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Published A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on Earth - A Stormy, Active Sun May Have Kickstarted Life on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our Sun, a new s...
Published Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards - Warm Liquid Spewing from Oregon Seafloor Comes from Cascadia Fault, Could Offer Clues to Earthquake Hazards
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 mi ...
Published Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years - Fossil Discovery in Storeroom Cupboard Shifts Origin of Modern Lizard Back 35 Million Years
(via sciencedaily.com) A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern l...
Published Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated - Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated
(via sciencedaily.com) Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to t...
Published Reliance on moose as prey led to rare coyote attack on human - Reliance on Moose as Prey Led to Rare Coyote Attack on Human
(via sciencedaily.com) Wildlife researchers have completed a study that may settle the question of why, in October 2009, a...
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 Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows - Fishing in Synchrony Brings Mutual Benefits for Dolphins and People in Brazil, Research Shows
(via sciencedaily.com) By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example...
Published Deceptive daisy's ability to create fake flies explained - Deceptive Daisy's Ability to Create Fake Flies Explained
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have discovered how a South African daisy makes fake lady flies on its petals to trick m ...
Published Move over, armadillos: There's a new bone-plated mammal in town - Move Over, Armadillos: There's a New Bone-Plated Mammal in Town
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plat...
Published Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to seasonal temperature shifts - Octopuses Rewire Their Brains to Adapt to Seasonal Temperature Shifts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatene...
Published How urea may have been the gateway to life - How Urea May Have Been the Gateway to Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. Th...
Published Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds - Fossil Overturns More Than a Century of Knowledge About the Origin of Modern Birds
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossilized fragments of a skeleton, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend...
Published Researchers advance insights into cause of ripples on icicles - Researchers Advance Insights into Cause of Ripples on Icicles
(via sciencedaily.com) Experimental physicists growing icicles are closer to understanding why some form with ripples up an...
Published Orangutans can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing, study finds - **Orangutans: The Beatboxing Masters of the Jungle**
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, acc...
Published Flowers show their true colors - Flowers Show Their True Colors: The Science Behind Flower Pigmentation
(via sciencedaily.com) A plant common to Japan, Causonis japonica, is the first to show a newly discovered trait. Its flowe ...
Published Ancient superpredator got big by front-loading its growth in its youth - Ancient Superpredator Got Big by Front-Loading Its Growth in Its Youth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. r...
Published Why icicles are rippled - Why Icicles are Rippled
(via sciencedaily.com) Winter is coming to an end; the last nights of below zero temperatures are here. In the morning, one...
Published Extinct 'monkey lemur' shows similarities to fossil humans - Extinct 'Monkey Lemur' Shows Surprising Similarities to Fossil Humans
(via sciencedaily.com) Analysis of teeth of extinct lemurs has revealed fascinating clues to the evolution of humans, a new...
Published Fossil CSI: Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds - Fossil CSI: Giant Extinct Marine Reptile Graveyard Was Likely Ancient Birthing Grounds
(via sciencedaily.com) An international research team examines a rich fossil bed in the renowned Berlin-Ichthyosaur State P...
Published Male yellow crazy ants are real-life chimeras - Male Yellow Crazy Ants: The Real-Life Chimeras
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers discovered that males of the yellow crazy ant have maternal and paternal genomes in diff ...