Robot sparrow starts a flap with rivals
DUKE (US) — Male swamp sparrows get in deadly fights, but a new study shows they often wave their wings wildly first to try to avoid a dangerous brawl. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Dec 12, 2012 12:41 - 1 Comment
See grains gang up when big impact hits
DUKE (US) — High-speed video of projectiles slamming into a bed of disks provides a new microscopic picture of how a meteorite or missile transfers the energy of its impact to sand and dirt grains. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 11, 2012 14:56 - 2 Comments
Can mice learn to change their tune?
DUKE (US) — Like people and song-learning birds, male mice may have certain brain features that they use to learn some of their sounds, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 5, 2012 9:42 - 1 Comment
In unlocked genes, clues to parrot ‘speech’
DUKE / U. MARYLAND (US) — Thanks to a new genome-sequencing method, scientists better understand the genes that may control how parrots learn to imitate human speech and other sounds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2012 9:51 - 9 Comments
Social drama can hurt health, monkeys show
DUKE (US) — The social status of a female monkey affects how her immune system genes turn on and off—and the higher her rank, the better her health. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2012 13:02 - 1 Comment
Voters pick politicians with deeper voices
DUKE (US) — A new study shows that both men and women prefer political candidates with deeper voices. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2011 13:00 - 4 Comments
Cheaper touch screens from copper film
DUKE (US) — A new way to make flexible materials from copper nanowires could drive down the cost of touch screen displays used in mobile devices and tablets, like the iPad. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 14, 2011 13:46 - 2 Comments
Birds can do it. (So can brainy lizards)
DUKE (US) —Tropical lizards may be slow. But they aren’t dumb. They can do problem-solving tasks just as well as birds and mammals, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2011 14:28 - 0 Comments
Physics gets dirty to stop terrorism
DUKE (US) — Physicists have identified new “fingerprints” of nuclear materials, such as uranium and plutonium. The fingerprints could be used in new cargo scanners to locate dirty bombs. (more…)
