The science of color: How color blindness creates unseen barriers in science
Dr. Mark Lindsay was 5 years old when he first learned that tree trunks were brown.
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Study shows color of dragonflies changes throughout the year
The color of dragonfly communities reacts to seasonal variation in solar radiation. Over the last 30 years, however, this color pattern has changed—probably as a result of climate change.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2023
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Diversity provides stability among the animals in the wild
Why some species of plants and animals vary more in number than others is a central issue in ecology. Now researchers at Linnaeus University in Sweden and from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have found ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2015
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Fishes' innate food choice could change with the environment
The fact that fish choose their food based on what colours they can see, as opposed to how it tastes, is an inherited trait that could have implications for the evolution in the animal kingdom, new Deakin University research ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2015
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Painting by numbers
Individuals of a particular species generally differ from one another. We are clearly most adept at recognizing members of our own species, although dog and cat owners will be ready to confirm that their pets look unique. ...
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2013
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Genome hints at markers for higher-producing, better-tasting chocolate
The freshly sequenced genome of the most commonly cultivated cacao plant in the world is revealed in the open access journal Genome Biology this week. Researchers have utilised high quality DNA sequences to demonstrate the ...
Biotechnology
Jun 2, 2013
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A ray of light thrown on 60-year-old mystery
The unexpected capture of a rare ray found only in a small region off South Australia could help marine scientists validate the existence of the elusive magpie fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina melaleuca).
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2013
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Researchers develop mathematical model of flowers' iridescence
(Phys.org)—Nature's ability to create iridescent flowers has been recreated by mathematicians at The University of Nottingham. The team of researchers have collaborated with experimentalists at the University of Cambridge ...
Mathematics
Jan 10, 2013
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Bird color variations speed up evolution: research
Researchers have found that bird species with multiple plumage colour forms within in the same population, evolve into new species faster than those with only one colour form, confirming a 60 year-old evolution theory.
Evolution
May 9, 2012
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Ancient DNA provides new insights into cave paintings of horses
An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to shed new light on the realism of horses depicted in prehistoric cave paintings.
Biotechnology
Nov 7, 2011
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