New research shows that a critical piece of the butterfly’s annual cycle was missing — the fall migration. …read more Source:: Science
Day: March 18, 2019
Alligator study reveals insight into dinosaur hearing
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•A biologist finds alligators build neural maps of sound the way birds do, suggesting the hearing strategy existed in their common ancestor, the dinosaurs. …read more Source:: Science
Supercrystal: A hidden phase of matter created by a burst of light
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•‘Frustration’ plus a pulse of laser light resulted in a stable ‘supercrystal.’ …read more Source:: Science
Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers
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•Researchers have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen leaves, to devise an energy harvesting mechanism that could power weather sensors in hostile environments and could even be …read more Source:: Science
Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System
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•Researchers announced a new species of mammal from the Age of Dinosaurs, representing the most complete mammal from the Cretaceous Period of continental Africa, and providing tantalizing insights into the …read more Source:: Science