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Unfolding the folding mechanism of ladybug wings
Researchers transplanted a transparent artificial forewing, or elytron, onto a Coccinella septempunctata seven-spotted ladybug (left) to observe its wing-folding process in detail. The artificial...
Brain scans of service-dog trainees help sort weaker recruits from the pack
Some of the dogs involved in the study of how brain scans may help find the best candidates for service dog training pose in...
What goes down, must come up: Stirring things up in the Earth’s mantle
Earth's mantle information is shown.
Credit: University of Leicester
New insights into the convection patterns of the Earth's mantle and its chemical makeup have been revealed...
Primitive atmosphere discovered around ‘Warm Neptune’
The atmosphere of the distant “warm Neptune” HAT-P-26b, illustrated here, is unexpectedly primitive, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. By combining observations from NASA’s...
In brain evolution, size matters, most of the time
An African sedge warbler, a species with a simple song that is also adapted to eating insects.
Credit: Jordan Moore
Which came first, overall bigger brains...
Touchpads created with a can of spray paint
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute have developed a low-cost method of turning a wide variety of surfaces into touchpads, such as...
The human sense of smell: It’s stronger than we think
Humans can detect about one trillion different odors and have just as good a sense of smell as animals, suggests a new study.
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Saying goodbye to glaciers
Twila Moon is pictured during field work to study ice-ocean interaction at the LeConte Glacier, Alaska.
Credit: Twila Moon/NSIDC
Glaciers around the world are disappearing before...
High levels of exercise linked to nine years of less aging at the cellular...
Woman exercising.
Credit: © UBER IMAGES / Fotolia
Despite their best efforts, no scientist has ever come close to stopping humans from aging. Even anti-aging creams...
Marijuana use tied to poorer school performance
The human brain actively develops until a person reaches their early twenties. Studies suggest that adults who smoked pot regularly during adolescence exhibit reduced...
Fossil ‘winged serpent’ is a new species of ancient snake
The Zilantophis schuberti is a newly identified snake species found in eastern Tennessee. This small creature lived roughly 5 million years ago.
Credit: Image by...
