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Can you hear the Jurassic crickets?
Posted Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:38:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe north of China has some perfectly preserved forewings of Jurassic insects. What research has made possible is, by comparison with living Prophalangopsids (sort-of-crickets) and electron microscopy of the stridulation apparatus, a complete and convincing 'reconstruction' of the pure tone at 6.4kHz.
Can you hear the Jurassic crickets?
New clues to animal climate change adaption
Posted Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:41:00 GMT by Adrian BishopMummified 30,000-year-old bison bones have been used to help scientists discover clues about how animals adapt to rapid climate change.
New clues to animal climate change adaption
Mammal Evolution: Mouse to elephant-size in 24 million generations
Posted Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:47:00 GMT by Adrian BishopIt takes 24 million generations for a mammal the size of a mouse to become as large as an elephant, but just 100,000 generations to reverse the process and reach extreme dwarfism, say scientists studying mammal evolution.
Mammal Evolution: Mouse to elephant-size in 24 million generations
Tropical volcanoes caused Little Ice Age claim
Posted Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:58:00 GMT by Adrian BishopFour massive tropical volcano eruptions started the Little Ice Age as early as 1275AD and caused cooling that lasted 500 years, say scientists.
Tropical volcanoes caused Little Ice Age claim
Green light for jumping spiders
Posted Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:01:57 GMT by Dave ArmstrongHow jumping spiders hunt successfully. New research shows that green light is necessary for jumping spider accuracy when hunting. The spiders are able to judge their jumps successfully in green light.
Green light for jumping spiders
Satellite mapping could help prevent coral reef decline
Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:43:00 GMT by Adrian BishopBy using sophisticated satellite mapping, the decline in coral reefs can be identified and measures put in place to help prevent it, says an American marine ecologist.
Satellite mapping could help prevent coral reef decline
Ubehebe holds fire (in Death Valley)
Posted Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:14:33 GMT by Dave ArmstrongScientists had believed that California's 600 feet deep Ubehebe Crater was an ancient volcanic creation. Forget that! Only 800 years ago, in 1300 AD, all hell reigned in Death Valley.
Ubehebe holds fire (in Death Valley)
Gregarious Cambrians (Siphusauctum gregarium) discovered
Posted Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:35:01 GMT by Dave ArmstrongLarge colonies of gregarious tulip creatures (Siphusauctum gregarium) from 500 million years ago have been discovered near the town of Field in Mount Stephen's Burgess Shale.
Gregarious Cambrians (Siphusauctum gregarium) discovered
Hubble discovers new galaxy cluster
Posted Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:52:00 GMT by James MathewsThe Hubble Space Telescope was used to discover a cluster of galaxies that are in the very first stages of formation.
Hubble discovers new galaxy cluster
Black hole jets observed
Posted Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:39:00 GMT by James MathewsThe NASA Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer satellite, (RXTE) and the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope, (VLBA) have helped astronomers identify the moment when a black hole sent jets of superfast gaseous knots into space.
Black hole jets observed
Big fat galaxy cluster discovered
Posted Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT by Adrian BishopThe biggest and hottest galaxy cluster, nicknamed The Fat One, has been found by scientists
Big fat galaxy cluster discovered
Leaping Lizards and Self-righting Robots
Posted Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:22:00 GMT by Dave CollierA multidisciplinary team of researchers have investigated how lizards use their tails to improve their ability to jump successfully. The separation between biology and engineering has been ignored in an interdisciplinary research project carried out at UC Berkeley.
Leaping Lizards and Self-righting Robots
An Ichthyosaur and other Tales
Posted Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:05:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongValentin Fischer of the University of Liege, with several others, including Darren Naisch of the School of Earth Sciences at Southampton University, have illuminated the dark recesses of ichthyosaur biology with the unveiling of a new species.
An Ichthyosaur and other Tales
Brucellosis is an ancient disease
Posted Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:31:00 GMT by James MathewsIn Michigan, two teams of University researchers have just confirmed the existence of brucellosis in some ancient skeletal remains.
Brucellosis is an ancient disease
A brighter, more reliable future with LED lighting
Posted Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:42:33 GMT by Dave CollierA survey by the Energy Saving Trust has found numerous benefits in the adoption of LED lighting. The light-emitting diode (LED) is not a new invention. First created in 1927, they have slowly become an integral part of our daily lives.
A brighter, more reliable future with LED lighting
'Penguin' mini-sub will explore ocean depths
Posted Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:22:00 GMT by Adrian BishopA mini-submarine, shaped like a penguin, has been created by a German university team to dive 6,000 metres and locate amazing deep-sea creatures and valuable raw materials.
'Penguin' mini-sub will explore ocean depths
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