earth
Extra-terrestrial impacts may have triggered 'bursts' of plate tectonics
evolution
Hibernating mammals arouse hope for genetic solutions to obesity, metabolic diseases
ecology and behaviour
Woody plants with undesirable tendencies
Fire ants' raft building skills react as fluid forces change
Spinning fire ant raft.
Credit: Hungtang Ko
environment
McMaster researcher warns plastic pollution in Great Lakes growing concern to ecosystem
food and drink
Industrial bread dough kneaders could use physics-based redesign
We love coffee, tea, chocolate and soft drinks so much, caffeine is literally in our blood
Sadly, this is not about recognising caffeine as a normal part of our physiology, but about contaminations found in blood donations.
sustainability
Leftover grain from breweries could be converted into fuel for homes
Saving bats from wind turbine death
humans
Human migration out of Africa may have followed monsoons in the Middle East
Unique sledge dogs helped the Inuit thrive in the North American Arctic
Prayers can crowd out donations for disaster victims
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From the news media:
Most bottlenosed dolphins are righthanded, reports the Guardian.
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