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Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey
Flamingos standing serenely in a shallow alkaline lake with heads submerged may seem to be placidly feeding, but there's a ...
Space weather can dramatically alter a planet's fate
We tend to think of habitability in terms of individual planets and their potential to host life. But barring outliers like ...
Hunting for deadly snake fungus in Norway and Sweden
Researchers at the University of Agder (UiA) and Uppsala University are examining hundreds of snakes from museum collections.
Modeling framework predicts accelerated global vegetation growth under climate change
A new study led by researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...
Citizen science contributes to imaging Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere
JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft, captured this view of Jupiter's northern high latitudes ...
Tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms hold clues to space survival and biotech
A new study by scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several institutes across India and Saudi Arabia has ...
From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: First tegu fossil found in the US
Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After ...
Optimized enzymes promote nitrogen-nitrogen bonds to generate bioactive compounds
Microorganisms generate all sorts of materials that could serve as potential agents for combating bacteria and fungi. An ...
High-speed imaging captures mechanics of hormone-driven gene activation
Kanazawa University, have captured real-time footage showing how a key hormone receptor activates genes, offering a clearer view of one of the most fundamental processes in biology.
Uncovering the evolution of Hezbollah's political communication strategy
Lebanon's consociational democracy is geared toward maintaining political stability in a society that is deeply divided along ...
Archaeologists reveal vast Aztec trade networks behind ancient obsidian artifacts
New archaeological research by Tulane University and the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico reveals how obsidian—a volcanic ...
Name diversity sheds light on social patterns in ancient Hebrew kingdoms
A new study has uncovered hidden social patterns in ancient Hebrew kingdoms by analyzing personal names from archaeological ...