#Who’s your daddy? Male seahorses transport nutrients to embryos

“#Who’s your daddy? Male seahorses transport nutrients to embryos” New research by Dr. Camilla Whittington and her team at the University of Sydney has found male seahorses transport nutrients to their developing babies during pregnancy. This discovery provides an opportunity for further comparative evolutionary research. Seahorses and their relatives are the only vertebrates that have…

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#Spinning chemicals for faster reactions

“#Spinning chemicals for faster reactions” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cardiff University scientists have devised a new way of making reactions up to 70 times faster by using state-of-the-art equipment to spin chemicals around. They found that efficient mixing within a chemical reaction could be achieved by spinning chemicals and catalysts around in a small tube,…

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#Researchers find younger age for Earth’s moon

“#Researchers find younger age for Earth’s moon” The moon is born. Credit: Ron Miller The moon formed a little later than previously assumed. When a Mars-sized protoplanet was destroyed in a collision with the young Earth, a new body was created from the debris ejected during this collision, which became the moon. Planetary geophysicists at…

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#Parasite infestations revealed by tiny chicken backpacks

“#Parasite infestations revealed by tiny chicken backpacks” Chicken wearing a behavior sensor meant to detect the presence of blood-feeding mites. Credit: Amy Murillo/UCR Blood-feeding livestock mites can be detected with wearable sensor technology nicknamed “Fitbits for chickens.” To help farmers detect mite infestations, a team of entomologists, computer scientists, and biologists led by UC Riverside…

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