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Two new porcelain crab species discovered
Two new symbiotic porcelain crab species have been described. One of them, from the South China…
Startled fish escape using several distinct neuronal circuits
A fast knee-jerk ‘ballistic’ escape response and a more considered ‘delayed’ escape response are mediated by…
Artificial intelligence and farmer knowledge boost smallholder maize yields
Farmers in Colombia’s maize-growing region of Córdoba had seen it all: too much rain one year,…
Deaf infants more attuned to parent's visual cues
A new study finds that deaf infants exposed to American Sign Language are especially tuned to…
New study may have the reason why heart medication gives muscle pain
A research team found muscle cells treated with statins released the amino acid called glutamate at…
Bullies may come and go, but the 'molecular memory' of being a target lingers
Life at the bottom of the social ladder may have long-term health effects that even upward…
Protein misfolding as a risk marker for Alzheimer's disease
In symptom-free individuals, the detection of misfolded amyloid-beta protein in the blood indicated a considerably higher…
Going against the flow around a supermassive black hole
At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a…
Tiny droplets allow bacteria to survive daytime dryness on leaves
Microscopic droplets on the surface of leaves give refuge to bacteria that otherwise may not survive…