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Deadly 'superbugs' destroyed by molecular drills Posted: 12 Dec 2019 11:27 AM PST Motorized molecules activated by light target and drill through highly antibiotic resistant bacteria and kill them within minutes. The molecules can open bacteria to attack by drugs they previously resisted. The strategy could be applied to bacterial infections or diseases on the skin, in the lungs or in the gastrointestinal tract. |
First identified comet to visit our solar system from another star Posted: 12 Dec 2019 11:27 AM PST Comet 2I/Borisov is a mysterious visitor from the depths of space -- the first identified comet to arrive here from another star. Hubble images capture the comet streaking though our solar system and on its way back to interstellar space. It's only the second interstellar object known to have passed through the solar system. |
How humans learned to dance: From the chimpanzee conga line Posted: 12 Dec 2019 07:46 AM PST Two chimpanzees housed in a zoo in the US have sparked the question about how human dance evolved after being observed performing a duo dance-like behavior, similar to a human conga line. |
Planet-mass objects in extragalactic systems Posted: 12 Dec 2019 06:59 AM PST A research group is reporting the detection of extragalactic planet-mass objects in a second and third galaxy beyond the Milky Way after the first detection in 2018. With the existing observational resources, it is impossible to directly detect planet-mass objects beyond the Milky Way and to measure its rogue planetary population. |
Azteca ant colonies move the same way leopards' spots form Posted: 11 Dec 2019 11:56 AM PST What could Azteca ants in coffee farms in Mexico have in common with leopards' spots and zebras' stripes? |
Study of elephant, capybara, human hair finds that thicker hair isn't always stronger Posted: 11 Dec 2019 08:55 AM PST Despite being four times thicker than human hair, elephant hair is only half as strong -- that's just one finding from researchers studying the hair strength of many different mammals. Their work shows that thin hair tends to be stronger than thick hair because of the way that it breaks. |
When penguins ruled after dinosaurs died Posted: 09 Dec 2019 04:34 PM PST The newly described Kupoupou stilwelli has been found near New Zealand's South Island and it appears to be the oldest penguin known with proportions close to its modern relatives. |
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