. Scientific Frontline
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Octopuses prefer certain arms when hunting and adjust tactics to prey

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A California two-spot octopus hunts a shrimp in an experiment, striking with its second arm. Credit: Wardill Lab, University of Minnesota Fa...

Mysterious soil virus gene seen for first time

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Crystals of the soil virus AMG product (chitosanase) at 400x magnification. Individual crystals were cryo-cooled in liquid nitrogen before b...

Scientists find that wolves can show attachment toward humans

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The wolf pup Hendrix. Photo credit: Christina Hansen Wheat/Stockholm University. When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dog...

Risk of blood clots remains for almost a year after COVID-19 infection, study suggests

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Credit: pixabay COVID-19 infection increases the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots for at least 49 weeks, according to a new ...

Scientists Unveil New System for Naming Majority of the World’s Microorganisms

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Fluorescent-stained bacteria (pink) and archaea (green) from near-boiling water from Great Boiling Spring in Gerlach, Nevada. Photo credit: ...

Discovery explains cancer chemotherapy resistance, offers solution

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 Experimental DNA fibers with fluorescence (pictured) were used to reveal the speed of DNA replication forks. Credit: Diego Dibitetto/Smolka...

Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off

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The Panamanian golden frog is endemic to Panama and is among the species whose populations collapsed following the deadly fungal pathogen ...

The first look at how rabies affects vampire bat social behavior

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Researchers said no previous studies had tried to quantify changes in grooming habits in vampire bats infected with rabies – despite the pos...

Supercomputing and 3D printing capture the aerodynamics of F1 cars

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A photo of the 3D color printed McLaren 17D Formula One front wing endplate. The colors visualize the complex flow a fraction of a millimete...

Creating diamonds to shed light on the quantum world

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Sandia National Laboratories’ Andy Mounce makes microscopic sensors to try to understand quantum materials at the Center for Integrated Nano...