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All-Female Hybrid Fish Switch Male Partners For Variety
By switching mating species, an all-female hybrid fish species has sustained its survival through thousands of years.
Being Male Even Without The Y Chromosome
Scientists have figured out how a rat species that lacks the Y chromosome still maintains male characteristics.
Shhh! Traffic Noise Messes Up Owl Hunts
Traffic noise reduces the hunting efficiency of 'acoustic predators' like owls by up to 89 percent.
Philippine Satellite Provides Incredible High-Res Earth Images
The DIWATA-1 microsatellite captured a three-color RGB image of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines at a ground resolution of about three meters.
Growing Nanowires From Alzheimer-Causing Amyloid Peptides
Researchers in Japan have developed a versatile method to form nanowires based on amyloid peptides, the causative molecule for Alzheimer’s disease.
Ants Could Be Influencing The Colors Of Their Aphid Allies
The differences in coloring within an aphid colony may depend upon aphids’ interactions with their ant allies rather than with their predators, according to researchers.
To Make This Crystal Turn ‘Plastic’, Just Apply Heat
Researchers have developed a ferroelectric crystal that turns into a plastic, more pliable phase at higher temperatures.
Hawaiian Fruit Fly Ancestry More Complex Than Previously Thought
New research refuting the ‘single Hawaiian origin’ hypothesis shows that fruit flies have plural ancestors spanning various continents.
Birds Of A Feather Sound Like Each Other
Scientists have found familial differences in the earliest vocal babblings of juvenile songbirds, suggesting a hereditary cause for these variances.
