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Saturday, June 15, 2013

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Bioenergy potential unearthed in leaf-cutter ant communities

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT

As spring warms up Wisconsin, humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens. Colonies of leaf-cutter ants cultivate thriving communities of fungi and bacteria using freshly cut plant material.

Current affairs make life hard for stickleback dads

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:25 AM PDT

This Father's Day, spare a thought for three-spined stickleback fish – who may have been having a tough time this year, according to biologists.

Flare star WX UMa becomes 15 times brighter in less than 3 minutes

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:22 AM PDT

Astrophysicists have detected a star of low luminosity which within a matter of moments gave off a flare so strong that it became almost 15 times brighter. The star in question is the flare star WX UMa.

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