There is a strong direct link between household income and children’s outcomes, a new review…
Month: July 2017
Female fish prefer averagely active lovers
In evolution, a high sex drive does not always pay off. Female mosquitofish swim away…
Carbon displays quantum effects
Carbon atoms cannot only behave like particles but also like waves, new evidence shoes. This…
Watching molecules ‘breathe’ in remarkable detail
In a milestone for studying a class of chemical reactions relevant to novel solar cells…
Automated security kiosk could alleviate travel, border woes
An automated screening kiosk could alleviate concerns about safety and wait time at U.S. airports…
Unusual galaxy in distant universe
MACS2129-1 is dead in the sense that it no longer produces stars. But what makes…
Studying how bats hunt in flight
For the first time, researchers are studying how bats maneuver when they capture their prey…
The fork in the road to DNA repair
Researchers have uncovered a way in which our cells regulate the repair of broken DNA….
Nesting in cavities protects birds from predators, to a point
Nesting in cavities provides birds with some protection from predators — but it isn’t foolproof….
Seaside sparrows caught between predators, rising seas
Sea-level rise is a problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes…