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- Bizarre bat with longest tongue discovered in Bolivian park
- Some things are too good to be true: Lycaenid butterfly larvae manipulate ants
- Solving mysteries of the interstellar medium
- Northern bald ibises fit for their journey to Tuscany
- Persist and shout: Male bluebirds alter songs to be heard over increased acoustic noise
| Bizarre bat with longest tongue discovered in Bolivian park Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:31 AM PDT A groundbreaking Bolivian scientific expedition, Identidad Madidi, has found a bizarre bat along with a new species of big-headed or robber frog (Oreobates sp. nov.) from the Craugastoridae family in Madidi National Park. |
| Some things are too good to be true: Lycaenid butterfly larvae manipulate ants Posted: 21 Aug 2015 05:34 AM PDT Lycaenid butterfly larvae, which are in a symbiotic relationship with ants, can control the effect of dopamine by supplying the ants with nectar, new research shows. The results of this study provide novel insight into the phenomenon of symbiosis and give clues about the physiological functions of dopamine. |
| Solving mysteries of the interstellar medium Posted: 21 Aug 2015 05:34 AM PDT It is one of the most intriguing questions in astrochemistry: the mystery of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs), a collection of about 400 absorption bands that show up in spectra of light that reaches the earth after having traversed the interstellar medium. Despite intense research efforts over the last few decades, an assignment of the DIBs has remained elusive, although indications exist that they may arise from the presence of large hydrocarbon molecules in interstellar space. Recent experiments lend novel credibility to this hypothesis. |
| Northern bald ibises fit for their journey to Tuscany Posted: 21 Aug 2015 05:34 AM PDT January 2014 saw the launch of one of Europe's largest species conservation projects. The project's aim is to reintroduce the northern bald ibis, a species of migratory bird, to Europe by the year 2019. Veterinarians make sure the animals are fit for their journey to the south. 31 hand-raised northern bald ibises are healthy and will begin their migration coming Saturday, following an ultralight aircraft towards Tuscany. Other 17 juvenile birds raised by their parents will follow experienced adult birds. |
| Persist and shout: Male bluebirds alter songs to be heard over increased acoustic noise Posted: 21 Aug 2015 05:27 AM PDT Birds 'shout' to be heard over the noise produced by human-made activity, new research has shown. Researchers recorded songs produced by 32 male bluebirds, and analysed two from each male -- those produced during the quietest and loudest period of ambient noise -- to investigate whether males changes their songs between these two conditions |
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