How Saliva Changes the Flavor of Food
The liquid impacts how we perceive taste and can influence what we choose to eat
Some young sea spiders can regrow their rear ends
No backside, no problem for some young sea spiders. The creatures can regenerate nearly complete parts of their bottom halves — including muscles, reproductive organs and the anus — or…
Earth’s inner core may be reversing its rotation
Our planet may have had a recent change of heart. Earth’s inner core may have temporarily stopped rotating relative to the mantle and surface, researchers report in the January 23…
A rare rabbit plays an important ecological role by spreading seeds
A crucial link in the life cycle of one parasitic plant may be found in a surprising place — the bellies of the descendants of an ancient line of rabbits.…
Reduced Drag Aircrafts – DARPA’s CRANE Program Seeks to Create a Plane Without a Mechanical Control (TrendHunter.com)
(TrendHunter.com) DARPA’s CRANE program, which stands for the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors program, aims to eliminate the need for traditional moving flight controls on the exterior of……
Recycling rare earth elements is hard. Science is trying to make it easier
Our modern lives depend on rare earth elements, and someday soon we may not have enough to meet growing demand. Because of their special properties, these 17 metallic elements are…
Rare earth elements could be pulled from coal waste
In Appalachia’s coal country, researchers envision turning toxic waste into treasure. The pollution left behind by abandoned mines is an untapped source of rare earth elements. Rare earths are a…
Why Chickens Need to Stop Breeding With Their Wild Cousins
The red junglefowl is losing important genetic diversity in its native Asian habitat
Chicken DNA is replacing the genetics of their ancestral jungle fowl
Today’s red jungle fowl — the wild forebears of the domesticated chicken — are becoming more chickenlike. New research suggests that a large proportion of the wild fowl’s DNA has…
New data show how quickly light pollution is obscuring the night sky
The night sky has been brightening faster than researchers realized, thanks to the use of artificial lights at night. A study of more than 50,000 observations of stars by citizen…