//www.koonmotors.com/news/strange_offbeat/odd_creatures/ 离奇的故事从科学日报的植物和动物s, Earth & Climate, and Fossils & Ruins sections. en-us Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:25:59 EDT Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:25:59 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/strange_offbeat/odd_creatures/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628201326.htm Imagine strapping on a virtual reality headset and 'walking' through a long-gone neighborhood in your city -- seeing the streets and buildings as they appeared decades ago. That's a very real possibility now that researchers have developed a method to create 3D digital models of historic neighborhoods using machine learning and historic Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:13:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628201326.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130358.htm Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. This new insight furthers our understanding of how life on Earth might have begun. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:03:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130358.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130356.htm Researchers have closely examined the brain activity and skin patterning in octopuses (Octopus laqueus) during active sleep and discovered that it closely resembles neural activity and skin patterning behavior seen when awake. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:03:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130356.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627191544.htm Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurassic vertebrate fossils in Texas. The weathered bone fragments are from the limbs and backbone of a plesiosaur, an extinct marine reptile. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:15:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627191544.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627123117.htm Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, according to a new study. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:31:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627123117.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164144.htm How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of speculation among scientists. Using an analysis of tooth fossils from the megalodon and other sharks of the same period, a study suggests the animal was able to maintain a body temperature well above the temperature of the water in which it lived. The finding could help explain why the megalodon went extinct during the Pliocene Epoch. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:41:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164144.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622182815.htm According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all the world's plants, animals, insects and fungi -- trace their roots to a common Asgard archaean ancestor. That means eukaryotes are, in the parlance of evolutionary biologists, a 'well-nested clade' within Asgard archaea, similar to how birds are one of several groups within a larger group called dinosaurs, sharing a common ancestor. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:28:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622182815.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622142345.htm Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning sugar into ethanol. But how do animals feel about that? A new study details an experiment to determine whether hummingbirds are turned off by alcohol in sugar water. At 1% by volume, no. At 2% by volume, they consume much less. The implication is that hummingbirds have adjusted to small amounts of alcohol likely present in flowers and backyard feeders. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:23:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622142345.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621164736.htm DNA can mimic protein functions by folding into elaborate, three-dimensional structures, according to a new study. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:47:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621164736.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621121038.htm In nature, smaller animals often attach themselves to larger ones to 'hitch a ride' and save energy migrating large distances. Researchers show how microscopic Caenorhabditis elegans worms can use electric fields to 'jump' across Petri plates or onto insects, allowing them to glide through the air and attach themselves, for example, onto naturally charged bumblebee chauffeurs. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:10:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621121038.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620174452.htm A team of scientists has observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a partial melt channel at the base of the Cocos Plate. Situated 60 kilometers beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, the magma channel covers more than 100,000 square kilometers, and originated from the Galápagos Plume more than 20 million years ago, supplying melt for multiple magmatic events -- and persisting today. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:44:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620174452.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113809.htm The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge (UK) in the 7th century with an incredibly rare gold and garnet cross (the 'Trumpington Cross') has been reconstructed following analysis of her skull. The striking image is going on public display for the first time on 21st June, with new scientific evidence showing that she moved to England from Central Europe as a young girl, leading to an intriguing change in her diet. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:38:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113809.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230619120145.htm In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. While it was clearly a successful evolutionary strategy, paleontologists have long suspected that their long-necked bodies made them vulnerable to predators. Now, after almost 200 years of continued research, direct fossil evidence confirms this scenario for the first time in the most graphic way imaginable. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:01:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230619120145.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161945.htm First armoured dinosaur to be described from the Isle of Wight in 142 years, shows Ankylosaurs may have been far more diverse than originally thought Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:19:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161945.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183226.htm Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground in a reportedly world first. By using muon-detecting ground stations synchronized with an underground muon-detecting receiver, researchers were able to calculate the receiver's position in the basement of a six-story building. As GPS cannot penetrate rock or water, this new technology could be used in future search and rescue efforts, to monitor undersea volcanoes, and guide autonomous vehicles underground and underwater. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:32:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183226.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183147.htm By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new study. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:31:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183147.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220724.htm Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:07:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220724.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220643.htm For many technology enthusiasts, the metaverse has the potential to transform almost every facet of human life, from work to education to entertainment. Now, new research shows it could have environmental benefits, too. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220643.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220634.htm Have you ever noticed an ant in your home, only to find that a week later the whole colony has moved in? The traps you set up catch only a few of these ants, but soon, the rest of the colony has mysteriously disappeared. Now, a study explores how certain danger-signaling pheromones -- the scent markers ants emit to communicate with each other -- activate a specific part of the ants' brains and can change the behavior of an entire nest. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220634.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220621.htm Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million years. However, a new study from suggests that the creation of Earth was much more rapid, and that water and other essential ingredients for life were delivered to Earth very early on. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220621.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220617.htm A survey of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadian prairie reveals ancient groundwaters harbor not only diverse and active microbial communities, but also unexpectedly large numbers of microbial cells. Strikingly, some of these microbes seem to produce 'dark oxygen' (in the absence of sunlight) in such abundance that the oxygen may nourish not only those microbes, but may leak into the environment and support other oxygen-reliant microbes that can't produce it themselves. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220617.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220611.htm 新发现与先前的假设the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth. Moreover, the data suggests that 'when we're looking for exoplanets that harbor life, the planets do not necessarily need to have plate tectonics,' says the lead author of a new paper. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:06:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220611.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220525.htm Hundreds of human skulls and mandibles recovered from the Crenshaw site in southwest Arkansas are the remains of ancestors of the Caddo Nation and not foreign enemies, according to a new study. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:05:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220525.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220521.htm Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means that the fingers lock in a bent position. Now researchers have used data from over 7,000 affected individuals to look for genetic risk factors for the disease. The findings show that three of the strongest risk factors are inherited from Neanderthals. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:05:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220521.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190825.htm The first side-necked turtle ever to be found in the UK has been discovered by an amateur fossil collector and palaeontologists. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:08:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190825.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190754.htm Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:07:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190754.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits -- until now. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:56:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608120915.htm Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatened by -- changes in temperature. Researchers report that two-spot octopuses adapt to seasonal temperature shifts by producing different neural proteins under warm versus cool conditions. The octopuses achieve this by editing their RNA, the messenger molecule between DNA and proteins. This rewiring likely protects their brains, and the researchers suspect that this unusual strategy is used widely amongst octopuses and squid. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:09:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608120915.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215807.htm A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species' 'last gasp' during a period when Earth's warming climate forced massive changes to global dinosaur populations. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:58:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215807.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124123.htm A new paper argues that materials like wood, bacteria, and fungi belong to a newly identified class of matter, 'hydration solids.' The new findings emerged from ongoing research into the strange behavior of spores, dormant bacterial cells. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:41:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124123.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124035.htm Social ants are masters of cooperative disease defense. They collectively take care of each other to prevent the spread of infections within a colony. But how does an individual ant know whom it should groom? A multidisciplinary team of researchers combined experimental and theoretical approaches to get a detailed look into ants' sanitary decision-making. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:40:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124035.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230606111728.htm Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however, suggest that when pigeons sleep, they might experience visions of flight. Researchers studied brain activation patterns in sleeping pigeons, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The study revealed that similar to mammals, most of the brain is highly active during REM sleep. However, this wake-like state might come at a cost of reduced waste removal from the brain. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:17:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230606111728.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181344.htm Researchers have trained a robotic 'chef' to watch and learn from cooking videos, and recreate the dish itself. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:13:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181344.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150134.htm Researchers report that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood that foraging nest mates will find their way home quickly and safely by elevating their nest entrance. Ant colonies whose nests are found deep in the Tunisian saltpan are particularly reliant on the self-made landmarks. If the mound at the nest entrance was removed, they immediately began building a new hill, unless the researchers provided artificial landmarks. This phenomenon adds yet another fascinating facet to the amazing navigation skills of these tiny desert animals. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:01:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150134.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150125.htm Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth's crust and from one another. Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between different rare earth elements, using the ability of a bacterial protein to bind to another unit of itself, or 'dimerize,' when it is bound to certain rare earths, but prefer to remain a single unit, or 'monomer,' when bound to others. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:01:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150125.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150053.htm Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously hidden 'whole genome duplication' (WGD) in the common ancestor of these species, which seemingly opened the door to genetic variations that may have conferred an advantage around the time of a major mass extinction some 200 million years ago. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:00:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150053.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531101953.htm Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a study has found. In a set of experiments, individual plant cells responded to the touch of a very fine glass rod by sending slow waves of calcium signals to other plant cells, and when that pressure was released, they sent much more rapid waves. While scientists have known that plants can respond to touch, this study shows that plant cells send different signals when touch is initiated and ended. Wed, 31 May 2023 10:19:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531101953.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530124840.htm A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than 30 years ago are the oldest of their kind ever found in Australia, providing a rare glimpse into the life of these powerful, flying reptiles that lived among the dinosaurs. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:48:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530124840.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171805.htm Researchers show how their multilegged walking robot can be steered by inducing a dynamic instability. By making the couplings between segments more flexible, the robot changes from walking straight to moving in a curved path. This work can lead to more energy-efficient and reliable robotic navigation of terrain. Mon, 29 May 2023 17:18:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171805.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230526142234.htm The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created. The milestone puts them one step closer to developing next-generation cell-based therapies to treat diseases like diabetes and cancer. Fri, 26 May 2023 14:22:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230526142234.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141233.htm Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetles called weevils. A new study 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. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141233.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525140951.htm A new study suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic events in the planet's history. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:09:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525140951.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181948.htm A team of engineers has recently shown that nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air. Researchers describe the 'generic Air-gen effect'-- nearly any material can be engineered with nanopores to harvest, cost effective, scalable, interruption-free electricity. The secret lies in being able to pepper the material with nanopores less than 100 nanometers in diameter. Wed, 24 May 2023 18:19:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181948.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181855.htm Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plates. But a new study unexpectedly shows that African spiny mice produce the same structures beneath the skin of their tails, which until now had gone largely undetected. Wed, 24 May 2023 18:18:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181855.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523185024.htm Researchers have engineered bacteria to synthesize an amino acid that contains a rare functional group that others have shown to have implications in the regulation of our immune system. The researchers also taught a single bacterial strain to create the amino acid and place it at specific sites within target proteins. These findings provide a foundation for developing unique vaccines and immunotherapies in the future. Tue, 23 May 2023 18:50:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523185024.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123706.htm A robotic bee that can fly fully in all directions has been developed. With four wings made out of carbon fiber and mylar as well as four light-weight actuators to control each wing, the Bee++ prototype is the first to fly stably in all directions. That includes the tricky twisting motion known as yaw, with the Bee++ fully achieving the six degrees of free movement that a typical flying insect displays. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:37:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123706.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131304.htm A tiger-sized saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia has previously only been found in Russia. But scientists have discovered its fossils in South Africa, suggesting that it migrated 7,000 miles across the supercontinent Pangaea during the world's worst mass extinction 252 million years ago. Heading to South Africa allowed it to fill a gap in a faraway ecosystem that had lost its top predators. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:13:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131304.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519211815.htm Researchers reveal the molecular and cellular underpinnings behind the parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae's (E. muscae), ability to manipulate the behavior of fruit flies. Fri, 19 May 2023 21:18:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230519211815.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120907.htm Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged teeth unlike those of any known reptile. Along with other recent finds from Africa, it suggests that mosasaurs and other marine reptiles were evolving rapidly up until 66 million years ago, when they were wiped out by an asteroid along with the dinosaurs and around 90% of all species on Earth. Thu, 18 May 2023 12:09:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120907.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120111.htm Scales, spines, feathers and hair are examples of vertebrate skin appendages, which constitute a remarkably diverse group of micro-organs. Despite their natural multitude of forms, these appendages share early developmental processes at the embryonic stage. Researchers have discovered how to permanently transform the scales that normally cover the feet of chickens into feathers, by specifically modifying the expression of certain genes. Thu, 18 May 2023 12:01:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120111.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517122115.htm A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouflaging with plants and walking like an ant. Researchers report that this combination of camouflage and movement mimicry helps the spiders evade spider-eating spiders but does not deter hungry praying mantises. Wed, 17 May 2023 12:21:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517122115.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115536.htm Under certain circumstances, a rare tropical plant develops into a carnivore. A research team has now deciphered the mechanism responsible for this. Tue, 16 May 2023 11:55:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115536.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230515132039.htm Individual fish in schools scatter in unison when a predator is in their midst. Such precisely coordinated group movements and immobility during threats have long been observed in insects and mammals. Now, a brain pathway has been discovered that enables individual animals to rapidly coordinate a unified response, with no rehearsal required. Mon, 15 May 2023 13:20:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230515132039.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164607.htm A new paper rewrites the history of the darkest, most bizarre event in the history of palaeontology. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:46:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164607.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120558.htm There have been heated debates over the size of Jurassic animals. The speculation was set to continue, but now a chance discovery in an Oxfordshire museum has led to palaeontologists publishing a paper on a Jurassic species potentially reaching a whopping 14.4 meters -- twice the size of a killer whale. Wed, 10 May 2023 12:05:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120558.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120548.htm Surveying the body sizes of Earth's living organisms, researchers found that the planet's biomass -- the material that makes up all living organisms -- is concentrated in organisms at either end of the size spectrum. Wed, 10 May 2023 12:05:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120548.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120545.htm A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus and species of froghopper, known today as an insect with prodigious leaping ability in adulthood following a nymphal stage spent covered in a frothy fluid. Wed, 10 May 2023 12:05:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120545.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120529.htm Fecal microbiota transplants are the most effective and affordable treatment for recurrent infections with Clostridioides difficile, an opportunistic bacterium and the most common cause of hospital-acquired intestinal infections. However, attempts to treat chronic noncommunicable diseases such as ulcerative colitis and metabolic syndrome via fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) have yielded mixed results. Wed, 10 May 2023 12:05:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120529.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122125.htm They're well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also showing that it is skilled at 'playing dead', a behavior that researchers believe is a recorded world first. Tue, 09 May 2023 12:21:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122125.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122042.htm Fungal networks interconnecting trees in a forest is a key factor that determines the nature of forests and their response to climate change. These networks have also been viewed as a means for trees to help their offspring and other tree-friends, according to the increasingly popular 'mother-tree hypothesis'. An international group of researchers re-examined the evidence for and against this hypothesis in a new study. Tue, 09 May 2023 12:20:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122042.htm