29/05/2025

Gaming seals reveal how cloudy water provides sense of direction

Open water swimming can be strangely claustrophobic. Immerse your face in cloudy water and your view might dwindle to a few centimeters. Yet, harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) manage to negotiate the turbid coastal waters in ...

Long shot science leads to revised age for land-animal ancestor

In 1984, an amateur paleontologist in Scotland found a remarkable specimen: a nearly complete fossil of what looked to be a lizard or salamander. Rather small in size at 20 centimeters, it would turn out to be a crucial piece ...

Cotton virus circulated undetected for nearly 20 years, study finds

A virus responsible for damaging cotton crops across the southern United States has been lurking in U.S. fields for nearly 20 years—undetected. According to new research, cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV), long believed ...

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