Brain region that motivates behavior change discovered
What causes people to break from a routine?
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Have you ever been stuck in a rut, going through the same...
Surprise in the kangaroo family tree
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is more closely related to the remaining wallaby species and the large red and grey kangaroos and wallaroos than...
Pigeons can discriminate both space, time
New research at the University of Iowa shows that pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time -- and seem to use...
Trickle-down is the solution (to the planetary core formation problem)
New research from The University of Texas at Austin adds evidence to a theory that claims the metallic cores of rocky planets like Earth...
Hundreds of fossilized eggs shed light on pterosaur development
Hundreds of pterosaur bones laying on the surface, demonstrating the richness of these sites. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the...
Earthworms can reproduce in Mars soil simulant
Young worm, born in Mars soil simulant.
Credit: Wieger Wamelink, WUR
Two young worms are the first offspring in a Mars soil experiment at Wageningen University...
Voyager 1 fires up thrusters after 37 years
The Voyager team is able to use a set of four backup thrusters, dormant since 1980. They are located on the back side of...
Field trips of the future?
Will virtual reality rob future students of the awe and wonder naturalists experience when exploring nature?
Virtual reality has nothing on nature. Just ask the...
Ebola detected in semen of survivors two years after infection
The large Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 to 2015 was devastating to the people in West Africa and beyond.
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Early exposure to too much manganese causes attention deficits in rats
Blood sample with manganese test result. (stock image)
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Researchers using a rodent model of childhood manganese exposure have found that too...
Allergies during pregnancy contribute to changes in the brains of rat offspring
Animals that lived to adulthood after allergen exposure before birth showed signs of hyperactivity and antisocial behavior and decreased anxiety, found a research team.
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