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Daily Tweet Cycle

June 25, 2018

Can tweets reveal how thoughts and moods shift throughout the day?

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In a zebrafish larva, a dark umbrella formed by pigmented cells (white arrows point to these black spots in box, left) in the kidney protects vulnerable stem cells from damaging UV light. Right image is a closeup of the box. Scale bars equal 100 micrometers (left) and 50 micrometers (right). (F. Kapp et al./Nature 2018)

Stem Cell Umbrellas

June 19, 2018

Pigmented cells shade blood producing cells from sun damage in the kidneys of fish.

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A captive bumblebee walks across the surface of an artificial flower, working out the pattern of scent that has been made by placing peppermint oil in some of the holes. (Dave Lawson, University of Bristol)

Bees Smell Flowers

June 18, 2018

Flowers produce invisible smell patterns on their surfaces to lure bees in.

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Spectral tarsiers from Indonesia have five functioning chitinase genes and can digest the exoskeletons of insects like this grasshopper. Quentin Martinez)

Our Insect-Eating Ancestors

May 22, 2018

What did our mammalian ancestors eat during the age of the dinosaurs? The answer might bug you.

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Sea Snail Memory Transfer

May 21, 2018

What if you could have someone else’s memories?

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(Viktor Gruev/University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Shrimp-Inspired Navigation

May 15, 2018

The mantis shrimp’s ability to see circular polarized light inspires an underwater GPS system.

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Grey Hair & Immune System

May 14, 2018

A new study suggests that turning grey could be related to the immune system.

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Dolphins at Play

May 11, 2018

Dolphins’ seemingly adorable antics may not actually be all fun and games to them.

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Babies Listen to Babies

May 10, 2018

Babies prefer the sound of other babies to their own parents’ vocalizations.

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A minke whale specimen in two pieces specimen inside an industrial CT scanner (Ted Cranford/San Diego State University)

Whale Hearing

May 7, 2018

Some whales hear with their entire skulls.

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