Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge
Scientists have developed a small robot to understand how ants teach one another.
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Skin deep: Aquatic skin adaptations of whales and hippos evolved independently
A new study shows that the similarly smooth, nearly hairless skin of whales and hippopotamuses evolved independently. The work suggests that their last common ancestor was likely a land-dwelling mammal, uprooting current ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2021
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Playing both ends: Amphibian adapted to varied evolutionary pressures
Caecilians are serpent-like creatures, but they're not snakes or giant worms. The limbless amphibians, related to frogs and salamanders, favor tropical climates of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Most live in burrows of their ...
Evolution
Feb 23, 2018
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Experts urge 18th-century 'Irish giant' be laid to rest
Experts called Wednesday for the skeleton of Charles Byrne, the "Irish giant", to be removed from a London museum where it has been on display for almost 200 years and buried at sea, as he wanted.
Archaeology
Dec 21, 2011
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A new scorpion species adds to the remarkable biodiversity of the Ecuadorian Andes
A new species of scorpion Tityus (Atreus) crassicauda has been discovered from the extraordinarily biodiversity rich region of the Ecuadorian Andes. The intriguing new species is classed as medium sized, but still around ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2013
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Shining new light on the pineal gland
When zebrafish lack a specific protein, the two hemispheres of the brain develop symmetrically, and the sleep hormone melatonin is not produced. These results were recently published by Freiburg biologists Theresa Schredelseker ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 4, 2018
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Simple device monitors health using sweat
A device that monitors health conditions in the body using a person's sweat has been developed by Penn State and Xiangtan University researchers, according to Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 23, 2020
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New sensor tracks zinc in cells, could be exploited for early diagnosis of prostate cancer
Zinc, an essential nutrient, is found in every tissue in the body. The vast majority of the metal ion is tightly bound to proteins, helping them to perform biological reactions. Tiny amounts of zinc, however, are only loosely ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 9, 2013
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Changes in cholesterol production lead to tragic octopus death spiral
For all their uncanny intelligence and seemingly supernatural abilities to change color and regenerate limbs, octopuses often suffer a tragic death. After a mother octopus lays a clutch of eggs, she quits eating and wastes ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2022
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Mussel byssus threads produced by a combination of self-assembly processes and biologically active steps
The chemical industry can learn a lot from the common mussel. Not only are the mollusc's mother of pearl and tough threads with which it clings to the seafloor remarkable, but the way in which these materials are produced ...
Materials Science
Mar 2, 2017
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