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Ecology Sep 21, 2017

Amazing diversity of species reported on Solent oyster restoration project

A surprising diversity of species including seahorses and critically endangered eels have been reported in the Solent.

Plants & Animals Aug 30, 2017

Study finds pallid bat is unfazed by venom of Arizona bark scorpion

The Arizona bark scorpion is the most venomous scorpion in North America. It possesses venom that causes serious pain in humans and can kill a child if anti-venom is not administered quickly.

Plants & Animals Aug 25, 2017

'Mudbug' crabs on the march in central Berlin

They have pointy eyes, prickly red claws, and they eat just about anything—an exotic crustacean is on the loose in Berlin's central government district.

Astronomy Aug 17, 2017

Closer look at red supergiant Antares suggests convection not enough to remove surface material

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with Universidad Católica del Norte and the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie has found evidence that suggests that convection alone cannot account for the amount of material that is ...

Plants & Animals Aug 3, 2017

Why scorpion stings are so painful

(Phys.org)—A combined team of researchers from the U.S. and China has figured out why scorpion stings are so painful. In their paper published on the open access site Science Advances, the team explains how scorpion venom ...

Biotechnology Jul 31, 2017

Rare whole genome duplication during spider evolution could reveal more about animal diversification

In collaboration with scientists from the U.K., Europe, Japan and the United States, researchers at the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a whole genome duplication during the evolution ...

Plants & Animals Jul 24, 2017

Three new 'club-tailed' scorpions join the tree of life

A team of researchers—including Dr. Lauren Esposito, Curator of Arachnology at the California Academy of Sciences and colleagues the American Museum of Natural History and Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)—have painstakingly ...

Plants & Animals Jul 3, 2017

Milking it: A new robot to extract scorpion venom

A new scorpion-milking robot designed to extract venom could replace the traditional manual method. Scorpion venom is used in medical applications such as immunosuppressants, anti-malarial drugs and cancer research, but the ...

Plants & Animals Jun 26, 2017

Mouse lemurs may provide insight into human behaviour and well-being

Something to Google today: mouse lemurs.

Energy & Green Tech Jun 15, 2017

Swimming robot to probe damage at Japan nuclear plant

A Japanese industrial group unveiled Thursday a swimming robot designed for underwater probes of damage from meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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