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How an audacious sonic survey could help revive damaged rainforests
The world’s largest "ecoacoustic" survey, listening to Costa Rican rainforests, could pave the way for a network of sensors listening to the planet’s biodiversity in real time
Categories: Astronomy
Edible gel prevents and treats alcohol intoxication in mice
Mice given unlimited access to alcohol recovered faster after consuming a gel based on a milk protein, with the same treatment also preventing intoxication in another group of mice. If proved safe and effective in humans, it could offer a quick way to sober up
Categories: Astronomy
Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?
Outrunning prey over long distances is an efficient method of hunting for humans, and it was widely used until recently, according to an analysis of ethnographic accounts
Categories: Astronomy
Having more children protects parents’ brains from age-related decline
The brains of adults who have raised children appear younger later in life. Child-rearing seemed to have this effect on both mothers and fathers, and it was stronger the more children they had
Categories: Astronomy
Watch a Möbius strip robot move and climb when hit by light
When light strikes a soft robot made from a twisted strip of hydrogel sheets, it moves in a predictable way and can climb a vertical rod or haul up a load
Categories: Astronomy
Pigs seem less stressed if their barn is scented with lavender
If a lavender scent is sprayed into pig pens three times a day, the animals show less aggressive behaviour and appear more relaxed
Categories: Astronomy
