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Animals

Birds avoid the sounds of roads

The sound of cars driving down a road is enough to deter many bird species from an area.

Animals

‘Bearded ladies’ are less sexy to male lizards

Females with masculine neck marks are passed over as mates.

Health & Medicine

Knee ligament gets a closer look

Surgeons have done a detailed study of a band of fibrous tissue along the front side of the joint.

Life

Ice crystals form along cells’ seamlike structures

A detailed view of how ice forms among cells could lead to better tissue preservation.

Paleontology

Giant platypus tooth found

A fossil molar found in Australia reveals a previously unknown extinct species of the mammal.

Animals

The reefs are alive with the sound of oysters

How does an oyster figure out where to settle down in life? It listens for where the party’s at. A new study shows that oyster larvae can detect sound in the water.

Animals

Dolphin without a name

While splitting the dolphin family tree, researchers found a new species.

Materials Science

Ice aided construction of Forbidden City

Workers slid heavy stone using liquid and frozen water to move it forward.

Astronomy

Billions and billions of Earth-sized planets call Milky Way home

Using Kepler data, astronomers estimate that a sizeable fraction of the galaxy’s sunlike stars have Earth-sized planets that could support liquid water.

Psychology

Male version of eating disorder replaces purging with muscle enhancers

Physique concerns can drive young men to take banned substances.

Earth

Greenhouse gas injections may unleash earthquakes

Plans to pump carbon dioxide into the ground to mitigate climate change could create other problems.

Neuroscience

Brain enables sight without light

Sensory cross talk may underlie ability to see one’s own hand moving when it’s pitch black.