Walking fish suggests locomotion control evolved much earlier than thought
Cartoons that illustrate evolution depict early vertebrates generating primordial limbs as they move onto land for the first time. But new findings indicate that...
Metasurfaces enable improved optical lens performance
Producing the perfect color images we need and love often requires multiple, heavy lenses so that each color focuses in exactly the same plane....
Are you rocky or are you gassy? Astronomers unlock the mysteries of super-Earths
A star about 100 light years away in the Pisces constellation, GJ 9827, hosts what may be one of the most massive and dense...
‘Spectacular’ finding: New 3-D vision discovered in praying mantis
Miniature glasses have revealed a new form of 3D vision in praying mantises that could lead to simpler visual processing for robots.
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Study identifies neurons that fire at the beginning and end of a behavior as...
Our daily lives include hundreds of routine habits. Brushing our teeth, driving to work, or putting away the dishes are just a few of...
New ‘4-D goggles’ allow wearers to be ‘touched’ by approaching objects
A team of researchers at UC San Diego and San Diego State University has developed a pair of "4-D goggles" that allows wearers to...
New study explains how your brain helps you learn new skills
Even if you haven't ridden your bike in years, you probably remember how to do so without giving it much thought. If you're a...
Scientists realize breakthrough in controlling the transmission of light
Operation of modern-day technology requires an ever-increasing use of broadband frequency signals. This, in turn, has grown the demand for reliable, efficient methods of...
New research reveals plant wonderland inside China’s caves
Exciting new data on cave flora has been published today in PLOS ONE in a paper by researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the...
Removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped
Removing fossil fuel subsidies would have only a small effect on CO2 emissions and renewable energy use, new research has shown. The largest emissions...
Cosmic x-rays may provide clues to the nature of dark matter
Dark matter is increasingly puzzling. Around the world, physicists have been trying for decades to determine the nature of these matter particles, which do...
