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While most snakes undulate their bodies to propel themselves on land or water, the paradise tree snake, a species of flying snake, wiggles its body to stabilise itself as it glides through the air

The coronavirus outbreak has put fertility treatments on hold for many, but an analysis of pre-pandemic data suggests a short delay won't affect eventual success rates

The Micro-nano Optics and Technology Research Group led by Prof. Lu Yonghua and Prof. Wang Pei from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) realized nanometric displa...

Can posing with a pet help men find dating success? Not if it's a cat, scientists say.

(DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)) For a wide variety of reasons, zebrafish are one of the most widely used animal models for drug-testing related to neurological disorders. In a breakthrough s...

Biased algorithms wrongly adjust patients' risk scores based on race.

(Iowa State University) Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.

(University of Würzburg) Explosive volcanic eruptions are possible deep down in the sea -- although the water masses exert enormous pressure there. An international team now reports how this can happen.

The research team of Assistant Professor Masahiko Sato and Professor Yasushi Todo of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) has succeeded using computer simulation...

With rapid technological progress running headlong into dramatic climate change and widening inequality, most experts agree the coming decade will be tumultuous. But a new report predicts it could actually make or break ...

A massive dust plume from the Saharan desert will make sunsets especially stunning in the U.S.

It is thought that having a baby makes people mature as they take on new responsibilities, but a study of new parents' personalities reveals more complex changes

Creatures that are inventions of the human imagination have inspired fear and wonder for thousands of years.

(University of Southampton) New research has shown that Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the optimal site for the carbon capture and storage facilities that will be needed reduce carbon emissions and achieve the ...

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When the paradise tree snake flies from one tall branch to another, its body ripples with waves like green cursive on a blank pad of blue sky. That movement, aerial undulation, happens in each glide made by members of th...

(Virginia Tech) For more than 20 years, Virginia Tech biomedical engineering and mechanics professor Jake Socha has sought to measure and model the biomechanics of snake flight and answer questions about them, like that ...

(RCSI) Research undertaken by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences suggests that integrating pharmacists into general practice (GP) teams facilitates collaboration to optimise treatment plans for patients with...

A scientist might want to do cartwheels upon making a discovery, but this time the discovery itself relies on cartwheels.

A lightning bolt that traveled 440 miles across the sky of southern Brazil in 2018 has been confirmed as the biggest in history.

Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, critical spin fluctuations in a magnetic system haven't been captured on film. Unlike the fabled creatures, these fluctuations--which are highly correlated electron spin patterns--...