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High fat diet reduces gut bacteria, Crohn’s disease symptoms
A high fat diet may lead to specific changes in gut bacteria that could fight harmful…
How pythons regenerate their organs and other secrets of the snake genome
Snakes exhibit incredible evolutionary adaptations, including the ability to rapidly regenerate their organs and produce venom.…
Elevated rate of autism symptoms found in children with Tourette syndrome
Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and…
Sea sponges stay put with anchors that bend but don’t break
The anchors that hold Venus' flower basket sea sponges to the ocean floor have an internal…
Starting school young can put child wellbeing at risk
A study which investigated more than 2,000 children across 80 primary schools in Devon, has found…
The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt
The plane of the solar system is warped in the belt's outer reaches, signaling the presence…
Ultra-thin camera creates images without lenses
Engineers have built a camera that does not need lenses to focus light. It can switch…
Lessons from whale population collapse could help future species at risk
There were warning signs that populations of commercially harvested whales were heading for global collapse up…
‘Star dust’ wasp is a new extinct species named after David Bowie’s alter ego
During her study on fossil insects at China's Capitol Normal University, a student visited the Smithsonian…