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Sticky Toepads Allow Arboreal Lizards to Interact with Trees
Biology

Sticky Toepads Allow Arboreal Lizards to Interact with Trees

Biologists analyzed data from 2,600 lizard species worldwide and discovered that, while hundreds of different types of lizards evolved arboreal lifestyles independently, species with sticky…
Slurry of Clay Used to Fight Against Florida’s Deathly “Red Tide”
Environment

Slurry of Clay Used to Fight Against Florida’s Deathly “Red Tide”

Last week, hundreds of tons of fish died off the Florida coast “due to the red tide” of a dirty blood cloud of tiny algae…
Engineers Look at the Problem from the Car’s Viewpoint to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Safer on Icy Roads
Technology

Engineers Look at the Problem from the Car’s Viewpoint to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Safer on Icy Roads

Nobody, including autonomous cars, enjoys driving in a blizzard. Engineers look at the problem from the car’s perspective to make self-driving vehicles safer on icy…
Siblings Capture Selfie at the Exact Moment they are Struck by Lightning
Environment

Siblings Capture Selfie at the Exact Moment they are Struck by Lightning

The three siblings were extremely lucky to escape after being struck by lightning under a tree on Monday. However, what makes the story so special…
HD 83443 – an Orange Dwarf Star in the Constellation of Vela
Astronomy

HD 83443 – an Orange Dwarf Star in the Constellation of Vela

HD 83443 is an orange dwarf star located in the constellation Vela about 134 light-years away. At least one extrasolar planet was confirmed to be…
Scientists went to the Ends of the Earth and Found nothing. Here’s why that’s Important.
Astronomy

Scientists went to the Ends of the Earth and Found nothing. Here’s why that’s Important.

If you want to see some of the toughest, toughest creatures on the planet, you’ll need a microscope. Germs – bacteria, amoebae, archaea and many…
Report Finds Evidence of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Used in Fracking across the US
Environment

Report Finds Evidence of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Used in Fracking across the US

Over the past decade, fossil fuel giants have been allowed to use toxic compounds that could potentially degrade PFAS – to break down oil and…
Plasma Jets Two Million Light-Years Long Expelled by SuperMassive Black Hole seen in Unprecedented Detail
Astronomy

Plasma Jets Two Million Light-Years Long Expelled by SuperMassive Black Hole seen in Unprecedented Detail

Two years ago a black hole headlined the first images of the event horizon. A follow-up study of a small, but near, supermassive black hole…
NASA’s Perseverance has Started its Search for Ancient Martian Life
Astronomy

NASA’s Perseverance has Started its Search for Ancient Martian Life

NASA’s latest Martian rover has begun a life full of perseverance. The rover is searching for rocks and dust to find evidence of ancient microbial…
Person who Paid $28 Million to go to Space Cancels Trip because they’re too Busy that Day
Astronomy

Person who Paid $28 Million to go to Space Cancels Trip because they’re too Busy that Day

Last month, an unnamed courtier won a seat on New Shepherd’s first crew spaceflight, a ship that would take Jeff Bezos and his brother 100…
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Economics

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a globally computed index of corruption that ranks nations based on how corrupt their public sector is. Scores vary…
The Growth of Fungus in Plants is Inhibited by Modified Yeast
Biology

The Growth of Fungus in Plants is Inhibited by Modified Yeast

Engineers and plant pathologists have created a method for engineering a protein that prevents fungi from breaking down cell walls, as well as a method…
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