astrobiology
When it comes to planetary habitability, it's what's inside that counts
evolution
Dwarfs under dinosaur legs: 99-million-year-old millipede discovered in Burmese amber
Running may have made dinosaurs' wings flap before they evolved to fly
Chewing versus sex in the duck-billed dinosaurs
"The duck-billed hadrosaurs walked the Earth over 90-million years ago and were one of the most successful groups of dinosaurs. But why were these 2-3 tonne giants so successful? A new study, published in Paleobiology, shows that their special adaptations in teeth and jaws and in their head crests were crucial, and provides new insights into how these innovations evolved."
Bats evolved diverse skull shapes due to echolocation, diet
ecology
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
What drives multiple female acorn woodpeckers to share a nest?
Must be the rents ...
Why can't we all get along (like Namibia's pastoralists and wildlife?)
Scientists interviewed pastoralists in Namibia's Namib Desert to see how they felt about conflicts with wildlife, which can include lions and cheetahs preying on livestock and elephants and zebras eating crops.
For giant pandas, bamboo is vegetarian 'meat'
Pandas have a strange mix of have herbivore and carnivore traits.
Credit: Pixabay veverkolog
humans
Why you love coffee and beer
"Why do you swig bitter, dark roast coffee while your coworker guzzles sweet cola? Scientists searched for variations in our taste genes that could explain our beverage preferences, because understanding those preferences could indicate ways to intervene in people's diets. But to scientists' surprise, the study showed taste preferences for bitter or sweet beverages aren't based on variations in our taste genes, but rather genes related to the psychoactive properties of these beverages."
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