The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was one of Australia's most enigmatic native species.
Plants & Animals
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Scientists decode DNA of coral and all its microscopic supporters
Scientists have seen for the first time how corals collaborate with other microscopic life to build and grow.
Ecology
Sep 24, 2019
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When disease threatens animals, predators might provide the remedy
When disease shows up in wild animal populations, there aren't pharmacies or vets to turn to. The best solution might actually be the one thing they spend their lives avoiding—predators.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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Brewed coffee grounds offer sustainable alternative for clothing dye
Iowa State University researchers have found a natural way to add color to clothing using the leftover grounds from your daily cup of coffee.
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2019
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2000 atoms in two places at once: A new record in quantum superposition
The quantum superposition principle has been tested on a scale as never before in a new study by scientists at the University of Vienna in collaboration with the University of Basel. Hot, complex molecules composed of nearly ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 24, 2019
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Team solves decade-old mystery in chemical transformations
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have solved a mystery for a chemical reaction essential for fuel and fertilizer production. The so-called water-gas shift reaction forms hydrogen fuel and carbon ...
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2019
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Better 'housekeeping' in wood-decomposing fungi
Scientists hope to harness fungi that decompose the most abundant type of biomass in wood, lignocellulose. Lignocellulose could be used to create the building-blocks of polymers for bioproducts. The key to understanding how ...
Biotechnology
Sep 24, 2019
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Uncovering the hidden intelligence of collectives
In a group of animals, who deals with new information coming from the environment? Researchers from the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have discovered that the answer lies not in who, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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Male common marmosets smell female fertility
Scientists from the University of Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology found that male common marmosets are able to detect the fertile phase of females based on changes in their body odor. Using ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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Virus may jump species through 'rock-and-roll' motion with receptors
Like a janitor thumbing through a keychain to find just the right key to open a lock, the "rock-and-roll" motion of the canine parvovirus during the binding process may help explain how the virus can find the spot on a receptor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2019
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