Bats are some of the most highly specialized mammals to have ever evolved. This includes not only the evolution of active flight, but also their echolocation. This ability requires the bats to produce high frequency noises and then receive the…
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How the echolocation of bats has shaped their skulls
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Seabird conservation starts upstream, scientists say
New research from Monash University, in collaboration with Phillip Island Nature Parks, has found conclusive evidence that rivers are vital drivers of food and habitat for seabirds around the world. The research, published in Biological Reviews,…
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Unruly [1,2]-Wittig reaction tamed to produce products with precise stereochemistry | Research
For decades, chemists have viewed the [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement as a stubborn rule-breaker – a powerful carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction believed to proceed through unruly radical pairs and largely beyond precise catalytic control. But a…
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250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of 'sea-salamanders'
The Kimberley region in the northwest corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and long stretches of red soil and rocky ground. The dry seasons are long, and the wet seasons often flood the Martuwarra Fitzroy River—an…
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Less sugar as a baby, fewer heart attacks as an adult
Limiting sugar consumption during early childhood may reduce the risk of serious heart problems later in life. A study published in The BMJ, based on data from the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953, found that people who…
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Off-label antipsychotic use widespread among older adults, study finds
A large registry study in Finland by the University of Oulu and the University of Eastern Finland shows that many older adults receive antipsychotic medications for purposes other than those officially approved. Known as off-label use, this…
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Ant queen frozen in time: New ant species found in Dominican amber
A study by Dr. Gianpiero Fiorentino and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Paleontology, describes the identification of a new species of ant, Hypoponera electrocacica, belonging to the genus Hypoponera and representing the first…
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Building beneath the sea—ecology and architecture unite for corals
Just like a human newborn, coral larvae need just the right environment to settle and begin their new life. Understanding the ideal surface geometry for coral settlement and early growth was the shared goal of a new research project led by…
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Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling in Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss the military use of Claude, according to reporting from Axios.
The meeting comes as the Pentagon threatens to declare…
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A Gut Microbe Linked to Good Health is Discovered
Researchers have been learning more about specific species of microbes that live in the human gut, and how those microbes are connected to various aspects of our health and well-being. This can be a…
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