IN THE LAB
Peanut Genome Insights May Help Design Hypoallergenic Peanuts
These findings may not only help to prevent allergic reactions, but also boost peanut crop productivity and nutritional value.
Vibrating Male Fiddler Crabs Shake It Up For Love
To lure females into their burrows, male fiddler crabs produce vibrations that indicate their suitability as a mate.
The Way To A Zebrafish’s Heart Is Through Its Nose
As part of their courtship and mating rituals, female zebrafish release a pheromone that activates the males’ brains through their smell receptors.
Supermassive Black Hole Winds Turn Up The Heat, Stopping Star Formation
Stars form when gases cool and collapse, but supermassive black holes release winds that heat up the gases in their host galaxy, preventing this from happening.
Stars That Live Fast & Die Young
Researchers have found that some stars in a nearby globular cluster are dying prematurely as they skip the Red Giant phase in their growth.
Mongol Empire Expansion Hindered By Wet Weather
Even mighty empires in history were at the mercy of Mother Nature—researchers theorize that the Mongol army withdrew from Hungary in 1242 CE due to sudden cold, wet conditions.
Ancient Marsupial Enjoyed Eating Escargot
Researchers have discovered the fossil remains of carnivorous Australian marsupials that ate snails and lived 15 million years ago.
Gaps In Young Star’s Gas Disk Could Indicate Baby Planets
Two gaps in the gas disk around the young star, HL Tauri, are evidence of what might be newly-formed planets—challenging the belief that planets take millions of years to form.
Dengue Hotspots More Likely To Spread Zika Virus: Study
Subtropical and tropical countries with a history of mosquito-borne diseases have the greatest risk of the virus spreading once it hits the country.
