There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among Gouldian Finches—a mechanism that allows this species to produce and maintain individuals with red heads, black heads, and yellow heads. Research by scientists ...
Evolution
Apr 23, 2019
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Sometimes nicknames turn out to be closer to reality than you might imagine.
Astronomy
Jun 25, 2020
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Colorful maps and figures with rainbow-colored gradients from scientific papers often serve as eye-catchers in journals and are readily shared in social media. Hydrologist Dr. Michael Stölzle from the Institute of Earth ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2021
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has found that manganese-doped quantum dots that appear orange are actually a mixture of many dots of different colors. In their ...
Jumping spiders were already known to see in remarkably high resolution, especially considering that their bodies are less than a centimeter long. Now, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2015
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Moths are iconic examples of camouflage. Their wing coloration and patterns are shaped by natural selection to match the patterns of natural substrates, such as a tree bark or leaves, on which the moths rest. But, according ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2012
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It's not going to happen while you're peering through your binoculars, but African glossy starlings change color more than 10 times faster than their ancestors and even their modern relatives, according to researchers at ...
Ecology
Jun 10, 2013
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The iPhone has become the powerful go-to camera for so many of us. To market just how stunning some of those images can look, Apple invited iPhone users around the world last month to submit the best photos they've captured ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 1, 2019
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A team of scientists has predicted the science return from one of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's groundbreaking planned surveys, which will analyze millions of galaxies strewn across space and time. The mission's ...
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2022
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Philips is the world's first to present a lamp prototype that produces a record 200 lumen per watt (lm/W) of high quality warm white light. This LED technology breakthrough brings energy-efficient LED light suitable for general ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 11, 2013
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