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Nanomaterials Feb 1, 2022

Bright, noniridescent structural colors from clay mineral nanosheets

In a new report now published on Science Advances, Paulo H. Michels-Brito, and a team of researchers in physics, inorganic chemistry, and physical chemistry in Germany and Norway, showed how bright non-iridescence structural ...

Plants & Animals Jan 31, 2022

Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore

Sara Bogard halted her dog as the two began descending the cliff down to Manchester Beach, along the Mendocino coast.

Plants & Animals Jan 31, 2022

First records of killer whales successfully hunting largest animals on Earth

In late March 2019, annual whale and dolphin research surveys led by Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC WA), discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting and killing an adult blue whale.

Plants & Animals Jan 21, 2022

Lighted nets dramatically reduce bycatch of sharks and other wildlife while making fishing more efficient

In a win-win for commercial fisheries and marine wildlife, researchers have found that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish.

Plants & Animals Jan 20, 2022

Deepest-dwelling squid observed at depth of 6,200 meters

A pair of researchers, one with the University of Western Australia, the other NOAA National Systematics Laboratory, has recorded on video a young bigfin squid swimming just above the seafloor at an approximate depth of 6,200 ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 20, 2022

Plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, hybodonts: Looking back at three prehistoric predators of the Jurassic seas

The fossilized remains of a gigantic ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a "sea dragon," were recently uncovered at the Rutland Water Nature Reserve in the UK. Measuring at least ten meters in length and with a skull weighing ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 16, 2022

Fossil named after Nevada brewer who named his beer after it

First, the beer was named for the fossil.

Space Exploration Jan 11, 2022

E.T.s may be headed toward Earth, but are we ready for them?

Twenty years from now we might get a call from aliens. In 2017, a powerful radio transmission was aimed at exoplanet GJ 273b, thought to be able to support life. Its message, sent by the alien-hunting group Messaging Extraterrestrial ...

Plants & Animals Jan 10, 2022

How animals repurpose genes to develop both limbs, eyes

The last common ancestor of cephalopods and vertebrates existed more than 500 million years ago. In fact, a squid is more closely related to a clam than it is a to a person. Even so, the two lineages independently evolved ...

Economics & Business Jan 7, 2022

Using Squid Game to teach economics

First year business and economics students all over the world may soon be using Netflix's global smash hit series "Squid Game" to learn complex economic theories.

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