Study finds parrots use their heads as a ‘third limb’
The parrots’ beaks first contacted the vertical runway when climbing at a 45-degree angle, and...
3D reconstruction reveals star formation activities of two dust clouds
The shape of the California and Orion A Clouds from two different perspectives at a...
Method used to track ants underground could revolutionize how we measure snow depth from space
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ants may be the unlikely heroes when it comes to better...
Seafloor animal cued to settle, transformed by a bacterial compound
An adult worm, in its tube, with its plume of tentacles extended. Credit: Freckelton, et...
Deep ocean warming as climate changes
The subtropical North Atlantic. Credit: Marie-Jose Messias Much of the “excess heat” stored in the...
Research recommends extending California’s prescribed burning season
A drone photograph captures the initial stage of a prescribed burn conducted by UCI researchers...
Komodo National Park is home to some of the world’s largest manta ray aggregations, study shows
Andrea Marshall- Alfredi on reef Komodo. Credit: Andrea Marshall Through a collaborative effort including the...
‘Friendly’ gut bacteria may eliminate pathogens by competing for energy resources
Inflammation carves out a new nutrient niche for Salmonella growth in the gut. Credit: University...
Mercury removal made easy in toxic environments
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mercury pollution is a global problem in water, air and soil...
Astronomers spot quadruple stars that may spark supernova explosions
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A quadruple star system discovered in 2017 and recently observed at...