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- Pathogens found in Ice Man's stomach
- Coffee flour offers a potentially healthier way of enjoying java
- In Arctic winter, marine creatures migrate by the light of the moon
- Bug eyes: Tiny 3D glasses confirm insect 3D vision
- Love hertz
- Momentum builds for creation of 'moon villages'
- Leopard sharks navigate with their nose
- Skin bacteria help cancer cells grow
| Pathogens found in Ice Man's stomach Posted: 07 Jan 2016 12:17 PM PST Scientists are continually unearthing new facts about Homo sapiens from the mummified remains of Otzi, the Copper Age man, who was discovered in a glacier in 1991. Researchers have now succeeded in demonstrating the presence of Helicobacter pylori in Otzi's stomach contents, a bacterium found in half of all humans today. |
| Coffee flour offers a potentially healthier way of enjoying java Posted: 07 Jan 2016 11:06 AM PST Scientists are developing the flour milled from a new invention -- parbaked coffee beans -- both as a food ingredient and a nutritional supplement. |
| In Arctic winter, marine creatures migrate by the light of the moon Posted: 07 Jan 2016 11:04 AM PST A few months ago, researchers reported the surprising discovery that marine creatures living in one Arctic fjord keep busy through the permanently dark and frigid winter months. Now, a report extends this activity to the whole of the Arctic. They also find that, in the absence of any sunlight, it's the moon that drives the vertical migrations of tiny marine animals. |
| Bug eyes: Tiny 3D glasses confirm insect 3D vision Posted: 07 Jan 2016 09:39 AM PST Miniature glasses have proved that mantises use 3-D vision, providing a new model to improve visual perception in robots. 3D vision in mantises was originally shown in the 1980s but this work used prisms and occluders which meant that only a very limited set of images could be shown. The new research team has developed 3D glasses suitable for insects which means they can show the insects any images they want, opening up new avenues of research. |
| Posted: 07 Jan 2016 06:44 AM PST Sex sells when it comes to luring male mosquitoes, a new study has found. Researchers set out to make a cheap and effective audio lure for scientists collecting male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes -- the species that carries dengue and yellow fever. They found a tone of precisely 484 Hertz, the frequency of a female Aedes aegypti's wings, brought 95 percent of male mosquitoes to the trap. |
| Momentum builds for creation of 'moon villages' Posted: 06 Jan 2016 07:02 PM PST Villages on the moon, constructed through cooperation between astronauts and robotic systems on the lunar surface, could become a reality as early as 2030. That's the consensus of a recent international conference of scientists, engineers and industry experts. |
| Leopard sharks navigate with their nose Posted: 06 Jan 2016 06:37 PM PST Olfaction may contribute to shark ocean navigation, likely based on their ability to sense chemical changes in the water as they swim, according to a new study. |
| Skin bacteria help cancer cells grow Posted: 06 Jan 2016 06:17 AM PST Our skin is covered in millions of bacteria and most of them help keep us healthy. However, for patients with lymphoma, it may be a rather different story, as new research shows that toxins in the staphylococcus bacteria help cancer cells gain control over healthy cells. |
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