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Brain waves can be used to predict future pain sensitivity
Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to…
Chemists create the brightest-ever fluorescent materials
By formulating positively charged fluorescent dyes into a new class of materials called small-molecule ionic isolation…
This fruit attracts birds with an unusual way of making itself metallic blue
Instead of relying solely on pigments, the metallic blue fruits of Viburnum tinus use structural color…
Faster rates of evolution are linked to tiny genomes
Inside every cell lies a genome – a full set of DNA that contains the instructions…
Chemists create the brightest-ever fluorescent materials
By formulating positively charged fluorescent dyes into a new class of materials called small-molecule ionic isolation…
Researchers hope to save seabirds by calculating the value of their poop
Seabird species such as gulls and pelicans are often overlooked when it comes to conservation and…
Why the 'wimpy' Y chromosome hasn't evolved out of existence
Much smaller than its counterpart, the X chromosome, the Y chromosome has shrunken drastically over 200…
Completing the set: 'Coupon-collection behavior' reduces sex-ratio variation among families
A new analysis of sibling records from more than 300,000 individuals suggests that some parents continue…
Fossil mystery solved: Super-long-necked reptiles lived in the ocean, not on land
A fossil called Tanystropheus was first described in 1852, and it’s been puzzling scientists ever since.…