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Desert ants perceive odour maps in stereo and use this information for navigationScientists of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have investigated another navigational skill of desert ants. These ants are already well-known for their remarkable visual orientati...
An earlier changing climate, Humans had to adapt in ancient warming worldHumans living at the end of the last ice age endured their own version of climate change, one where a harsh, bitterly cold Europe gradually warmed to become the forested continent that exists today. L...
Look at Mie! Rice University team tests century-old calculationsCalculations are fine, but seeing is believing. That's the thought behind a new paper by Rice University students who decided to put to the test calculations made more than a century ago. In 1908, t...
Study uncovers cost-effective alternative to eye drops for those at risk for developing glaucomaMost people at risk for developing glaucoma due to high eye pressure do not need treatment, according to a large, multi-center study, in which the UC Davis Health System Eye Center played a central ro...
Fewer platelets could be used for some cancer Physicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research involving UT Sou...
