In a first, a study shows that bioluminescence can be controlled by slow-acting hormones, not rapid-fire nerve cells.
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Scorpionflies with long-reaching mouthparts may have helped plants procreate long before blossoms evolved.
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Biologists can tell a lot about how living things evolved by rooting around in their genes, comparing snippets of DNA from supposedly related — or unrelated — species. This only works, of course, if catalogs of those DNA snippets exist. Which they largely don’t yet — but could in the not-too-distant future. At least, that is, if a consortium of researchers gets its way — and a boatload of money.
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Female crab spiders switch colors to match flowers but may not fool their prey
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Science News writer Nathan Seppa talks with physicians about people opting out of vaccinations.
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Science News writer Nathan Seppa talks with physicians about people opting out of vaccinations.When mistaken for females, the guys release an alarming pheromone. A new study pinpoints migratory songbirds’ magnetic compass in a specific brain region. Study suggests three dinos placed in separate taxa are actually from one group at different growth stages For on spider species, feeding on blood-gorged mosquitoes adds charm to a mate |
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Acoustical study of male songs shows first evidence of the whales responding musically to each other.11|7 Issue Links A new study begins to decode pheromone messages and finds that the same chemicals that attract can also maintain the species barrier. Fossil analyses hint that several species thrived during the world’s largest mass extinction. A new technique allows scientists to map the 3-D structure of the entire human genome. Macaque mothers and infants engage in emotional interactions similar to those of human moms and their babies, a new study suggests. |
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