All posts tagged with cool science
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Researchers “shed light” on plants’ circadian clocks: Findings could be used to improve future crops
-(Natural News) Every person has a circadian clock, an invisible internal mechanism synchronized with solar time. This “clock,” according to the National Sleep Foundation, drives a person’s circadian rhythm, which regulates daily sleep-wake cycles. As it turns out, even plants have one, too. First discovered in 1729 by French geophysicist and chronobiologist Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de […] -
-(Natural News) A new study, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, found that giving your brain a tiny zap can help stimulate parts of it that deal with memory, specifically the prefrontal cortex. Participants of this study were around 15.4 percent more likely to recall fuzzy memories, according to co-author of the study Jesse Rissman, assistant professor at […]
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-(Natural News) You’ve heard of robots that can run, lift, jump and crawl. Now, prepare to see one that can bleed. In a paper published in the scientific journal Nature, a joint team of researchers from Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania detailed how they built a soft robotic lionfish, complete with a multi-functional […]
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-(Natural News) While the northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) is well-known for consuming insects and other invertebrates as supplementary food, a recent study published in the journal Ecology points out that about one in five pitcher plants in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park has upgraded its menu to include juvenile salamanders. While Asiatic pitcher plants such as the Philippines’ Nepenthes […]
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-(Natural News) Research has established that bees understand the concept of zero and are capable of doing basic math. Now, a recent research conducted by scientists from the RMIT University in Australia suggests that bees are also capable of being trained to connect symbols to numbers in order to receive food. This experiment used a carrot and stick reward […]
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-(Natural News) That beautiful glow you see on beaches at night may actually be the biological equivalent of warning sirens, according to a new study. In a study published in the journal Current Biology and supported by the Swedish Research Council, researchers found that for at least one dinoflagellate species (Lingulodinium polyedra), bioluminescence functions as […]
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-(Natural News) They say that truth is stranger than fiction, and this is definitely true when it comes to the world of science. Here are 10 of the most bizarre science stories that we covered this past year: GMO mosquito experiment goes horribly wrong: Insects adapt and overcome, transforming into super ‘mutant’ mosquitoes that could […]
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-(Natural News) The animal kingdom has many innovative natural camouflage strategies that humans try to emulate using technology. Camouflage is a crucial part of the predator-prey relationship in the wild; certain markings on animals’ skin or fur help them blend in with their environment, which is usually mottled green and brown due to the surrounding […]
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-(Natural News) Humans and primates might have a new challenger to their supposedly unique knack for subtle communications using facial expressions. A new U.K. study showed that sun bears were also able to copy the expressions made by other members of the same species. The smallest species of bear in the world, sun bears are also […]
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-(Natural News) Humans often keep dogs as pets to protect their homes and family from intruders. Likewise, a South American species of burrowing tarantula keeps a tiny frog to protect its eggs and young spawn from small insects. In turn, the spider protects the frog from predators. Photographs taken by Italian researcher Emanuele Biggi featured an individual […]
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