okinawa institute of science and technology graduate university
Each Species Sings A Song Of Silence
The silent gaps between birdsong syllables can help tell one bird species from the other, showing that there is information in silence.
Do The Tropics Have More Colorful Birds? Not Really.
Birds in the tropics do not evolve to be particularly more colorful than their cousins in temperate climates, a study finds.
Snap Go The Spindles
Drugs which snap the spindles of diving cells could also be effective anti-cancer compounds, researchers say.
The Curious Case Of A Frog’s Extra Chromosomes
Millions of years ago, one frog species diverged into two species and later on became one again. How?
Scientists Find Region In Mouse Brain That Works Like GPS
Scientists in Japan have discovered a region of the mouse brain that acts like a GPS navigator in the absence of a sound cue signaling the location of a reward.
Kids With ADHD Could Be More Sensitive To Failure
For children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, if at first they don't succeed, do they try, and try again?
To Battle Bacterial Infections, Stop Their ‘Propellers’ From Forming
Artificially modifying the proteins responsible for the flagella 'tails' of bacteria, which helps them move around, could be a promising way to stave off infections without antibiotics.
Why Stop At One? Researchers Make 10,000 Ribozyme Mutants At Once
Researchers in Japan have created over 10,000 mutants of a ribozyme simultaneously, helping them understand which chemical bases are important for ribozyme activity.
Classical Model Explains Light-Matter Interaction In Quantum World
In the quantum world, all the standard rules don't apply. Now, researchers have created a model that describes a quantum phenomenon in a classical way.
