Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes
There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Researchers consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of...
New tools for pandemic prevention research: DNA sequencing from water and leeches
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Underground fiber optic sensors record sounds of COVID lockdown, reopening
In March 2020, daily life in the United States changed in an instant as the country locked down to deal with the initial wave...
Data from boreholes in plate boundaries could explain slow earthquakes
Slow earthquakes are long-period earthquakes that are not so dangerous alone, but are able to trigger more destructive earthquakes. Their origins lie in tectonic...
Paleonursery offers rare, detailed glimpse at life 518 million years ago
All life on Earth 500 million years ago lived in the oceans, but scientists know little about how these animals and algae developed. A...
Elephants solve problems with personality
This study makes connections between two sources of individual variation, personality and cognition, in threatened species.
Environmental impact of hydrofracking vs. conventional gas/oil drilling: Research shows the differences may be...
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Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space
Scientists have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean.
More intense predation in the tropics can limit marine invasions
Marine biologists tested predictions about biological invasions, first in Panama and then in an experiment of unprecedented geographic scale.
Engineered yeast could expand biofuels’ reach
Researchers found a way to reduce cellulosic feedstocks' toxicity to yeast, making it feasible to use these abundant feedstocks to produce ethanol, biodiesel, or...
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