Females love the sweet smell of sexual success
The sweet smell of success or the bitter whiff of despair: there’s something in a male...
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Author: Colin
The earliest bats did not ‘see’ with sound
The earliest fossil bat yet found suggests that the species’ trademark echolocation had yet to evolve. The species, Onychonycteris finneyi, had a strong ribcage and long finger bones, suggesting that it could fly, and its teeth were similar to those of modern insect-eating bats. But it lacked the special ear-bone modifications needed for echolocation. Image: Nature
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Darwin: Still controversial after all these years
A year shy of its 150th anniversary, is Darwin’s theory of natural selection still fit for survival? Although a century-and-a-half’s study has bolstered the theory’s standing among scientists, some sections of society remain unconvinced and even hostile towards Darwinism, threatening to overshadow next year’s celebrations. Image: alistairmcmillan
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‘Nerve bridge’ bypasses spinal cord injury
Spinal injuries are like a permanent set of roadworks, forever ensnaring nerve signals in a...
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Evidence of fossil bugs found in volcanic bubble
Some microbes are happy to hide away from the big, bad world. Joachim Reitner at the University of Göttingen in Germany and colleagues have found the first evidence that microbes could survive inside gas bubbles within volcanic rock. Image: Krumma
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