The nature of the sediments on the Basque continental shelf is very heterogeneous. From the point of view of distribution, two clearly differentiated sectors can be picked out in terms of grain size. "In the area of Bizkaia ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2020
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Paper wasps eavesdrop on fighting rivals to rapidly assess potential opponents without personal risk. This new finding adds to mounting evidence that even mini-brained insects have an impressive capacity to learn, remember ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2020
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Scientists have found that man-made mercury pollution has reached the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean—the Marianas Trench. This has significant implications for how mercury affects the marine environment, and how ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2020
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Man's best friend may also be man's best bet for figuring out how environmental chemicals could impact our health. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2020
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Stem cell researchers from the University of Copenhagen have designed a model of an early embryonic brain. The model will increase our understanding of how the human brain develops and can thereby accelerate the development ...
Biotechnology
May 25, 2020
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It was 2 am on a humid summer's night on Sydney's coast. Something in the distance caught my eye—a pod of glowing dolphins darted towards the bow of the boat. I had never seen anything like it before. They were electric ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2020
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The Paleoneurobiology Group of the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), led by Emiliano Bruner, has just published a morphological analysis of the brains of Neanderthals and modern humans ...
Evolution
Apr 8, 2020
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Some of the tiniest creatures on the planet are vital for the environment. But there is a worldwide fall in insect numbers after an accelerating rate of extinction.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2020
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There's no denying the grandeur and allure of a nature reserve or marine protected area. The concept is easy to understand: limit human activity there and marine ecosystems will thrive.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2020
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The human brain, fed on just the calorie input of a modest diet, easily outperforms state-of-the-art supercomputers powered by full-scale station energy inputs. The difference stems from the multiple states of brain processes ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 5, 2020
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