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A small woodlouse-like crustacean uses its legs to ‘pollinate’ red seaweed.

A small woodlouse-like crustacean uses its legs to ‘pollinate’ red seaweed.

medkb July 29, 2022

Small crustaceans transport sperm-like bodies from male to female red seaweed...

The ‘artificial synapse’ could allow neural networks to function more like brains.

The ‘artificial synapse’ could allow neural networks to function more like brains.

medkb July 29, 2022

Networks of nanoscale resistors that function similarly to nerve cells in...

For days, ultrasound stickers could continuously image internal organs.

For days, ultrasound stickers could continuously image internal organs.

medkb July 29, 2022

Ultrasound stickers: A postage stamp-sized patch can continuously deliver ultrasound imaging...

Famine and disease are likely to have influenced the evolution of lactose tolerance.

Famine and disease are likely to have influenced the evolution of lactose tolerance.

medkb July 29, 2022

Archaeological and genetic evidence calls into question the idea that the...

Climate change increased the likelihood of a 40°C heatwave in the UK by at least tenfold.

Climate change increased the likelihood of a 40°C heatwave in the UK by at least tenfold.

medkb July 29, 2022

The amount of global warming that influenced the UK’s heatwave last...

False balance in climate change coverage makes it more difficult to address the crisis. Climate change is not always covered in the news with the urgency that scientists believe it deserves.

Climate change is not always covered in the news with the urgency that scientists believe it deserves.

False balance in climate change coverage makes it more difficult to address the crisis.

medkb July 27, 2022

What do media coverage of climate change and COVID-19 have in...

These huntsman spiders do something unusual: they live as a large, happy family.

These huntsman spiders do something unusual: they live as a large, happy family.

medkb July 22, 2022

Among spiderdom’s violent loners, a few species develop family life. Tiny...

Skin: A new tool for the adaptable elephant trunk.

Skin: A new tool for the adaptable elephant trunk.

medkb July 22, 2022

According to a new study, an elephant’s folded skin plays an...

A mechanochemical breakthrough enables the production of cheap, safe powdered hydrogen.

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A mechanochemical breakthrough enables the production of cheap, safe powdered hydrogen.

medkb July 19, 2022

Scientists in Australia claim to have made a “eureka moment” breakthrough...

The zombie fly fungus attracts healthy male flies to mate with dead females.

The zombie fly fungus attracts healthy male flies to mate with dead females.

medkb July 18, 2022

INSECTS A rare fungus survives by luring male flies into mating...