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Gimme six! Researchers discover aye-aye's extra finger Posted: 21 Oct 2019 05:28 AM PDT The world's weirdest little primate has gotten even weirder, thanks to the discovery of a tiny extra digit. Aye-ayes possess small 'pseudothumbs' -- complete with their own fingerprints --- that may help them grip objects and branches as they move through trees. This is the first accessory digit ever found in a primate. |
Real texture for lab-grown meat Posted: 21 Oct 2019 05:27 AM PDT Researchers have grown rabbit and cow muscles cells on edible gelatin scaffolds that mimic the texture and consistency of meat, demonstrating that realistic meat products may eventually be produced without the need to raise and slaughter animals. |
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old street in Jerusalem built by Pontius Pilate Posted: 21 Oct 2019 05:27 AM PDT An ancient walkway most likely used by pilgrims as they made their way to worship at the Temple Mount has been uncovered in the 'City of David' in the Jerusalem Walls National Park. |
California's crashing kelp forest Posted: 21 Oct 2019 05:27 AM PDT First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then purple urchins took over, eating and eating until the bull kelp forests were gone. The red abalone starved. Their fishery closed. Red sea urchins starved. Their fishery collapsed. And the ocean kept warming. This ecological horror story movie took place between 2013-2017, with lasting impacts. This study chronicles the catastrophic shift in 2014 from a robust bull kelp forest to a barren of purple sea urchins. |
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