Too Small for Big Muscles, Tiny Animals Use Springs
Elastic springs help tiny animals stay fast and strong. New work is finding what size critters must be to benefit from the springs
Elastic springs help tiny animals stay fast and strong. New work is finding what size critters must be to benefit from the springs
Coral skeletons have recorded changes in the ocean environment over thousands of years
Long-overlooked “tunneling nanotubes” and other bridges between cells act as conduits for sharing RNA, proteins or even whole organelles
A new theory may change the debate over evolution and self-interest among ants, bees and other social bugs
New algorithms show how very simple robots can be made to work together as a group
Mathematician Richard Schwartz explains why he loves problems he can start solving right away, and how computers can help
Smell receptors in kidneys sniff out signals from gut bacteria for cues to moderate blood pressure
The findings add to the longstanding debate over which were the first self-replicating molecules
Not getting a flu shot could endanger more than just one’s own health, herd immunity calculations show
Minor genetic changes can have big evolutionary consequences. When a gene duplication gave some water striders a novel leg part, it opened up a new world for them
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