Retinal cells ‘go with the flow’ to assess own motion through space
As a mouse moves, or translates, forward optical flow radiates around him from a single point in front. When the mouse rotates, optical flow...
Homo sapiens 100,000 years earlier: Ancestors’ diet of game revealed
Jaw bone of a gazelle from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. The site contains the oldest-known skeletons of modern humans. UC Davis anthropologist Teresa Steele studied...
Finding new homes won’t help emperor penguins cope with climate change
WHOI biologist Stephanie Jenouvrier, seen here holding a young Emperor penguin, says the study's findings conclude that the Emperor penguin is deserving of protection...
Genes influence ability to read a person’s mind from their eyes
Can you clearly see emotions in the eyes of others?
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Our DNA influences our ability to read a person's thoughts and...
Bee buzzes could help determine how to save their decreasing population
Bombus balteatus queen collecting nectar from the alpine clover, Trifolium parryi. The buzzes of bees flying from flower to flower tell scientists how much...
Japan’s largest complete dinosaur skeleton discovered
The bones of the dinosaur Mukawaryu which have been cleaned so far. These likely represent more than half of the bones the dinosaur had.
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Astonishingly speedy brain mechanism helps bats get louder when necessary
This is a bat trained to stand on a platform and await delivery of its prey.
Credit: Johns Hopkins University
When trying to be heard over...
Molecular system for artificial photosynthesis
Photosystems (PS) I and II are large protein complexes that contain light-absorbing pigment molecules needed for photosynthesis. PS II captures energy from sunlight to...
Does the sex of a cell matter in research?
Dr. Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, a leading voice in the debate to bring sex parity to pre-clinical research, is a professor of endocrinology at Tulane University...
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree
A new study reconfigures the elephant family tree, placing the giant extinct elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus closer to the African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis, than...
Increased risk of ozone loss over the United States in summer, evidence shows
In the context of climate?chemistry coupling globally, the central United States in summer represents a combination of factors specific to both the geographic region...
