Lurking beneath the ocean’s surface, marine mammals use sound for navigation, prey detection, and a wide…
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Turning X chromosome 'off and on again' critical for oocyte development
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have identified a potential new diagnostic…
'Democracy' governs mass jackdaw take-offs
Jackdaws use a “democratic” process to decide when to leave their roosts en masse, new research…
Diamond mirrors for high-powered lasers
Just about every car, train and plane that’s been built since 1970 has been manufactured using…
Gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin D
Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation…
Skydiving salamanders live in world's tallest trees
Salamanders that live their entire lives in the crowns of the world’s tallest trees, California’s coast…
Ancient crocodile found in Peru sheds new light on their origin
A team of researchers at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, working with colleagues from the U.S. and…
Custom 'headphones' boost atomic radio reception 100-fold
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted the sensitivity of their…
Price noise proves the key to high performing 'bets against beta' investment strategies
Beta is a measure of a stock’s volatility in relation to the overall market. Betting against…
Sea corals are source of sought-after 'anti-cancer' compound
The bottom of the ocean is full of mysteries but scientists have recently uncovered one of…