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• New, complex call recorded in Mariana Trench believed to be from baleen whale
• Insectivorous long-fingered bats may also be capable of catching fish, should the opportunity arise
• Switching to daylight saving time may lead to harsher legal sentences
• People can control a robotic arm with only their minds
• Tomato plant's male reproduction organs shrivel under high temperatures

New, complex call recorded in Mariana Trench believed to be from baleen whale Posted: 14 Dec 2016 12:16 PM PST A sound in the Mariana Trench notable for its complexity and wide frequency range likely represents the discovery of a new baleen whale call, according to the researchers who recorded and analyzed it.

Insectivorous long-fingered bats may also be capable of catching fish, should the opportunity arise Posted: 14 Dec 2016 11:56 AM PST While most long-fingered bats eat only insects, they may all be instinctively able to also catch fish, according to a new study. Researchers suggest that experience and learning may help bats improve their fishing technique.

Switching to daylight saving time may lead to harsher legal sentences Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:50 AM PST Judges in the United States tend to give defendants longer sentences the day after switching to daylight saving time compared with other days of the year, according to new research.

People can control a robotic arm with only their minds Posted: 14 Dec 2016 05:59 AM PST Researchers have made a major breakthrough that allows people to control a robotic arm using only their minds. The research has the potential to help millions of people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases.

Tomato plant's male reproduction organs shrivel under high temperatures Posted: 13 Dec 2016 08:19 AM PST The male reproduction organs of tomato plants cannot cope with high temperatures. When temperatures rise above 32 degrees Celsius for several consecutive days, their appearance changes and they produce less and less fertile pollen, leading to lower agricultural yields.

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