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Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
May 22, 2013 A marine research expedition has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold seep. The seep lies deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining energy of ... > full story -
Eyes on the Prey: Researchers Analyse the Hunting Behaviour of Fish Larvae in Virtual Reality
May 22, 2013 Moving objects attract greater attention -- a fact exploited by video screens in public spaces and animated advertising banners on the Internet. For most animal species, moving objects also play a ... > full story -
Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions
May 22, 2013 Life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in newly published research. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate ... > full story -
Two Miniature Spider Species Discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China
May 22, 2013 Two tiny, bizarre shaped spider species have been discovered in the Sichuan province and Chongqing city of China. The two species belong to the understudied Mysmenidae family, which prove difficult ... > full story -
Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic, Research Suggests
May 22, 2013 New research shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioral reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine. These results suggest food addiction could ... > full story -
Bee and Wild Flower Biodiversity Loss Slows
May 22, 2013 Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers found evidence of dramatic reductions in the diversity of ... > full story -
Drought Makes Borneo's Trees Flower at the Same Time
May 22, 2013 Tropical plants flower at supra-annual irregular intervals. In addition, mass flowering is typical for the tropical forests in Borneo and elsewhere, where hundreds of different plant timber species ... > full story -
Polymer Breakthrough Inspired by Trees and Ancient Celtic Knots
May 22, 2013 A new slow-motion method of controlling the synthesis of polymers, which takes inspiration from both trees and Celtic knots, opens up new possibilities in areas including medical devices, drug ... > full story -
DNA Damage: The Dark Side of Respiration
May 22, 2013 Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing ... > full story -
Mechanism Discovered Which Aids Legionella to Camouflage Itself in the Organism
May 22, 2013 The feared Legionella pneumophilabacteria is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. In order to infect us, this pathogen has developed a complex method ... > full story
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