Black dots mark gold nanoparticles that have been attracted to the surface of pressure-sensitive domes constructed by engineered bacteria.
Credit: Will (Yangxiaolu) Cao, Duke University
Researchers at Duke University have turned bacteria into the builders of useful devices by programming them...
This is an adult female Dryococelus australis on hand.
Credit: Rohan Cleave, Melbourne Zoo
Lord Howe Island stick insects were once numerous on the tiny crescent-shaped island off the coast of Australia for which they are named. The insects, which can...
Why do some dogs get aggressive?
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For some dog owners, a leisurely walk can turn stressful the moment their canine companion sees another pup walking by. Dogs with what is known as "leash aggression" may bark,...
Dr Matthew Phillips.
Credit: Image courtesy of Queensland University of Technology
QUT evolutionary biologist Dr Matthew Phillips used molecular dating from DNA sequences to challenge the dominant scientific theory that placental mammals diversified 20 million years before dinosaurs became extinct.
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Click beetles can jump without the aid of their limbs when they are tipped onto their backsides. A team of University of Illinois researchers are examining this mechanism to engineer self-righting robots.
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer
Robots perform many...
This tadpole shows signs of a severe Perkinsea infection.
Credit: William Barichivich, USGS
A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale frog die-offs in the United States, according to a new study by...
Pictured is Diploscapter pachys (D. pachys), a newly sequenced roundworm that is approximately one-third of a millimeter long and one of a very few known animals that have only a single chromosome.
Credit: Image courtesy of Karin Kiontke and David...
A side-by-side comparison shows better heat and drought tolerance in thale cress plants whose level of a specific RNA was increased.
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have discovered a ribonucleic acid, or RNA, that can increase...
An adult northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina).
Credit: Jack Dumbacher © 2017 California Academy of Sciences
A charismatic owl iconic to Pacific Coast forests is no longer ruling the roost, and scientists now have another tool for understanding its decline....
The Hill Dweller Rubber Frog, Pristimantis bounides, is known from two sites at elevations of 10,991 feet and 11,362 feet. The species name “bounides” is derived from the Greek noun “bounos,” which means “dweller of the hills” and refers...
University of British Columbia researchers conducted playback experiments by hanging wireless speakers in the trees and broadcasting songs from related subspecies.
Credit: University of British Columbia
Two birds that look the same, but have songs so different they can't recognize each...
