This May Be the Strangest Combination of Planetary Orbits Found Yet
Astronomy

This May Be the Strangest Combination of Planetary Orbits Found Yet

Expectations have been repeatedly shattered throughout the search for thousands of planets orbiting other stars. Even when anticipating the unexpected, the planetary system HD 3167…
Spider Mother Frozen In Amber Protecting Offspring for 99 Million Years
Plants and Animals

Spider Mother Frozen In Amber Protecting Offspring for 99 Million Years

There are not many moms that matches the spider when it comes to going beyond for their children. There is nothing certain spider species will…
Parasitic Chicks Exercise in Egg to Get Buff and Destroy Nestmates
Plants and Animals

Parasitic Chicks Exercise in Egg to Get Buff and Destroy Nestmates

The early bird gets the worm, and a new study shows that chicks that get their repetitions in before they hatch gain an advantage as…
Panda’s Coat Is Surprisingly Effective Camouflage through Predators’ Eyes
Plants and Animals

Panda’s Coat Is Surprisingly Effective Camouflage through Predators’ Eyes

Understanding diverse species’ spectrum sensitivities have allowed scientists to achieve something cool: we can now experience the world through the eyes of different creatures. This…
Native Americans Visited the Falklands before Europeans, Study Suggests
Plants and Animals

Native Americans Visited the Falklands before Europeans, Study Suggests

Humans – Probably definitely, from South America – had spent time on the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) long before Europeans arrived, according to fresh evidence?…
The Evolution of Underground Microbes is Revealed in a New Study
Biology

The Evolution of Underground Microbes is Revealed in a New Study

According to a paper correlating Earth’s deep biosphere with geologic history, Precambrian cratons – some of Earth’s oldest rocks – were uninhabitable for microbes for…
Tropical Frog Models provide New Insights into Kidney Disease
Health

Tropical Frog Models provide New Insights into Kidney Disease

CRISPR technology and deep learning systems were used by researchers to look into the genes linked to polycystic kidney disease. The tiny tropical frog Xenopus…
Antibiotic Resistance is Determined in Less Than 90 Minutes
Biology

Antibiotic Resistance is Determined in Less Than 90 Minutes

A technique that uses an electric probe to measure the metabolic activity of bacteria can identify antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes, a significant…
We’re Officially Trying to Talk to Whales
Plants and Animals

We’re Officially Trying to Talk to Whales

Humans (and probably aliens) have been captivated with whale sound since the release of Songs of the Humpback Whale, a vinyl that reached number 62…
Tracking startup focus in the latest Y Combinator cohort
Business

Tracking startup focus in the latest Y Combinator cohort

First, some housekeeping, the day off tomorrow thanks to our new corporate overlords, so consider this the final chapter of The Exchange for this week.…
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