New Findings: Beetle Uses 'Gut Goop' to Protect Its Food
Jan. 24, 2021 • ~4 min •
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Major Space Missions Planned in 2021
Jan. 24, 2021 • ~5 min •
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Harvard researchers sequence Sapria genome
Sapria genome shows astonishing gene loss and gene theft.
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~8 min
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Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet
The first Jupiter-like planet without clouds has been detected by astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Unlike our Jupiter, which takes nearly 12 years to orbit the sun, WASP-62b completes a rotation in just four-and-a-half days.
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~3 min
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New Studies Show Drops in World Insect Population
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~5 min
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Ancient Mars was more like Iceland than Idaho
New research used spots on Earth, including Iceland and Idaho, to study the seasons on ancient Mars.
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~8 min
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‘Smiling eyes’ aren’t a perfect gauge of emotions
"Smiling eyes" aren't an automatic way to gauge whether not someone's emotions are genuine, warn researchers.
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~6 min
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Watch a glass frog get funky when mating croaks are too quiet
Glass frogs that live near loud streams will add a friendly wave or "dance" to their love calls to attract mates.
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~6 min
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Is the dormancy of flies possible in people?
New research with flesh flies clarifies how the insects switch from dormancy to arousal. The findings raise some sci-fi possibilities.
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~5 min
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