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Published Cells avoid multitasking - Cells Avoid Multitasking: The Science Behind It (via sciencedaily.com)
Textbooks will tell you that in dividing cells, production of new DNA peaks during the S-phase, whil...
Published Enormous flare from sun's nearest neighbor breaks records - Enormous Flare from Sun's Nearest Neighbor Breaks Records (via sciencedaily.com)
On May 1, 2019, researchers observed a record-setting flare from the star Proxima Centauri -- a burs...
Published Chimpanzee stone tool diversity - Chimpanzee Stone Tool Diversity: A Fascinating Insight into Primate Intelligence (via sciencedaily.com)
Archaeologists and primatologists have shown that stone tool using chimpanzees in West Africa have d...
Published British flower study reveals surprise about plants' sex life - British Flower Study Reveals Surprising Facts About Plants' Sex Life (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A study of Britain's native flowering plants has led to new insights into the mysterious process tha...
Published Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys - Surprising Similarities in Stone Tools of Early Humans and Monkeys (via sciencedaily.com)
Researchers have discovered artefacts produced by old world monkeys in Thailand that resemble stone...
Published How statistics can aid in the fight against misinformation - How Statistics Can Aid in the Fight Against Misinformation (via sciencedaily.com)
Mathematicians created a statistical model that can be used to detect misinformation in social posts...
Published Earth's carbon points to planetary smashup - Earth's Carbon Points to Planetary Smashup (via sciencedaily.com)
Research suggests that virtually all of Earth's life-giving carbon could have come from a collision...
Published 'We're not all that different': Study IDs bacterial weapons that could be harnessed to treat human disease - We're not all that different: Study IDs bacterial weapons that could be harnessed to treat human disease (via sciencedaily.com)
When it comes to fighting off invaders, bacteria operate in a remarkably similar way to human cells,...
Published Why do Champagne bubbles rise the way they do? Scientists' new discovery is worthy of a toast - Why do Champagne bubbles rise the way they do? Scientists' new discovery is worthy of a toast (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
ere are some scientific findings worthy of a toast: Researchers have explained why bubbles in Champa...
Published Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices - Underwater Jars Reveal Roman Period Winemaking Practices (via sciencedaily.com)
Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for makin...
Published On ancient Earth, it never rained but it poured - On Ancient Earth, It Never Rained But It Poured (via sciencedaily.com)
In a new study, researchers found that during epochs of extreme heat -- 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit...
Published Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings (via sciencedaily.com)
In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...
Published These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males -- apparently to evade aggression - These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males -- Apparently to Evade Aggression (via sciencedaily.com)
1 in 5 adult female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds look like males. New research shows that this...
Published Key building block for life found at Saturn's moon Enceladus - Key Building Block for Life Found at Saturn's Moon Enceladus (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of scientist...
Published Astronomers find 'Forbidden' planet in 'Neptunian Desert' around its star - Astronomers Discover a 'Forbidden' Planet in the 'Neptunian Desert' Around Its Star (via sciencedaily.com)
An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in a region close to i...
Published Neptune's moon Triton fosters rare icy union - Neptune's Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union (via sciencedaily.com)
Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory explore Neptune's largest moon Triton and observe, for the...
Published Atom-thin walls could smash size, memory barriers in next-gen devices - Atom-Thin Walls Could Smash Size, Memory Barriers in Next-Gen Devices (via sciencedaily.com)
For all of the still-indistinguishable-from-magic wizardry packed into the three pounds of the adult...
Published Quantum dots at room temp, using lab-designed protein - Quantum Dots at Room Temperature: A Breakthrough Using Lab-Designed Protein (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Quantum dots are normally made in industrial settings with high temperatures and toxic, expensive so...
Published Glassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver - Glassfrogs: The Transparent Wonders of Nature (via sciencedaily.com)
New research shows that glassfrogs -- known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles -- p...
Published 8000 kilometers per second: Star with the shortest orbital period around black hole discovered - 8000 Kilometers per Second: Star with the Shortest Orbital Period Around Black Hole Discovered (via sciencedaily.com)
A newly discovered star only takes four years to travel around the black hole at the center of our g...