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- Monogamous birds read partner's food desires
- Grooming helps insects keep their senses sharpened
- Impressive aerial maneuvers of the pea aphid
- Survival of the fittest: Predator wasps breed at the expense of spider juveniles
- Geographic factors can cause allergies, asthma: People living close to the equator are at higher risk, study finds
- Into the quantum Internet at the speed of light
| Monogamous birds read partner's food desires Posted: 04 Feb 2013 12:39 PM PST New research shows that male Eurasian Jays in committed relationships are able to share food with their female partner according to her current desire.  |
| Grooming helps insects keep their senses sharpened Posted: 04 Feb 2013 12:36 PM PST Insect grooming -- specifically, antennal cleaning -- removes both environmental pollutants and chemicals produced by the insects themselves while keeping olfactory senses sharp.  |
| Impressive aerial maneuvers of the pea aphid Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST Pea aphids can free fall from the plants they feed on and -- within a fraction of a second -- land on their feet every time. Oftentimes, the falling aphids manage to cling to a lower part of the plant by their sticky feet on the way down, avoiding the dangerous ground altogether.  |
| Survival of the fittest: Predator wasps breed at the expense of spider juveniles Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:24 AM PST A study conducted in Portugal reveals the dark secrets of two wasp species whose larvae feed on ant-eating spiders Zodarion styliferum. The juveniles of the host find their death while hidden away in a stone igloo nest, ironically built for their protection.  |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2013 06:59 AM PST Those living near the equator may find themselves sneezing and wheezing more than usual. And the reason may not be due to increasing pollen counts. According to a new study, living in locations closest to the equator can put you at increased risk of developing allergy and asthma.  |
| Into the quantum Internet at the speed of light Posted: 04 Feb 2013 06:46 AM PST Not only do optical fibers transmit information every day around the world at the speed of light, but they can also be harnessed for the transport of quantum information. Physicists now report how they have directly transferred the quantum information stored in an atom onto a particle of light. Such information could then be sent over optical fiber to a distant atom.  |
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