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• Organic molecules on comets: Philae's first results from Churi prove surprising
• When surgeons listen to their preferred music, their stitches are better and faster
• Robotic insect mimics Nature's extreme moves
• Stars in Milky Way have moved
• The bold and the shy one: Could woodlice have personalities?
• Ants in the lead: How ants cooperate in steering food to their nest

Organic molecules on comets: Philae's first results from Churi prove surprising Posted: 30 Jul 2015 02:25 PM PDT Organic molecules never previously observed in comets, a relatively varied structure on the surface but a fairly homogeneous interior, organic compounds forming agglomerates rather than being dispersed in the ice: these are just some of first results provided by Philae on the surface of comet Churi. These in situ findings, which contain a wealth of completely new information, reveal several differences in comparison with previous observations of comets and current models.

When surgeons listen to their preferred music, their stitches are better and faster Posted: 30 Jul 2015 01:28 PM PDT From classical to rock, music can be heard in operating rooms across the world. When plastic surgeons listen to music they prefer, their surgical technique and efficiency when closing incisions is improved, a new study shows.

Robotic insect mimics Nature's extreme moves Posted: 30 Jul 2015 01:24 PM PDT By analyzing the natural mechanics of the water strider that enable it to launch off water's surface scientists have emulated this extreme form of locomotion in novel robotic insects.

Stars in Milky Way have moved Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:11 AM PDT Researchers are part of a team of scientists with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) that created a new map of the Milky Way that shows nearly a third of the stars have dramatically changed their obits.

The bold and the shy one: Could woodlice have personalities? Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:46 AM PDT Put before a predator, one of the defensive behavior terrestrial crustaceans like the Common rough woodlouse can exercise is feigning death. Personality is argued to influence the duration and repetitiveness of the reaction. This is why a team of researchers observed three types of external impact and the variables in the individual woodlouses' responses. Their findings showed there is in fact a significant individual pattern.

Ants in the lead: How ants cooperate in steering food to their nest Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:45 AM PDT A physics-based model can explain how ants cooperate in steering food to their nest. To lug a large object, a number of ants surround it -- the back ones lift, those on the leading edge pull. How do they stay on track, instead of simply pulling all around in a sort of tug-of-war? Scientists used video analysis to track the individual movements of ants in a group that was carrying a large food item toward their nest.

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