Induction of a torpor-like hypothermic and hypometabolic state in rodents by ultrasound - Nature Metabolism
Using ultrasound to activate noninvasively specific neurons in the hypothalamus, a temporary hypothermic and hypometabolic state is induced in rodents.
Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile
Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile’s north coast, the South American country’s fisheries service said Thursday.
Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination
A new study in the journal Peer Community in Ecology provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, including ones whose entire life cycles are interwoven with a specific plant that they help pollinate.
This is a development of the barber pole illusion and is related to a few other illusions like the Mephisto Spiral (the spirals that won't come apart), the illusions ring and the rolling rings illusion.
Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America
About 100 million years ago, a group of trendsetting moths started flying during the day rather than at night, taking advantage of nectar-rich flowers that had co-evolved with bees. This single event led to the evolution of all butterflies.
New study puts a definitive age on Saturn’s rings: They’re really young
The research, published May 12 in the journal Science Advances, pegs the age of Saturn's rings at no more than 400 million years old. That makes the rings much younger than Saturn itself, which is about 4.5 billion years old.
New Study of Uranus’ Large Moons Shows 4 May Hold Water
Re-analysis of data from NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, along with new computer modeling, has led NASA scientists to conclude that four of Uranus’ largest moons likely contain an ocean layer between their cores and icy crusts.
