Lemurs rely on scent when it comes to finding a mate
Research News New research shows what they are smelling for is a compatible, quality immune system October 23, 2019 A study of lemur scents funded by the National Science Foundation…
Justice Minister bars S. Korea’s top prosecutor from post, first ever under the constitution Updated: 2020-11-25 06:30:06 KST
The Justice Minister, Choo Mi-ae, suspended Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl from his post and also said she will seek disciplinary action against the top district attorney. The unprecedented move, announced…
NSF statement: New development in quantum computing
Press Statement 19-007 October 23, 2019 In Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor, in the Oct. 24 issue of the journal Nature, a team of researchers led by Google…
Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence
Research News Data collection by volunteers adds to information on bird biodiversity October 24, 2019 There are many shortfalls in knowledge of the world’s biodiversity, and one of the most…
Deaf infants exposed to American Sign Language more attuned to visual-communicative signals
Research News Increased gaze-following provides advantage in infant’s social-communicative development October 31, 2019 Gaze-following helps infants communicate. Through everyday interactions, hearing infants integrate auditory and visual information to establish a…
Massachusetts Man Inspired by ISIS Sentenced for Plotting to Engage in Terrorist Activity
Alexander Ciccolo, aka Ali Al Amriki, 26, of, Adams, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni in Springfield, Massachusetts to 20 years in prison and…
Catastrophic events carry forests of trees thousands of miles to burial at sea
Research News Events can wash trees from their inland homes and bury them deep in the ocean October 31, 2019 Flooding from torrential rains caused by cyclones and monsoons, as…
Red seaweeds, including those in sushi, thrive despite ancestor’s loss of genes
Research News Study may spawn ways to genetically alter red algae October 31, 2019 You’d think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival.…