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Baby Owls Spotted Sleeping Like Baby Humans
Baby birds have sleep
patterns similar to baby
mammals, and their sleep
changes in the same way when
growing up. This is what a
biologists found out working
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Astronomers Discovery a Graveyard for Comets
Astronomers have discovered
a graveyard of comets. The
researchers describe how
some of these objects,
inactive for millions of
years, have returned to life
leading them to name the
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Sea Star's Bizarre Feeding Mechanism
Scientists have identified a
molecule that enables sea
stars (also known as
starfish) to carry out one
of the most remarkable forms
of feeding in the natural
world. ... > full story
We Each Live in Our Own Little World -- Smellwise
There are some smells we all
find revolting. But toward a
handful of odors, different
people display different
sensitivities. A pair of
studies identifies the
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'Evolution Will Punish You If You're Selfish and Mean'
August 1, 2013 — Evolutionary biologists offer new evidence that evolution doesn't favor the selfish, disproving a theory popularized in ... > full story -
Under Leaden Skies: Where Heavy Metal Clouds the Stars
August 1, 2013 — Astronomers have discovered two unusual stars with extremely high concentrations of lead in their ... > full story -
Chanel, UCSB's Corpse Flower, Blooms and Causes a Big Stink
July 31, 2013 — Chanel, UC Santa Barbara's corpse flower, has finally spread her odiferous wings, broadcasting a stench that smells like a cross between rotting flesh and Limburger cheese. "It's disgusting," said ... > full story -
Spitzer Discovers Young Stars With a 'Hula Hoop'
July 31, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a young stellar system that "blinks" every 93 days. Called YLW 16A, the system likely consists of three developing stars, two of which ... > full story -
Bird Brains Predate Birds Themselves: 'Flight-Ready' Brain Was Present in Some Non-Avian Dinosaurs, CT Scans Indicate
July 31, 2013 — New research provides evidence that dinosaurs evolved the brainpower necessary for flight well before they actually took to the air as birds. Based on computed tomographic scans, the study takes a ... > full story -
Robots Strike Fear in the Hearts of Fish: Anxious Zebrafish Help Researchers Understand How Alcohol Affects Fear
July 31, 2013 — The latest in a series of experiments testing the ability of robots to influence live animals shows that bio-inspired robots can not only elicit fear in zebrafish, but that this reaction can be ... > full story -
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Researchers Successfully Spoof an $80 Million Yacht at Sea
July 31, 2013 — A radio navigation research team discovered they could subtly coerce a 65-meter superyacht off its course, using a custom-made GPS device. The purpose of the experiment was to measure the difficulty ... > full story -
Guided Growth of Nanowires Leads to Self-Integrated Circuits
July 31, 2013 — Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled scientists to produce complex electronic ... > full story -
By Tracking Maggots' Food Choices, Scientists Open Significant New Window Into Human Learning
July 31, 2013 — The larva of the fruit fly is helping scientists understand the way humans learn information from each other. Fruit flies have long served as models for studying behavior, but new findings show their ... > full story -
Hide, Ambush, Kill, Eat: The Giant Water Bug Lethocerus Patruelis Kills a Fish
July 31, 2013 — The largest European water insect Lethocerus patruelis, commonly known as giant water bug, can reach the impressive size of up to 8 cm in length. A recent study provides detailed information on ... > full story
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