#No leg to stand on for Australia’s flamingos

“#No leg to stand on for Australia’s flamingos” Flinders University vertebrate paleontologist Associate Professor Trevor Worthy with a fragment of a fossilized drumstick from another large extinct Australian bird, a stork (Ciconia nana), as well as an African flamingo leg bone. Credit: Flinders University The sweeping pink salt lakes across Australia’s interior are all that…

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#Many families must ‘dance’ their way to COVID-19 survival

“#Many families must ‘dance’ their way to COVID-19 survival” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Marketing managers and academics have been studying how families plan ahead and make decisions about family care and family consumption for a long time—but what happens when planning ahead is not possible? When consumers can’t plan ahead…they “dance.” Although there has been…

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#Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia

“#Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia” Homalictus tatei – James Dorey 18JDEC356ii Homalictus female sp. 112p MPE 5x -James Dorey Credit: James Dorey, Flinders University Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia probably originated in tropical Asian countries, islands in the south-west Pacific or greater Oceania region, ecology researchers claim. Describing the…

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#Precise measurement of liquid iron density under extreme conditions

“#Precise measurement of liquid iron density under extreme conditions” 136 gigapascal (1.36 million atmospheres) and >4000 C. The sound speed and density profiles of the deep-interior of our planet is given by seismological observations. Credit: Assistant Professor Yoichi Nakajima” width=”800″> Our planet has a layered structure of silicate mantle and metallic core. The liquid outer…

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#Cellulose for manufacturing advanced materials

“#Cellulose for manufacturing advanced materials” Erlantz Lizundia–Fernandez. Credit: UPV/EHU. The last decade has seen an increase in scientific publications and patents on cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer. By reviewing these papers, a researcher in the UPV/EHU’s Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects has explored the level of development of nanohybrid materials made from…

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#French restaurant coordinates its menu with lunar cycles

“#French restaurant coordinates its menu with lunar cycles” By Michael Hollan, Fox News June 26, 2020 | 10:08am Enlarge Image Italian-Argentinian chef Mauro Colagreco works in the kitchen of the “Mirazur” restaurant on the French riviera city of Menton. Getty Images Let the moon decide what your next meal will be. A popular restaurant in…

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