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Forget butterflies - wasps and flies have hidden rainbows in their wings [Repost]
This post was originally published last year. I’m travelling for a ...
14 hours ago from Discover Magazine
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Under the Microscope #5 - Daisy
In this video Dr Beverley Glover explains how a daisy is a collection of tiny flowers grouped together to make it look like a single big flower.
16 hours ago from PhysOrg
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GM Reveals Dismal Volt Sales in January
Is this a bad sign for electric vehicles? Electric vehicle enthusiasts (and critics) are keeping a close eye on sales of GM's Volt this year to get a sense of whether electric vehicles will ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from MIT Technology Review
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Male spiders of one species lose their genitals after sex to increase sperm count in females
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have known for some time that the male sex organ, called a palp, in orb-web spiders is often broken off during copulation with females; what hasn’t been so ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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How Do Females Keep Sperm Fresh for Years?
Tue 31 Jan 12 from Discover Magazine
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Tiny crooners: Male house mice sing songs to impress the girls
Male house mice produce melodious songs to attract mates. Unfortunately for us, because the melodies are in the ultra-sonic range human ears cannot detect them. Through spectrographic analyses ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Blind moles use beauty for function, not fancy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long wondered why a blind mole that lives in underground darkness has beautiful iridescent hair. After all, many animals or birds with magnificent features exhibit ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Turtles' mating habits protect against effects of climate change
The mating habits of marine turtle may help to protect them against the effects of climate change, according to new research led by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Proceedings ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Wasp found in upstate New York shows up in Southern California
In August 2010, an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside discovered a tiny fairyfly wasp in upstate New York that had never been seen in the United States until then. Nearly ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Improving crops from the roots up
Research involving scientists at The University of Nottingham has taken us a step closer to breeding hardier crops that can better adapt to different environmental conditions and fight off attack ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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