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Cell & Microbiology Aug 13, 2020

New tools catch and release molecules at the flip of a light switch

A Princeton team has developed a class of light-switchable, highly adaptable molecular tools with new capabilities to control cellular activities. The antibody-like proteins, called OptoBinders, allow researchers to rapidly ...

Plants & Animals Aug 13, 2020

Bird and reptile tears aren't so different from human tears

Bird and reptile tears aren't so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide insights into better ophthalmic treatments for humans and animals, as well as a clues ...

Evolution Aug 10, 2020

Crickets disperse seeds of early-diverging orchid Apostasia nipponica, suggesting an ancient association

Associate Professor Suetsugu Kenji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science) has found unusual seed dispersal systems by crickets and camel crickets in Apostasia nipponica (Apostasioideae), acknowledged as an early-diverging ...

Archaeology Aug 5, 2020

Ancient beavers cut trees for food first, not to build dams

By studying the wood-cutting behaviour of ancient beavers that once roamed the Canadian high Arctic, an international team of scientists has discovered that tree predation—feeding on trees and harvesting wood—evolved in these ...

Evolution Jul 27, 2020

New paper squares economic choice with evolutionary survival

If given the chance, a Kenyan herder is likely to keep a mix of goats and camels. It seems like an irrational economic choice because goats reproduce faster and thus offer higher near-term herd growth. But by keeping both ...

Archaeology Jul 23, 2020

Humans may have reached the Americas 15,000 years earlier than previously thought

Humans may have reached the Americas over 30,000 years ago, new research from international teams of scientists shows—a period 15,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Archaeology Jul 20, 2020

Freeway project unearths a time when camels roamed San Diego

Paleontologists will tell you that field work is a lot like fishing. Nothing happens for long periods of time. But you can't catch anything if you don't have your line in the water.

Materials Science Jul 9, 2020

Capacitance of thin films containing polymerized ionic liquids

Electrode-polymer interfaces can dictate properties of thin films including their capacitance, electric field, and charge transport, but scientists remain to fully comprehend their interfacial dynamics. In a new report on ...

Archaeology Jun 10, 2020

Extinct camelids reveal insights about North America's ancient savannas

A new study looking at extinct camelids—ancestors of today's camels and llamas—tells the story of North America's ancient savannas and highlights how past climatic and environmental conditions influenced the composition of ...

Plants & Animals Jun 10, 2020

A rare heart bone is discovered in chimpanzees

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that some chimpanzees have a bone in their heart, which could be vital in managing their health and conservation.

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