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Female Chickens Need Male Hormones To Develop Ovaries
Male hormones turn out to be more important for developing ovaries than testes, at least in chickens.
Four Legged-Robot Spontaneously Changes Gait
Researchers in Japan have designed a robot that uses decentralized control to change from walking to trotting and galloping.
World’s First Coal-To-Ethanol Plant Up And Running In China
The plant built by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has the capacity produce 100,000 metric tons of ethanol per year.
A Glimpse Into The Earliest Genetic Mutations Of Human Life
Every time a cell in the early embryo divides, three mutations creep in; a rate much higher than previously thought.
Sterile Neutrinos Evade The NEOS Detector
Results from a new experiment shows that finding sterile neutrinos may be more challenging than we thought.
Still No Solution To The Mystery Of The Missing Lithium
The rate decay of beryllium into helium is too slow to explain the Universe's missing lithium, researchers say.
Physicists In China Detect The Majorana Fermion
A research group in China has detected the presence of Majorana fermion in an artificial topological superconductor.
Environmental Researchers Win 2016 Mahathir Science Award
Three researchers from Australia have received the 2016 Mahathir Science Award for their extensive work on orangutans in Borneo.
Purifying Water With The Power Of The Sun
This photocatalyst is able to completely decompose organic pollutants in wastewater in just 20 minutes.