A frog in kingfisher's clothing
A coastal survey in western India has spawned the discovery of a new species hiding in plain sight.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2017
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New study challenges understanding of salinity impacts on freshwater biodiversity
New research exploring the impact of salinity on insects in freshwater environments has led to a discovery that seems to contradict long-held theories about mechanisms for salt regulation in invertebrates.
Ecology
Jan 18, 2017
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Tracking the world's final wilderness frontiers
Researchers from the University of Maryland utilize satellite imagery to demonstrate that forest wildlands—forests least affected by human activity—are steadily shrinking and pinpoint ways to help preserve these landscapes ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2017
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Engineers eat away at Ms. Pac-Man score with artificial player
Using a novel approach for computing real-time game strategy, engineers have developed an artificial Ms. Pac-Man player that chomps the existing high score for computerized play.
Computer Sciences
Jan 18, 2017
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Decoded microbial metabolism explains biofuel yield
To unravel how intricate waste biomass converts to biofuels, a Cornell professor studied the bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum to decipher its metabolism. Understanding the bacterium's sugar-processing complexities may ...
Biotechnology
Jan 18, 2017
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New research suggests location-based games influence our perception of culture
With the introduction of location-based games such as Google's Ingress or, more recently, Pokémon Go, an influx of gamers equipped with mobile devices appeared around the country. While the primary focus of players is catching ...
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2017
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Professor uses drones to track human impact on rainforest
Dr. Anthony Cummings sat down with leaders of an indigenous community in Guyana last summer to share an unconventional idea to help them conserve the land their people have lived on for thousands of years.
Ecology
Jan 18, 2017
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Heat from Earth's core could be underlying force in plate tectonics
For decades, scientists have theorized that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is driven largely by negative buoyancy created as they cool. New research, however, shows plate dynamics are driven significantly by the ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2017
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Smartphone microscope offers cost-effective DNA sequencing and genetic mutation analysis
Just like an alphabet is made up of individual letters, DNA is composed of chemical bases. And in the same way that letters must be placed in a specific order to form words and sentences, the sequence of chemical bases is ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 18, 2017
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Different recombination rates keep highly selfish genes in check
The hamlet fish can be both the father and mother of its offspring – a characteristic that is helping researchers to understand why genes often undergo recombination more readily in one sex.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 18, 2017
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