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- Fathers biologically attuned to their children when sleeping nearby, research reveals
- How sea otters can reduce CO2 in the atmosphere: Appetite for sea urchins allows kelp to thrive
- Ancient, humble critter proves: Newer isn’t always better
- Towards computing with water droplets: Superhydrophobic droplet logic
- The birdy smell of a compatible partner
| Fathers biologically attuned to their children when sleeping nearby, research reveals Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:52 PM PDT Mothers aren't the only ones who are biologically adapted to respond to children. New research shows that dads who sleep near their children experience a drop in testosterone. Previous research from humans and other species suggests this decrease might make men more responsive to their children's needs and help them focus on the demands of parenthood. |
| How sea otters can reduce CO2 in the atmosphere: Appetite for sea urchins allows kelp to thrive Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT A new study suggest that a thriving sea otter population that keeps sea urchins in check will in turn allow kelp forests to prosper and help reverse a principal cause of global warming. |
| Ancient, humble critter proves: Newer isn’t always better Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT Tiny sea creatures called rhabdopleurids reside on the ocean floor, building homes of collagen on the shells of dead clams. Rhabdopleurid colonies are small, and the critters are by no means the dominant animals in their ecosystem. But they have lived this way -- and survived -- for more than 500 million years. And in doing so, they have outlasted more elaborate species that also descended from a common ancestor, according to a new study. |
| Towards computing with water droplets: Superhydrophobic droplet logic Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT Researchers in Finland have developed a new concept for computing, using water droplets as bits of digital information. This was enabled by the discovery that upon collision with each other on a highly water-repellent surface, two water droplets rebound like billiard balls. |
| The birdy smell of a compatible partner Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:23 AM PDT New evidence shows that birds may choose their mate with the help of smell. They prefer a dissimilar mate because this gives their young a more efficient immune system. |
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