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Undergraduate research shows leaderless honeybee organizing

...t they are organized so differently when you start digging into them,” Schneider said. “It’s interesting that these major differences can result in the same emergent social properties. It may tell us something about ourselves.” ...

Paleontologists discover new mammal from Mesozoic Era

...rawling limbs and claws that were ideal for either digging or living on the ground. In addition to its unique ear structure, Yanoconodon also has a surprisingly high number of 26 thoracic ("chest") and lumbar ("waist") vertebrae, unlike most living and extinct terrestrial mammals that commonly have 19 or ...

Even a little cooling helps after cardiac arrest

...on project, which could include activities such as digging channels or removing non-native plants, the biologists believe that wetlands managers will have a tool for gauging restoration success and its gaps. If, for example, a certain trematode species is missing, it could indicate that its hosts are lackin...

How healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites

...on project, which could include activities such as digging channels or removing non-native plants, the biologists believe that wetlands managers will have a tool for gauging restoration success and its gaps. If, for example, a certain trematode species is missing, it could indicate that its hosts are lackin...

Powerful new tool for studying brain development

...elps researchers skip over much of the drudgery of digging up information from the literature or from other databases." The BGEM already contains detailed information and images of the expression of hundreds of genes that play key roles directing brain development, controlling the expression of other genes,...

Vietnam war technology could aid elephant conservation

...t the work was abandoned after the elephants began digging up the geophones and destroying them. Making accurate estimates of elephant populations is essential for their conservation. Until now, ecologists have had to rely on counting elephant dung balls - a very time consuming and error-prone technique - o...

Small species back-up giant marsupial climate change extinction claim

...eosciences, Scott Hocknull added: "We're not just digging up a pile of old bones. These amazing fossil deposits are providing us with the key to understanding Australia's past, something integral when developing long term strategies for a sustainable future." ...

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