Robot-bat, ‘Robat,’ uses sound to navigate and map a novel environment
A fully autonomous bat-like terrestrial robot, named Robat, can use echolocation to move through a novel environment while mapping it solely based on sound.
Human gut study questions probiotic health benefits
New research suggests that probiotics might not be as effective as we think. Through a series of experiments looking inside the human gut, researchers...
Adaptable lizards illustrate key evolutionary process proposed a century ago
The 'Baldwin effect' has now been demonstrated at the genetic level in a population of dark-colored lizards adapted to live on a lava flow...
Complete makeover in fight of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international...
Changes in Hudson River may offer insight into how glaciers grew
Researchers say they may be able to estimate how glaciers moved by examining how the weight of the ice sheet altered topography and led...
Better methods improve measurements of recreational water quality
The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the federal standard for determining water quality. Researchers have now shown that...
84 highly endangered amur leopards remain in China and Russia
Scientists estimate there are only 84 remaining highly endangered Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) remaining in the wild across its current range along the...
Growing a dinosaur’s dinner
Scientists have measured the nutritional value of herbivore dinosaurs' diet by growing their food in atmospheric conditions similar to those found roughly 150 million...
How looking at the big picture can lead to better decisions
New research suggests how distancing yourself from a decision may help you make the choice that produces the most benefit for you and others...
Theorists publish highest-precision prediction of muon magnetic anomaly
Latest calculation based on how subatomic muons interact with all known particles comes out just in time for comparison with precision measurements at new...
