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12/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Endangered bear species can mimic each other’s facial expressions to communicate
Humans and primates might have a new challenger to their supposedly unique knack for subtle communications using facial expressions. A new U.K. study showed that sun bears were also able to copy the expressions made by other members of the same species. The smallest species of bear in the world, sun bears are also one of […]
11/30/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Football-sized sea bugs devour an alligator carcass on the ocean floor
The bottom of the ocean serves as home sweet home to bug-like crustaceans called giant isopods. Able to grow to the size of a football, these pink-colored critters chew through the tough skin and bones of dead animals that reach the seafloor. Mere hours after the carcass of an alligator or similarly sized large animal […]
11/30/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The Lovecraftian giant sea spider grows holes in its legs… to help it breathe?
The bottom of the sea is so weird that it might as well have come from another planet. And a strange environment produces fittingly odd creatures, such as the sea spider. A marine cousin of terrestrial arachnids like spiders and scorpions, sea spiders look even more nightmarish. A recent study found that sea spiders also […]
11/28/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Understanding how resurrection plants control their water structure to survive long periods of drought
Resurrection plants possess the ability to survive for months or years of drought before making a full recovery once water becomes available again. Japanese and Bulgarian researchers learned how one such species pulled it off by comparing it with a non-resurrecting relative. Their findings showed that the Orpheus flower (Haberlea rhodopensis) got ready for dry […]
11/27/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Deaf after a loud concert? Researchers explain why
Most people know that listening to loud sounds will temporarily disrupt their hearing. Swedish researchers can now tell us how that happens — they identified the specific part of the hearing organ affected by sounds. “We have discovered that a tiny structure in the cochlea known as the tectorial membrane plays an important role in this […]
11/27/2019
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By Edsel Cook
“Mind-reading” neurons allow us to simulate the thought process of another person
Humans pick up much of what they know by observing other people doing it. This observational learning approach relies on “mind-reading” brain cells that simulate whatever is going on in the mind of the person performing the task. A University of Cambridge research team found the specialized neurons in the amygdala of the brain of […]
11/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Not just a fluke: Study confirms that the universe is expanding faster than expected
Since its explosive birth during the Big Bang, the universe has been expanding nonstop. Experts recently learned that the cosmos was growing faster than their original estimates. NASA-affiliated researchers went over Hubble Space Telescope data on distinct stellar types in the Milky Way’s nearest galactic neighbor. Observation of these distant stars made it possible to […]
11/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
NASA’s exoplanet hunter has discovered an Earth-sized alien world
The TESS space telescope has taken its first step in catching up to the massive achievements of its predecessor, Kepler. The NASA-operated spacecraft has recently found its first Earth-sized exoplanet. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has spotted a planet circling the dwarf star called HD 21749, which is 53 light-years away from Earth. This […]
11/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Optogenetics and your brain: Researchers study the therapeutic potential of light
Can light restore vision to blind people and help treat paralysis in patients with Parkinson’s disease? German researchers have recently examined the possibility of stimulating light-sensitive proteins to achieve therapeutic effects on various health conditions. Optogenetics is a technique that manages processes in the brain through light-based stimulation. It achieves its effects through light-controlled proteins […]
11/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Diabolical wasp turns spiders into zombie slaves by hacking their hormones
Around the world, parasitoid wasps use spiders as the host for their babies. Researchers recently found that the wasps take advantage of the spiders’ hormone to force their victims into doing their bidding. A wasp starts the gruesome series of events by laying an egg on the body of a spider. Its larva feeds on their host […]
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