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March 20, 2020
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Sea Otters, Opossums and the Surprising Ways Pathogens Move from Land to Sea

Mar. 19, 2020 — A parasite known only to be hosted in North America by the Virginia opossum is infecting sea otters along the West Coast. A ... read more

'Wonderchicken' Fossil from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Origin of Modern Birds

Mar. 18, 2020 — The oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been identified by an international team of ... read more
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Mysterious Bone Circles Made from the Remains of Mammoths Reveal Clues About Ice Age

Mar. 16, 2020 — Mysterious bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities ... read more
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Ancient Shell Shows Days Were Half-Hour Shorter 70 Million Years Ago

Mar. 9, 2020 — Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, according to a new study of fossil ... read more
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Late Cretaceous Dinosaur-Dominated Ecosystem

Mar. 18, 2020 — A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated ecosystems were structured, how dinosaurs and co-occurring animals were distributed across the landscape, how they ... read more

Reef Manta Rays in New Caledonia Dive Up to 672 Meters Deep at Night

Mar. 18, 2020 — The first data collected on the diving behavior of reef manta rays in New Caledonia considerably extend the known depth range for this vulnerable species in decline, according to a new ... read more

New Species of Sawsharks Found in West Indian Ocean

Mar. 18, 2020 — Two new species of sawsharks discovered in the West Indian Ocean reinforces how much we still don't know about life in the ocean and the impact climate change is having on ... read more

Mysterious Ancient Sea-Worm Pegged as New Genus After Half-Century in 'Wastebasket'

Mar. 17, 2020 — Fifty years ago, researchers placed a mystery worm in a 'wastebasket' genus and interest in the lowly critter waned -- until ... read more

'Little Foot' Skull Reveals How Human Ancestor More Than 3 Million Years Old Lived

Mar. 17, 2020 — High-resolution micro-CT scanning of the skull of the fossil specimen known as 'Little Foot' has revealed some aspects of how this Australopithecus species used to live more than 3 million ... read more

Ancient Mantis-Man Petroglyph Discovered in Iran

Mar. 16, 2020 — A rare rock carving of an insect found in the Teymareh site of Central Iran has been jointly described by a team of entomologists and archaeologists. The petroglyph shows a six-limbed creature with ... read more

Keeping Cats Indoors Could Blunt Adverse Effects to Wildlife

Mar. 11, 2020 — A new study shows that hunting by house cats can have big effects on local animal populations because they kill more prey, in a given area, than similar-sized wild predators. This effect is mostly ... read more

Baboon Mothers Carry Their Dead Infant Up to 10 Days

Mar. 11, 2020 — Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to 10 days, according to a new study led by UCL and Université de ... read more

To Make Ultra-Black Materials That Won't Weigh Things Down, Consider the Butterfly

Mar. 10, 2020 — Some butterflies have ultra-black wings that rival the blackest materials made by humans, using wing scales that are only a fraction as thick. Using scanning electron microscopy and computer ... read more

Grad Student Names New Treehopper Species After Lady Gaga

Mar. 10, 2020 — Treehoppers are the wackiest, most astonishing bugs most people have never heard of, according to a young researcher. They are morphological wonders, sporting bizarre protuberances that look like ... read more

New Acoustic Smart Material Inspired by Shark Skin

Mar. 10, 2020 — Researchers created a new sharkskin-inspired smart material that allows shifts in acoustic transmission on demand using magnets. As a result the new material can achieve multiple properties in one ... read more

Wearing Clothes Could Release More Microfibers to the Environment Than Washing Them

Mar. 9, 2020 — In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists compared four different items of polyester clothing and how many fibers were released when they were being worn and ... read more

Soldier Ants Reveal That Evolution Can Go in Reverse

Mar. 9, 2020 — Turtle ant soldiers and their oddly-shaped heads suggest that evolution is not always a one-way street toward increasing ... read more

Male Size Advantage Drives Evolution of Sex Change in Reef Fish

Mar. 9, 2020 — Some species of fish, notably parrotfish and wrasses living on coral reefs, change their biological sex as they age, beginning life as females and later becoming functionally male. New work shows ... read more

Stone-Age 'Likes': Eggshell Beads Exchanged Over 30,000 Years Ago

Mar. 9, 2020 — A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago. An ostrich pecks at the grass, and atoms taken up from the shale and into the grass become part of the eggshell the ostrich ... read more

Unexpected Ways Animals Influence Fires

Mar. 5, 2020 — Animals eating plants might seem like an obvious way to suppress fire, and humans are already using the enormous appetites of goats, deer, and cows to reduce the fuel available for potential ... read more

Half Billion-Year-Old 'Social Network' Observed in Early Animals

Mar. 5, 2020 — Some of the first animals on Earth were connected by networks of thread-like filaments, the earliest evidence yet found of life being connected in this ... read more

Even Fake Illness Affects Relationships Among Vampire Bats

Mar. 5, 2020 — How do social interactions change in the face of illness? As humans face potential global pandemics we look to nature for examples. Close observation of another highly social animal, the vampire bat, ... read more

Tiny Scorpion-Derived Proteins Deliver Arthritis Drugs to Joints in Preclinical Study

Mar. 4, 2020 — Scientists have identified a tiny protein in scorpion venom that rapidly accumulates in joint cartilage. Then they linked these mini-proteins with steroids to reverse inflammation in rats with ... read more

Honeybee Dance Dialects

Mar. 4, 2020 — Honeybees use their waggle dance to tell their conspecifics where to find food. Depending on the honeybee species, there are different dance ... read more
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