Instead of the typical bell-shaped curve, the fossil record shows a fat-tailed distribution, with extreme, outlier,…
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Honeybees infect wild bumblebees through shared flowers
Viruses in managed honeybees are spilling over to wild bumblebee populations though the shared use of…
What made humans 'the fat primate'?
How did humans get to be so much fatter than our closest primate relatives, despite sharing…
Learning from experience is all in the timing
Animals learn the hard way which sights, sounds, and smells are relevant to survival. New research…
New knowledge on the development of asthma
Researchers have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like inflammation…
A hidden truth: Hospital faucets are often home to slime and biofilm
Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended consequences include…
New study of the 2014 Oso landslide
As a compelling example of a large-mobility landslide, the 22 March 2014 landslide near Oso, Washington,…
Apple buys more self-driving car technology in latest deal
Apple has bought a struggling self-driving car startup as the iPhone maker continues to explore the…
Denver airport drivers get stuck in mud using Google Maps
Denver drivers using Google Maps to get to the city’s airport last weekend and trying to…
Tech giants face questions on hate speech going into debates
Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced questioning by a House panel Wednesday on their efforts…