The density of fine hairs on bumblebees’ tongues determines how much nectar they can collect — and workers put queen bees to shame.
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In a new kind of plant trickery, this yam fools birds with fake berries
Deception and intrigue are not limited to people or even animals. Plants, too, have evolved ways to fool their pollinators, their enemies and even the organisms that disperse their seeds.…
Mystery shockwave around dead star stuns astronomers: ‘We found something never seen before and entirely unexpected.’
Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered an unexpected shockwave around a dead star. The team behind the shock discovery (in more ways than one) is baffled by…
Among chimpanzees, thrill-seeking peaks in toddlerhood
Toddlers are the daredevils of the chimp world. Chimps ages 2 to 5 are more likely than older chimps to free-fall from tree limbs in the forest canopies or leap…
Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows
Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – and this shift leads to improvements across several key markers related…
CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives
Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices…
Supreme Court may consider blocking further suits targeting the weedkiller glyphosate, which global regulatory agencies have found safe
The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to take up a case involving weedkillers and cancer that could effectively curtail one of the largest waves of tort litigation in…
Inscriptions reveal the lives behind the ancient temples of the Middle East
Stone temples rising from the deserts of the ancient Near East were meant to embody the power of the gods. Now, a new study shows that the people who built…
I visited the largest collection of public telescopes in the US in Oregon’s high desert, and the dark skies blew me away
SUNRIVER, Oregon — Perfectly perched amid an expansive plateau of sagebrush, Ponderosa pines, and juniper trees in Central Oregon’s High Desert, the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory offers exceptional vantage…
World’s oldest poison arrows discovered
Even in the deep Stone Age, humans possessed biochemical knowledge that appears extraordinary by modern standards. A new study reveals that hunters in southern Africa were already poisoning their arrowheads…
