Marmoset monkeys can learn a new dialect

Monkeys and other animals communicate through calls that can differ depending on region. The common marmoset…

Climate change could hasten deterioration of US bridge infrastructure

When most people think of climate change, they think of rising sea levels and more intense…

Heuneburg early Celts across classes may have drunk Mediterranean wine in local ceramics

Early Celts from the Heuneburg settlement may have enjoyed Mediterranean wine well before they began importing…

Researchers work to create infrared detectors for viper-like night vision

Much like some snakes use infrared to “see” at night, University of Central Florida researchers are…

Pre-programmed microfluidic systems offer new control capabilities

Microfluidic systems have the power to revolutionize medicine, energy, electronics and even space exploration. But the…

Evolving alongside other bacteria keeps hospital bug potent

Bacteria that evolve in natural environments—rather than laboratory tests—may become resistant to phage treatments without losing…

First identification of a heavy element born from neutron star collision

For the first time, a freshly made heavy element, strontium, has been detected in space, in…

The earliest well-preserved tetrapod may never have left the water

Superbly preserved fossils from Russia, excavated by an international team and reported in the journal Nature,…

Scientists build a nanocage with antiaromatic walls

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Copenhagen have…

Building blocks of all life gain new understanding

New research on an enzyme that is essential for photosynthesis and all life on earth has…