One Spider Glue Used To Make Two Types Of Webs
Image Caption: The common house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum, performs the uncommon feat of producing two different adhesive strengths with one glue. Credit: University of Akron The common…
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Television’s First Anchorman Wasn’t Walter Cronkite
While Anchorman 2 is underway in the studios, one researcher set out to assure everyone that neither Walter Cronkite, nor Ron Burgundy, was TV’s first anchorman, as it was really a quiz…
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Newborn Mice Rely On Mother’s Odor For Breastfeeding
[Watch Video: Newborn Mice Depend On Mom’s Signature Scent] Sometimes, not finding what you are looking for can lead to even more interesting avenues of research. That is what a recent international research…
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Europe’s Wet Summers Blamed On Atlantic Ocean Warming
It has been long known that ocean temperatures play a significant role in influencing weather patterns around the world. Therefore, it is no surprise that a recent barrage of wet summers that have plagued…
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The Sleeping Brain Behaves As If It’s Remembering Something
Image Caption: In the background is an entorhinal cortex neuron that was studied. The blue-green trace shows neocortical slow oscillation while the yellow trace shows the persistent activity of entorhinal cortical neuron,…
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Skull Fragment Shows Earliest Evidence Of Human Meat Consumption
A fragment of a child’s skull discovered at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, shows the oldest known evidence of anemia caused by a nutritional deficiency. Credit: Dominguez-Rodrigo M, Pickering TR, Diez-Martin F, Mabulla A,…
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Scientists May Have Found A Way To Cut Down On Crown Of Thorns Starfish Invasions
The farmer and the casual gardener know the damage that can be done by an outside pest. Through chemical and organic (for the more eco-conscious among them) pesticides, they are able to…
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Archeologists Uncover Rare Tomb Of Mayan Queen In Guatemala
Image Caption: The carved alabaster vessel (shown from two sides) found in the burial chamber caused the archaeologists to conclude the tomb was that of Lady K’abel. Credit: El Peru Waka Regional…
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Predator-Prey Relationship In Insects And Plants Drives Evolution And Diversity
Image Caption: A large natural population of evening primrose (yellow), which is a common plant in eastern North America. Agrawal’s team set up 16 identical plots. During each growing season for five…
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Meningitis Outbreak Casts Doubts On Safety Of Epidural Steroid Injections
Doctors are debating the use of epidural steroid injections to relieve back pain in the wake of a fungal meningitis outbreak that has killed five people and caused at least 40 others to fall…
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