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Biology: Biochemistry Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Spider exploits firefly's flashing signals to lure more prey      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fireflies rely on flashing signals to communicate to other fireflies using light-emitting lanterns o ...

Offbeat: General
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Research on the visual rabbit illusion takes a leap forward      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have discovered new variations of an illusion created when we see three rapid flashes in ...

Mathematics: General Mathematics: Modeling Mathematics: Puzzles
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Mathematicians explain how some fireflies flash in sync - Mathematicians Explain How Some Fireflies Flash in Sync      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study by mathematicians shows that math borrowed from neuroscience can describe how swarms of...

Engineering: Graphene
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Flashing creates hard-to-get 2D boron nitride - Flashing Creates Hard-to-Get 2D Boron Nitride      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Chemists use their flash Joule heating process to synthesize 2D flakes of boron nitride and boron ca ...

Energy: Technology Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Scientists capture X-rays from upward positive lightning      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have for the first time recorded X-rays being produced at the beginning of upward positi...

Offbeat: Space Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Possible seasonal climate patterns on early Mars      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Physics: General Physics: Optics Physics: Quantum Physics
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Physicists shine new light on ultra-fast atomic processes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists report incredibly small time delays in a molecule's electron activity when the particles...

Offbeat: General Offbeat: Space Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Little groundwater recharge in ancient Mars aquifer, according to new models      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing...

Space: Structures and Features
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Dying stars' cocoons might explain fast blue optical transients - Dying Stars' Cocoons Might Explain Fast Blue Optical Transients      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using a newly developed model, astrophysicists present a new theory to explain fast blue optical tra...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Drenching rains to pose greater threat to fire-damaged areas in West - Drenching Rains to Pose Greater Threat to Fire-Damaged Areas in West      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains inundating...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Short-term bang of fireworks has long-term impact on wildlife - Short-Term Bang of Fireworks Has Long-Term Impact on Wildlife      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Popular fireworks should be replaced with cleaner drone and laser light shows to avoid the 'highly d...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Glacial flooding threatens millions globally - Glacial Flooding Threatens Millions Globally      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just...