[ad_1] Scientists believe that ants change their behavior – and they have the same bug as taking a day off sick – when exposed to pathogens to protect the colony. The research, …
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The sick ants stay away from their colleagues to prevent the spread of the disease
[ad_1] A sick ant knows how to stay away from colleaguesWendy Kreeftenberg, Buiten-beeld / FLPA By Sam Wong Would you like your colleagues who cough and sneeze to stay away from the …
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[ad_1] The molecular motor Myosin 1D creates asymmetry at all levels, from the movement of actin molecules (red and green filaments) to the respiratory trachea (white tube structures), through the organism itself. …
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[ad_1] Copyright of the image MICHAEL LONG / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Legend Illustration: The hippopotamus gorgops, now extinct, was larger than modern hippopotamuses, reaching a length of 4.3 m New research has …
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[ad_1] Representation of the artist Lisowiciz bojani.Illustration: Karolina Suchan-Okulska It was big and sturdy, but do not call this animal from the Triassic era a dinosaur. More closely related to mammals, this …
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[ad_1] This mammal parent the size of an elephant, Lisowicia bojaniwere walking on Earth in the Upper Triassic, just as the dinosaurs became more and more gigantic. KAROLINA SUCHAN-OKULSKA By Gretchen VogelNovember …
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[ad_1] Asymmetry plays a major role in biology at all scales: think of the spirals of DNA, the fact that the heart of man is positioned on the left, our preference for …
Read More »Aussie discovers a part of the brain that allows you to play the piano
[ad_1] Australian scientists have just announced the discovery of a region of the brain still unknown: an unexplored country, living just under our skulls. The new mapped area, which has not been …
Read More »NASA wants to know how much pot Elon Musk smokes – BGR
[ad_1] When Elon Musk appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and had a taste of the facilitator's joint, it was totally like the brand for the CEO taking risks. Musk is a brilliant …
Read More »Mars Moon pulls its grooves from rolling stones, according to a study
[ad_1] Most of Phobos' surface is covered with strange linear grooves. New research reinforces the idea that the sandy rocks of Stickney Crater (the Great Depression on the right) have carved these …
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