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This Quantum ‘Sixth Sense’ Could Allow Birds to Navigate Earth’s Magnetic Field
How do migrating birds know where to go? New research suggests “spooky action at a distance” might be involved.
Why don’t most people become radicalised?
To understand what leads people into violent extremism, scientists are turning the question on its head and asking why it is that most young people don’t become radicalised. It’s part of a wave of research attempting to find ways of … Continue reading
Researchers reverse cognitive impairments in mice with dementia – ScienceBlog.com
Reversing memory deficits and impairments in spatial learning is a major goal in the field of dementia research. A lack of knowledge about cellular pathways critical to the development of dementia, however, has stood in the way of significant clinical … Continue reading
How do you weigh a galaxy? Especially the one you’re in? – ScienceBlog.com
A new technique for estimating the mass of galaxies promises more reliable results, especially when applied to large datasets generated by current and future surveys, according to a research team led by Ekta Patel at the University of Arizona. Published … Continue reading
One and done: The sperm-storing bug that settled in Florida – ScienceBlog.com
The female cactus-feeding bug doesn’t need a male…for long. After a single, quick mating session, the female cactus bug (Narnia femorata) — an insect that eats the fruit and pads of cacti — can store enough sperm inside her body … Continue reading
The Psychosocial Toll of Our Increasingly Online Lives – ScienceBlog.com
Want to book plane tickets? Order a pizza for dinner? Check available university courses? Write a note to your Aunt Sally? Chances are you’re going to need a smartphone (or laptop or desktop or smartwatch or Amazon Echo personal assistant…) for … Continue reading
Promising universal cure for the common cold targets human cell protein – New Atlas
A team of researchers at Imperial College London has developed a novel molecule that can block the development of multiple strains of the common cold. Early in vitro tests with human cells are showing exciting results and the team hopes … Continue reading
How poverty changes your mind-set – ScienceBlog.com
The proportion of the global population living on less than $1.90 per person per day has fallen—from 18 percent in 2008 to 11 percent in 2013, according to the World Bank. In the United States, however, the poverty rate has … Continue reading
Nasa will send helicopter to Mars – BBC
The space agency says it will be the first test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet. Source: Nasa will send helicopter to Mars
An Evolutionary Trap
Amongst the blue-eyed leaves you made your beds, Conflicting patterns sailing on the breeze; Then weeds appeared with green and narrow heads, A nursery that couldn’t help but please. You left behind the flowers of your youth, And focused … Continue reading
There’s a genetic explanation for why warmer nests turn turtles female
Scientists have found a temperature-responsive gene that controls young turtles’ sex fate. Source: There’s a genetic explanation for why warmer nests turn turtles female
Merged microscope offers unprecedented look at biological processes in living cells – ScienceBlog.com
Scientists at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have combined two different microscope technologies to create sharper images of rapidly moving processes inside a cell. NIBIB is part of the National Institutes of Health. In a paper … Continue reading
