A newly developed type of architected metamaterial has the ability to change shape in a tunable…
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Long before other fish, ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed
Researchers from the University of Chicago have used tools developed to explore 3-D movements and mechanics…
Scientists solve lingering mystery of poorly understood frog
An international team of scientists, led by researchers at McMaster University, has solved a centuries-old mystery…
Soils could be affected by climate change, impacting water and food
Coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health all face impacts from climate change, and now valuable…
Public support for gene drives in agriculture tied to limits
The first national survey inquiring about American attitudes toward agricultural gene drives—genetic modification techniques that can…
Students make neutrons dance beneath UC Berkeley campus
In an underground vault enclosed by six-foot concrete walls and accessed by a rolling, 25-ton concrete-and-steel…
Invasion of the Japanese stiltgrass: WVU biologist targets plant that wreaks havoc
To the casual observer, Japanese stiltgrass appears as a harmless, leafy green plant that blends into…
Early humans used tiny, flint 'surgical' tools to butcher elephants
The Acheulian culture endured in the Levant for over a million years during the Lower Paleolithic…
Corn one step closer to bacterial leaf streak resistance
Bacterial leaf streak, a foliar disease in corn, has only been in the United States for…
Half-a-billion-year-old tiny predator unveils the rise of scorpions and spiders
Two palaeontologists working on the world-renowned Burgess Shale have revealed a new species, called Mollisonia plenovenatrix,…