New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella — the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward.
Movement lets bacteria form communities, spread to new…
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Rapid Antarctic glacier retreat sparks scientific ‘whodunnit’
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News
Naomi OchwatHektoria Glacier in February 2024, flowing into the partly frozen ocean The recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which…
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When scientists sent drones into Dinosaur Provincial Park, they made a remarkable discovery
Scientists have discovered a surprising new method for finding dinosaur fossils in Canada – and it involves an unlikely duo: lichens and drones.
According to a new study published in Current Biology, certain lichen species colonise exposed…
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Chemists find clues to the origins of buckyballs in space | CU Boulder Today
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of the so-called “Pillars of Creation,” a region in the Eagle Nebula where clouds of gas and dust are collapsing to form new stars. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale…
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Killer whales perfect a ruthless trick to hunt great white sharks
A group of orcas in the Gulf of California has been filmed using remarkable skill to hunt young great white sharks, flipping them onto their backs to reach the nutrient-packed liver. The group, known as Moctezuma’s pod, may be exploiting shifts…
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