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‘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.
Publishing their latest...
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...
Face of first Brit revealed: Blue eyes, dark hair and skin
The face of 'Cheddar Man', Britain's oldest nearly complete skeleton at 10,000 years old, is revealed for the first time and with unprecedented accuracy...
Challenging core belief: Have we misunderstood how Earth’s solid center formed?
It is widely accepted that the Earth's inner core formed about a billion years ago when a solid, super-hot iron nugget spontaneously began to...
Giant viruses may play an intriguing role in evolution of life on Earth
We all know viruses cause colds and flu this time of year, but you might be surprised to learn that a virus may have...
