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Giant bacterium contains genomes for an entire population
Achromatium oxaliferum containing large calcite bodies, small sulfur droplets and green-fluorescing DNA spots.
Credit: Heribert Cypionka
Achromatium oxaliferum is the largest (known) freshwater bacterium in the...
How openings in Antarctic sea ice affect worldwide climate
A polynya, or an opening in the sea ice, was present in the Southern Ocean in the 1970s. This image shows the sea ice...
USA threatened by more frequent flooding
Street flooding in Miami (stock image).
Credit: © light_magic / Fotolia
The East Coast of the United States is threatened by more frequent flooding in the...
Looking stressed can help keep the peace
This is a macaque monkey on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico.
Credit: Jamie Whitehouse
Scratching is more than an itch -- when it is sparked by stress,...
Your stools reveal whether you can lose weight
The bacteria we all have in our gut may play a decisive role in personalized nutrition and the development of obesity.
Credit: © aamulya /...
AI — Engineering: merging, morphing, mobile robots
This image shows a self-reconfiguring modular robots scheme.
Credit: Iridia Lab ULB
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles have developed self-reconfiguring modular robots that can...
One powerful cell makes or breaks your habits
A highly magnified view of the striatum of a mouse brain reveals a relatively rare type of cell called the fast-spiking interneuron (purple), which...
Overweight teens lose weight for the right reasons, study shows
Professor Chad Jensen and grad student Kara Duraccio published research showing what helped heavy teens succeed in their weight loss goals.
Credit: Image courtesy of...
Individuality drives collective behavior of schooling fish
School of Blackfin Barracudas (stock image).
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New research sheds light on how "animal personalities" -- inter-individual differences in animal behaviour --...
Why your ancestors would have aced the long jump
This tiny ankle bone belonged to one of the earliest members of the primate family tree. The 52-million-year-old fossil suggests that the first primates...
Whole grains decrease colorectal cancer risk, processed meats increase the risk
Variety of sausage products.
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Eating whole grains daily, such as brown rice or whole-wheat bread, reduces colorectal cancer risk, with the...
