(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the University of Western Australia, Crawley has discovered new details about crocodile vision that helps explain how it is they are so adept at waiting just under the water surface ...
A team of researchers led by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History has found that catsharks are not only able to see the bright green biofluorescence they produce, but that they increase contrast of their ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2016
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A team of astronomers including Harvard's Robert Kirshner and Peter Challis has detected a flash of light from the companion to an exploding star. This is the first time astronomers have witnessed the impact of an exploding ...
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2016
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One may expect a creature that darts around its habitat to be capable of perceiving rapid changes as well. Yet birds are famed more for their good visual acuity. Joint research by Uppsala University, Stockholm University ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2016
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Antarctic blue whales, the largest creatures on the planet, likely belong to three populations that feed alongside each other but breed in separate oceans, according to Australian-led research published Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2016
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Every two years or so, computer speed and memory capacity doubles—a head-spinning pace that experts say could see machines become smarter than humans within decades.
Computer Sciences
Mar 8, 2016
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Since prehistoric times, humans have used clays for medicinal purposes.
Biochemistry
Jan 8, 2016
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Despite seeming passive, plants wage wars with each other to outgrow and absorb sunlight. If a plant is shaded by another, it becomes cut off from essential sunlight it needs to survive.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 24, 2015
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University of Texas astronomer Natalie Gosnell has used Hubble Space Telescope to better understand why some stars aren't evolving as predicted. These so-called "blue stragglers" look hotter and bluer than they should for ...
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2015
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A DNA analysis of four ancient Roman skeletons found in London shows the first inhabitants of the city were a multi-ethnic mix similar to contemporary Londoners, the Museum of London said on Monday.
Archaeology
Nov 23, 2015
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