Sawiris Foundation over the past ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 16, 2018
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Japanese astronomers discover gas giant planets orbiting evolved stars
Using radial velocity method a group of Japanese astronomers has found that two evolved stars, namely 24 Booties and Gamma Librae, are orbited by gas giant planets. They discovered that 24 Booties hosts one planet, while ...
The Baltic Sea needs an intervention
Nitrate pollution poses a big threat to the Baltic Sea.
Environment
Apr 16, 2018
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A mathematical model to explain the paradox of plankton
A pair of researchers, one with The Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines in India, the other with the University of Illinois in the U.S., has built a model to explain a paradox of plankton. In their paper published ...
Fleets of compact e-vehicles could help battle air pollution
Lightweight electric mini-cars could soon be a common sight on the streets of Europe's cities thanks to longer-lasting batteries, tilting and stackable design, and modular components to bring down the cost of mass production.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 16, 2018
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