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Australian research finds little lizards learn very quickly
Young Australian eastern blue-tongue lizards (Tiliqua scincoides) are every bit as clever as adults, researchers have found.
Life is hard for baby blue-tongues. As soon...
Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked
Extended parental care is considered one of the hallmarks of human evolution. A stunning new research result published today in Nature reveals for the first time...
Silica aerogel could make Mars habitable
People have long dreamed of re-shaping the Martian climate to make it livable for humans. Carl Sagan was the first outside of the realm...
Thirty years of unique data reveal what’s really killing coral reefs
Coral reefs are considered one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet and are dying at alarming rates around the world. Scientists attribute...
Scientists deepen understanding of magnetic fields surrounding Earth and other planets
Vast rings of electrically charged particles encircle the Earth and other planets. Now, a team of scientists has completed research into waves that travel...
Strange new species of duck-billed dinosaur identified
The most complete skull of a duck-billed dinosaur from Big Bend National Park, Texas, is revealed in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology as a new genus...
Why you shouldn’t kill your friendly neighborhood spiders
When that itsy-bitsy spider climbs up the spout, resist the urge to stomp it out—even if it makes your skin crawl.
The leggy bugs get...
Novel nanoparticles deliver CRISPR gene editing tools into the cell with much higher efficiency
A research collaboration between Tufts University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led to the development of a significantly improved delivery mechanism for...
Carbon nanotube device channels heat into light
The ever-more-humble carbon nanotube may be just the device to make solar panels—and anything else that loses energy through heat—far more efficient.
Rice University scientists...
Weyl fermions discovered in another class of materials
A particular kind of elementary particle, the Weyl fermions, were first discovered a few years ago. Their specialty: they move through a material in...
Small horned dinosaur from China, a Triceratops relative, walked on two feet
Many dinosaur species are known from scant remains, with some estimates suggesting 75% are known from five or fewer individuals. Auroraceratops rugosus was typical...
