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| Researchers map neurons in the brain involved with social interactions with others in groups Posted: 21 Oct 2021 02:52 PM PDT In social experiments, three monkeys sat around a rotary table and took turns offering food to one of the other two monkeys. Certain neurons in the brain responded to the actions of other monkeys in the group and influenced an animal's upcoming decisions to reciprocate or retaliate. |
| Scientists part of team that points to strong connection between climate change, plastics pollution Posted: 21 Oct 2021 02:51 PM PDT At the root of global climate change and the worldwide plastics problem are two related carbon-based fuels -- oil and natural gas. Not only are the two among the key drivers of climate change, they are instrumental in the manufacturing of plastics. As storms intensify and become more frequent, the movement of trash from land to our oceans and, and vice versa, is only going to get worse. |
| Bat study reveals secrets of the social brain Posted: 21 Oct 2021 02:51 PM PDT Neuroscientists used wireless devices to record the neural activity of freely interacting Egyptian fruit bats, providing researchers with the first glimpse into how the brains of social mammals process complex group interactions. |
| New material could pave the way for better, safer batteries Posted: 21 Oct 2021 02:51 PM PDT A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. |
| How pearls achieve nanoscale precision Posted: 21 Oct 2021 02:51 PM PDT In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a study has uncovered how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natural world, with the exception of individual atoms. |
| Hidden costs of global illegal wildlife trade Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:10 AM PDT Researchers have highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think. |
| Northern lakes warming six times faster in the past 25 years Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:10 AM PDT Lakes in the Northern Hemisphere are warming six times faster since 1992 than any other time period in the last 100 years, new research has found. |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:09 AM PDT The first-ever Africa-wide assessment of great apes -- gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees -- finds that human factors, including roads, population density and GDP, determine abundance more than ecological factors such as forest cover. |
| Tap water produces a protective shield against microplastics Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:09 AM PDT Tap water produces a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics, which can help prevent household products such as plastic kettles from releasing them. |
| Early dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as 193 million years ago Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:09 AM PDT Scientists believe they have found the earliest evidence for complex herd behavior in dinosaurs. Researchers say Mussaurus patagonicus may have lived in herds some 193 million years ago -- 40 million years earlier than other records of dinosaur herding. |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:09 AM PDT A team has updated its asteroid bombardment model of the Earth with the latest geologic evidence of ancient, large collisions. These models have been used to understand how impacts may have affected oxygen levels in the Earth's atmosphere in the Archean eon, 2.5 to 4 billion years ago. |
| Some of the world’s oldest rubies linked to early life Posted: 21 Oct 2021 05:46 AM PDT While analyzing some of the world's oldest colored gemstones, researchers discovered carbon residue that was once ancient life, encased in a 2.5 billion-year-old ruby. |
| African grey parrots may have better self-control than macaws Posted: 20 Oct 2021 05:37 PM PDT African grey parrots may be better able than macaws to delay gratification -- rejecting an immediate reward in favour of a better one in the future -- according to a new study. |
| Savannah chimpanzees, a model for the understanding of human evolution Posted: 20 Oct 2021 11:00 AM PDT To prosper, most great apes need lush forests in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans), except for some groups of chimpanzees that live in Savannahs, habitats characterized by high temperatures and very low seasonal rainfall. |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2021 07:32 PM PDT Researchers are applying a new technique to identify defects in silicon solar cells that cause a drop in efficiency. The lessons learned at the atomic level could lead to improvements in the way manufacturers strengthen their products against what is known as light-induced degradation. |
| Bacteria, fungi interact far more often than previously thought Posted: 19 Oct 2021 07:31 PM PDT In a novel, broad assessment of bacterial-fungal interactions, researchers using unique bioinformatics found that fungi host a remarkable diversity of bacteria, making bacterial-fungal interactions far more common and diverse than previously known. |
| How a bacterium may help solve the plastic pollution crisis Posted: 19 Oct 2021 08:05 AM PDT Researchers have found that the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis can fermentatively convert environmentally problematic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) plastics into highly biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) plastics. Their findings have promising environmental implications because they provide a new approach not only for PET recycling but also for the sustainable production of biodegradable plastics. |
| Cheers! Wine’s red grape pulp offers nutritional bounty Posted: 18 Oct 2021 12:07 PM PDT Pomace -- the mashed, leftover pulp from red grapes in the early process of making wine -- is considered byproduct rubbish. But maybe not for long. Researchers now demonstrate how viticultural trash could be a nutritive treasure. |
| Building a better dipstick: Researchers develop improved, user-friendly disposable lab tests Posted: 18 Oct 2021 11:17 AM PDT Lateral flow assays have been a popular point-of-care testing platform for decades. Researchers are now turning these simple tests into complex biomedical assays which can be used in the home, performing tests that currently require a lab or a trip to the clinic. |
| Filling half of kids' plates with fruits and veggies helps increase consumption Posted: 18 Oct 2021 07:59 AM PDT Filling half of a child's plate with fruits and veggies isn't just recommended by the United States Dietary Guidelines, it also helps increase the amount of produce that kids end up eating, according to new research. |
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