After 274 young women spent two-and-a-half hours working through 20 advanced math problems for the 16th annual Advantage Testing Foundation/Jane Street Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) contest held Oct. 4-6 at MIT, a six-way…
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A single enzyme can alter the vibrant colors in parrot plumage
One enzyme has a key role in determining whether parrots’ rainbow plumage emerges in vibrant reds, yellows or greens, a new study shows.
Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors, with yellow, red and orange hues made possible by…
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This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
Pooping whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career.
The Sri Lankan marine biologist was aboard a research vessel near her home island in 2003 when she spotted six blue whales congregating. A bright red plume of whale waste…
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Skeletal remains found on Mary Rose provides new insights into ageing bone chemistry
A recent study of skeletal remains found on the Mary Rose suggests that a person’s dominant hand may affect how the chemistry of their clavicle bone changes with age.
The Mary Rose was a carrack warship in the English Tudor navy and served as…
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‘Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior’ unearths paleontology’s biases
Paleontologist David Hone’s latest book fleshes out our understanding of dinosaur behavior.
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The oldest known fossil tadpole was a big baby
Tadpoles have been wriggling in the world’s ponds for at least 161 million years.
A newly detailed fossil finding pushes the record for earliest known tadpoles back an additional 30 million years, researchers report October 30 in…
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Using AI, historians track how astronomy ideas spread in the 16th century
Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun tracking the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in the early 1500s.
The analysis contributes to challenging the “lone genius” idea of scientific…
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Researchers aim to get leg up on bone repair with 3D-printed femur
University of Texas at Dallas mechanical engineers have designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors.
The engineers, who worked in collaboration with UT…
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Grappling with how clearings may support rainforest animal life — Harvard Gazette
“Tropical rainforest” conjures images of close-packed trees, dense humidity, a home for plenteous and diverse animal life.
But rainforests in the Congo Basin of west-central Africa also host lesser-known clearings called bais. Some…
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Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, a sliver of good news — Harvard Gazette
Earlier this month Hurricane Milton caused an estimated $50 billion in damage and claimed the lives of at least 14 people, yet didn’t deliver the scale of destruction some had feared.
Preparedness seems to have played a role in Milton’s…
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