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Predicting insect feeding preferences after deforestation
This image depicts a trap nest containing a mason wasp (Antherhynchium flavomarginatum) pupa, left; and a mason wasp larva, right, that has been parasitized...
Mass extinctions led to low species diversity, dinosaur rule
Earth (stock image).
Credit: © timothyh / Fotolia
Two of Earth's five mass extinction events -- times when more than half of the world's species died...
Humpback whale blow microbiome described
A humpback whale feeds in waters off Vancouver. Image taken from an unmanned hexacopter, with a research license issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
Human brain recalls visual features in reverse order than it detects them
Visual depiction of one- and two-line tasks that participants were asked to complete and that was key to the paper's findings.
Credit: Ning Qian/Columbia's Zuckerman...
How fever in early pregnancy causes heart, facial birth defects
Some defects could be prevented with a fever reducer, research in animals suggests.
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Researchers have known for decades that fevers...
Digital relay baton enables remote crowd cheering of athletes
This is a digital relay baton developed by Lancaster University researchers.
Credit: Dr Franco Curmi
The loneliness of the long distance runner could soon be a...
Bacteria self-organize to build working sensors
Black dots mark gold nanoparticles that have been attracted to the surface of pressure-sensitive domes constructed by engineered bacteria.
Credit: Will (Yangxiaolu) Cao, Duke University
Researchers...
Amazon farmers discovered the secret of domesticating wild rice 4,000 years ago
Monte Castelo excavation in progress -- collecting samples.
Credit: University of Exeter
Amazonian farmers discovered how to manipulate wild rice so the plants could provide more...
Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic
Wind farm in sea. (Stock image)
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There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North...
In-utero treatment reverses cleft palate in mice
Cleft palate in a Pax9-/- embryo.
Credit: Rena D'Souza
Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate...
Farsighted children struggle with attention, study finds
Child at eye sight test. (Stock image)
Credit: © famveldman / Fotolia
Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put...
