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Shift in diet allowed gray wolves to survive ice-age extinction
Gray wolves are among the largest predators to have survived the extinction at the end of the last ice age around11,700 years ago. Today,...
Making music from spider webs
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider's home and hunting ground. If humans...
Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design
Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form...
For tomato genes, one plus one doesn’t always make two
Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations—mutations—that affect how...
Poop core records 4,300 years of bat diet and environment
Deep in a Jamaican cave is a treasure trove of bat feces, deposited in sequential layers by generations of bats over 4,300 years.
Analogous to...
Road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies
When winter storms threaten to make travel dangerous, people often turn to salt, spreading it liberally over highways, streets and sidewalks to melt snow...
Ocean bacteria release carbon into the atmosphere
A team led by University of Minnesota researchers has discovered that deep-sea bacteria dissolve carbon-containing rocks, releasing excess carbon into the ocean and atmosphere....
New research reveals secret to Jupiter’s curious aurora activity
Auroral displays continue to intrigue scientists, whether the bright lights shine over Earth or over another planet. The lights hold clues to the makeup...
Gorillas do not bluff when they beat their chests: Honest signaling indicates body size
Gorillas usually stand bipedally and rapidly beat their chests with cupped hands in rapid succession. Chest beating is a unique sound because is it...
Student’s physics homework picked up by Amazon quantum researchers
What started out as a second-year physics project is making its way into Amazon Web Service's (AWS) quantum computing program.
University of Sydney science undergraduate...
Scientists discover three liquid phases in aerosol particles
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered three liquid phases in aerosol particles, changing our understanding of air pollutants in the Earth's...
