Mackerel sharks are large, fast-swimming apex predators that include Hollywood heavy-hitters like great whites (Jaws), mako…
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Planet-hunter CubeSat images Los Angeles
A small satellite designed to hunt for new planets beyond the solar system recently looked down…
The USDA announces new vision for animal genomics
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blueprint, published today in Frontiers and Genetics, will serve…
Where on Earth is the Salish Sea?
Less than half of the people in Washington and British Columbia have heard of the Salish…
A 'high-heeled' dinosaur that walked on its tiptoes
A 24-tonne dinosaur may have walked in a ‘high-heeled’ fashion, according to University of Queensland research. …
Dutch aquifers bank rainwater to help farmers avoid going bust
Climate change is increasing the risk of water shortages across Europe, but researchers in the Netherlands…
'Ant bridge'-inspired nanoparticle assembly fixes broken electrical circuits
Colonies of social insects are capable of self-organizing and accomplishing complex tasks through individual interactions. For…
Macroscopic electron quantum coherence in a solid-state circuit
A team of researchers at the Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N, CNRS/Univ. Paris-Saclay) has…
App converts aerial crop photos into real-time metrics of plant growth and crop health
Agricultural researchers have long used small-plot trials to test a myriad of practices, such as selecting…
'The Big Bang Theory' finale: Sheldon and Amy's fictional physics parallels real science
After 12 successful seasons, “The Big Bang Theory” has finally come to a fulfilling end, concluding…