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A Bearded Dragon Displays Its True Colors On Its Neck Or Back
Bearded dragons are able to partition color change to specific body parts, depending on whether they are responding to temperature or communicating with other lizards.
Fast Or Slow, It Was Already Decided Before ‘Go’
Research suggests that runners’ neural activity just before the start of a race can predict miniscule variations in reaction times.
An Hour Of Driving A Day Leads To 2.3 kg Weight Gain: Study
Men are more likely to put on weight and have a 1.5 cm wider waist than women if they drive an hour or more a day.
3D-Printed Structures As Dazzling As A Butterfly’s Wing
3D-printing gyroid structures, inspired by the wing structure of a green hairstreak butterfly, could help make more compact light-based electronics.
How To Check For Infection? Just Exhale.
Researchers can now detect bacterial infection by analyzing biomarkers exhaled by patients.
A Rainbow Bright Way Of Detecting Arsenic
This nanomaterial-based fluorescent test paper detects levels of arsenic in drinking water in colors ranging from red to cyan.
Need A New Kidney? Let’s Regenerate One!
Under the correct conditions, kidney progenitor cells can be induced to produce more glomeruli and tubules, the building blocks of the kidney.
Dads-To-Be, Please Take Your Vitamins
A father’s health at the time of conception is directly passed on to future generations—particularly if he is malnourished.
A Supernova Origin That’s Simply Extraordinary
Decades of debate and researchers still don’t agree on the origin of extraordinary supernovae. Now, we may have evidence for one popular theory.