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Male moth 'aphrodisiac' revealed
North Carolina State University researchers have identified the specific blend of pheromone chemicals—including a newly revealed…
Illegal shooting responsible for most birds found dead near power lines, study finds
Birds can be electrocuted if they come into contact with two energized parts of a power…
A 140-year-old Tassie tiger brain sample survived two world wars and made it to our lab. Here's what we found
Researchers often think how and when their results will be published. However, many research projects don’t…
Researchers explore use of AI to improve COVID-19 drug design
Discovering and developing drugs can be slow, costly and high-risk, but harnessing advances in artificial intelligence…
Mystery Iron Age warrior buried on small island off the coast of England determined to be female
A team of archaeologists and historians from multiple institutions in the U.K. and the U.S. has…
When cheating pays: Survival strategy of insect uncovered
Researchers have revealed the unique ‘cheating’ strategy a New Zealand insect has developed to avoid being…
New type of treatment discovered for attacking fungal infections
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science (CSRS) and the University of Toronto have…
Fossil reveals leaf-eating among earliest birds
A new type of analysis of a spectacular 120-million-year-old fossil skeleton of the extinct early bird…
Exploiting nonlinear scattering medium for optical encryption, computation and machine learning
Can one see through a scattering medium like ground glass? Conventionally, such a feat would be…