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Study on blue tits: Smell first, and then begNestling blue tits can discriminate between the smell of other nestlings and adapt their begging behavior accordingly, suggests a new report.
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Untangling the knots in cell stressA new study describes how different UPR transducers are used selectively for protein correction.
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Scientists find a way to pack grains and drugs most efficientlyScientists have discovered a way to solve a problem that has baffled humans for so long it is mentioned in the Bible: achieving the most efficient...
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In both love and war, alligators signal size by bellowingAmerican alligators produce loud, low-frequency vocalizations called 'bellows'. Cognitive biologists investigated these vocalizations and found...
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Shearing of alpacas is necessary, but also stressfulAlpacas, a species of New World camelids, have very thick wool. This requires them to be shorn regularly, just like sheep. But shearing is a source...
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Osteoarthritis could be prevented with good diet and exerciseOsteoarthritis can potentially be prevented with a good diet and regular exercise, a new expert review reports.
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Stem cells in plants and animals behave surprisingly similarlyA new study shows that the behavior of stem cells in plants and animals is surprisingly similar. The researchers were able to produce mathematical...
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Chronic childhood illness linked with later life mental health problemsA new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long mental health has found that such experiences appear to...
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Playground politics: What drives rejection amongst children?New research approaches the subject of rejection in a different way. It asked the children doing the rejecting, the 'rejecters,' for the reasons...
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Next-gen solar cells could be improved by atomic-scale redesignResearchers have uncovered the exact mechanism that causes new solar cells to break down in air, paving the way for a solution.
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What goes down, must come up: Stirring things up in the Earth's mantleNew insights into the convection patterns of the Earth's mantle and its chemical makeup have been revealed. The new findings suggest that the...
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Immune cells rely on receptor to signal counterattack on parasitic wormImmune cells, called macrophages, may rely on a compound to signal an attack to beat back attacks from parasitic worms, according to an...
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BAFTA TV nominations revealed - with nods for Harry Potter star and drama about NHSThis Is Going To Hurt, The Responder and The Crown lead this year's BAFTA TV nominations.
