Why do dyeing poison frogs tap dance?
The toe tapping behavior of various amphibians has long attracted attention from researchers and pet owners. Despite being widely documented, the underlying functional role is poorly understood. In a new paper, researchers demonstrate that dyeing poi.....»»
Frogs Without Legs Regrow Leglike Limbs In New Experiment
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: African clawed frogs are masters of putting themselves back together, handily regenerating lost tails and hind limbs, when they are tadpoles. But these powers dim with maturity. Wait for an.....»»
Levitating and colliding liquid drops
If you've seen water drops dance and jitter on a hot pan or griddle, you've seen the Leidenfrost effect in action. Or you may have seen the "Mythbusters" episode where Adam and Jamie thrust their wet fingers and hands into molten lead and pulled them.....»»
YouTube has its first 10 billion view video, and it"s not from Psy
“Baby Shark” was published on YouTube by Pingfong in mid-2016 and has become the first and only video to generate more than 10 billion views. The catchy song and dance video for kids managed to amass nearly two billion views by the end of 2018 an.....»»
Bowie Estate Sells Songwriting Catalog to Warner Music
David Bowie's estate has sold his entire songwriting catalog to Warner Music, including classics like "Space Oddity," "Let's Dance" and "Heroes," in the latest blockbuster deal for music rights. The New York Times reports: Warner's music publishing d.....»»
California commission OKs poisoning plan for wildlife refuge
The California Coastal Commission has approved a plan to poison invasive mice threatening rare seabirds on the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge......»»
Want to Get Humans to Trust Robots? Let Them Dance
A performance with living and mechanical partners can teach researchers how to design more relatable bots -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Mysterious STEVE light emissions emanate from Earth"s magnetosphere
For years, amateur aurora watchers from Canada have noticed mysterious streaks of pale purple and green light that seemed to dance across the nighttime sky. But it wasn't until 2016 that they shared their colorful images with scientists, who soon ide.....»»
Neurotoxin from a black widow spider examined
Although many people lose their nerve and panic when they see a spider, only very few of the creatures are actually dangerous. The black widow, however, is a force to be reckoned with: it catches its prey by means of nerve poison -- to be precise, la.....»»
Tropical frogs can adapt to climate change, but rapidly warming temperatures still pose a huge threat
An international group of researchers have found evidence of tropical frogs adapting to warming temperatures, but warn that human-induced climate change still poses a huge threat to species' survival......»»
Ubisoft Becomes First Major Gaming Company To Launch In-Game NFTs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Decrypt: Today, the publisher behind Assassin's Creed and Just Dance revealed Ubisoft Quartz, a platform that lets players earn and purchase in-game items that are tokenized as NFTs on the Tezos blockchain. Qu.....»»
How can music, dance and art help improve air pollution?
Music, dance, art and storytelling have allowed an international team of researchers to reveal aspects of air pollution in Nairobi that would not have been identified otherwise......»»
Giving male Bornean rock frogs testosterone found to exaggerate their kicking gestures
A team of researchers from Brown University, the University of Vienna and Smith College has found that giving male Bornean rock frogs testosterone pushes them to exaggerate their provocative kicking gestures. In their paper published in Proceedings o.....»»
Dengue’s dance: Host immunity drives viral evolution
New research provides evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus. The research analyzes two decades of genetic variation from Thailand alongside population-level measures of infection and immunity......»»
BOOM: Maker Faire Orlando Is Back In 2021
Dance, drone, race, battle, solder! The Greatest Show & Tell in Central Florida is back for its 9th edition! The post BOOM: Maker Faire Orlando Is Back In 2021 appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Dancing, dogs and being Dad: What Jeff Goldblum loves about his Disney+ series
Season 2 of The World According to Jeff Goldblum has the titular actor and musician exploring everything from dogs and dance to monsters for the Disney+ series......»»
Epic disables Fortnite shop section featuring Travis Scott dance emote
Previous purchasers can still use Scott-related items after Astroworld tragedy. Fortnite's "Out West" emote. Epic temporarily disabled the "Daily" section of Fortnite's in-game item shop just hours after it was updated Sunday with an "Out.....»»
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dance like the Stones’ Mick Jagger
Watch Boston Dynamics' versatile Spot robot mirror moves by Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger in the latest demonstration of its dancing skills......»»
Aquatic fungus has already wiped amphibians off the map and now threatens survival of terrestrial frogs
A water-borne fungus that has led to the extinction of several species of amphibians that spend all or part of their life cycle in water is also threatening terrestrial amphibians. In Brazil, researchers supported by FAPESP detected unprecedented mor.....»»
Photosynthesizing algae injected into the blood vessels of tadpoles supply oxygen to their brains
Leading a double life in water and on land, frogs have many breathing techniques—through the gills, lungs, and skin—over the course of their lifetime. Now German scientists have developed another method that allows tadpoles to "breathe" by introd.....»»
Fewer frogs died by vehicles in the outset of the pandemic
Fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years, according to a new study led by a University of Maine graduate student and community science project coordinator......»»