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Fruit flies use diverse senses to sniff out their surroundings

Posted on April 22, 2024June 11, 2024 by Bhargabi Banerjee

Scientists found cosmopolitan fruit flies have different genes for smelling and tasting that help them adapt to diverse habitats.

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    Fig trees interbreed more at their climate extremes

    Posted on February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 by Sciworthy

    Scientists tracked how fig trees interbreed and swap DNA across different climatic zones to determine where new species might arise.

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      A trilobite’s last supper

      Posted on February 12, 2024May 9, 2024 by Aubrey Zerkle

      Paleontologists described a trilobite fossil preserved in 3D with its gut contents intact.

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        Researchers created hybrid monkeys from stem cells

        Posted on January 1, 2024June 11, 2024 by Bhargabi Banerjee

        Scientists in China made live monkey hybrids using cells from embryos, to help them study how animals heal and reproduce.

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          Scientists described a couch potato cave salamander called the olm

          Posted on December 25, 2023December 23, 2023 by Sciworthy

          Researchers tracked a species of large cave salamanders for several years to see how they survived their low-energy surroundings. It turns…

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            Dolphins have special whistles for their young

            Posted on October 30, 2023May 9, 2024 by Aubrey Zerkle

            Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…

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              Northern elephant seals sleep in a deep diving spiral

              Posted on May 25, 2023May 19, 2023 by Ruby Costigan

              Scientists tracked the brain activity of northern elephant seals to find out how they sleep. They found the seals sleep only 2 hours per day…

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                Can artificial light stop algal growth in caves?

                Posted on April 3, 2023April 10, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Scientists show changing the types of artificial lights used in tourist caves can help prevent growth of algae that damage stalactites and…

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                  How smart were the dinosaurs?

                  Posted on March 2, 2023May 9, 2024 by Aubrey Zerkle

                  A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…

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                    Thinking like a bacterium can improve water quality

                    Posted on January 23, 2023February 15, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers show mathematical models based on cell biology can help lake managers reduce toxic algal blooms and improve the quality of our…

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