In recent years, giant viruses have been unearthed in several of the world’s most mysterious locations,…
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Robot designers take heed: adjustable hairy toes help geckos run sideways along walls
Robots with toes? Experiments suggest that climbing robots could benefit from having flexible, hairy toes, like…
Scientists demonstrate quantum radar prototype
Physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have invented a new radar…
Flies sleep when need arises to adapt to new situations
Flies that cannot take to the air respond by sleeping more as they learn to adapt…
Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe
Most everyone knows that humid heat is harder to handle than the “dry” kind. And recently,…
Epithelial GPS: Position of RNAi machinery is associated with epithelial identity
Epithelial cells are held together and connected by several different types of structures that form cell-cell…
Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits new Jan-Apr high
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new high in the first four months of the…
Talent is key to school turnarounds
New research has demonstrated that the key to implementing successful reform in low-performing schools is hiring…
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 in pets and livestock
A new paper identifies the critical need for research on the ability of the COVID-19 virus…
Fishing can disrupt mating systems
In many fish species body size plays an important role in sexual selection. Large individuals are…