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Telescopes help unravel pulsar puzzle
With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space,…
Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Irish coast
Scientists believe a huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark, which washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co.…
Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior
Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to ‘listen in’ on the hippocampal brain activity…
Neptune's disappearing clouds linked to the solar cycle
Astronomers have uncovered a link between Neptune’s shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, in…
Want to fight climate change? Don't poach gorillas (or elephants, hornbills, toucans, etc.)
A new article found that overhunting of gorillas, elephants, and other large fruit-eating seed-dispersers make tropical…
Yeast studies show that diet in early life matters for lifelong health
Researchers have shown that the content of diet in yeast, rather than caloric intake, influences yeast…
A lightweight wearable device helps users navigate with a tap on the wrist
Scientists have developed a fabric-based wearable device that ‘taps’ a user’s wrist with pressurized air, silently…
Some hosts have an 'evolutionary addiction' to their microbiome
We’ve long known that hosts malfunction without their microbiome — whether they are missing key microbial…
Sleep data from over 220,000 people reveal global differences in weekly sleep variability and sleep extension
New research, using objective measures of sleep rather than subjective reports, has shown that not only…