Birds categorize colors just like humans do
For a small, reddish-beaked bird called the zebra finch, sexiness is color-coded. Males have beaks that range from light orange to dark red. But...
As temperatures rise, Earth’s soil is ‘breathing’ more heavily
The vast reservoir of carbon stored beneath our feet is entering Earth's atmosphere at an increasing rate, most likely as a result of warming...
Scientists find holes in light by tying it in knots
A research collaboration including theoretical physicists from the University of Bristol and Birmingham has found a new way of evaluating how light flows through...
Team discovers a first-of-its-kind material for the quantum age
A UCF physicist has discovered a new material that has the potential to become a building block in the new era of quantum materials,...
After the Kepler supernova explosion, no survivors were left behind
A new study argues that the explosion that Johannes Kepler observed in 1604 was caused by a merger of two stellar residues.
The Kepler supernova,...
Research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August. Now, research from UTSA...
Artificial intelligence system designs drugs from scratch
An artificial-intelligence approach created at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy can teach itself to design new drug...
Aphids manipulate their food
Aphids -- who hasn't been bothered by these little insects at one time or another? Why do they reproduce on plants so successfully? These...
