[ad_1] The cat's tongue is covered with pointed spines facing the back, called papillae, whose precise function is a mystery. In a study both experimental and theoretical, researchers at the Georgia Institute …
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[ad_1] An international team of researchers has identified a new cryptic crocodile species with slender snouts living in Central Africa. The Central African crocodile with thin nose (Mecistops leptorhynchus). Image credit: Shirley …
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[ad_1] A team of researchers from Utah State University conducted the first comprehensive assessment of the Pando Aspen clone – the largest living organism on Earth – and the results show a …
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[ad_1] Plants dispersed by the wind have developed ingenious ways of raising their seeds. The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) uses a bristle pack that strengthens drag resistance and helps keep seeds in …
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[ad_1] In 2016, synthetic biologists reconstructed a potentially extinct disease, known as smallpox, using a matching DNA for approximately $ 100,000. The experiment was strictly for research purposes and the disease itself …
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[ad_1] The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded to three pioneers of laser technology that had a tremendous impact on the world. Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland have been recognized for …
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[ad_1] New research indicates that microplastics consumed by mosquitoes can easily harm birds and bats and could even contaminate human food.(Photo: nechaev-kon, Getty Images / iStockphoto) According to a new study, young …
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[ad_1] From Popular Mechanics On the next International Space Station replenishment mission, the Space X Dragon will bring coffee, a robot, and a group of rodent passengers to help scientists understand biology …
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[ad_1] On the next Space Station replenishment mission, the Space X Dragon will bring coffee, a robot and a group of rodent passengers to help scientists understand biology in space. Laboratory mice …
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[ad_1] EVolunteer biologists think a lot about nipples, but they are also puzzled. Why are all of different shapes and sizes? This posed such an enigma that a team from the University …
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