evolution
Fossil reveals evidence of 200-million-year-old 'squid' attack
Arctic Edmontosaurus lives again -- a new look at the 'caribou of the Cretaceous'
ecology
Outsmarting the enemy: Treefrogs rely on [auditory] illusions to find a mate without being eaten
Camouflaging your call by synchronising with others - kind of like singing in a choir when you're not all that strong a singer, to avoid being eaten by the musical director ...
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered that male treefrogs reduce their attractiveness to predators and parasites by overlapping their mating calls with their neighbors.
Credit: Purdue University photo/Henry Legett
Bat 'super immunity' may explain how bats carry coronaviruses
light and life
Scientists shed light on essential carbon-fixing machinery in bacteria
This is about the carboxysomes of cyanobacteria.
food and drink
Scientists revealed usefulness of culinary herbs
... a fast and cost-effective method of detecting and identifying bioactive compounds in complex samples such as plant extracts. They successfully applied the method to examine Mediterranean and Australian native culinary herbs.
humans
Police stop fewer black drivers at night when a 'veil of darkness' obscures their race
All cats are grey by night ... maybe police officers could me made to wear glasses that have the same effect?
Workers happy despite crisis and uncertainty
In general, workers in Switzerland and Germany are coping well with the COVID-19 crisis and the associated social disruption. They are feeling happier and finding it easier to unwind and balance work and private life. They are also more engaged at work than last year, a survey among 600 participants carried out by researchers of the University of Zurich shows.
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