For older drivers, study finds, one drink may be one too many
You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough … Read more
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Crazy Ants Dominate Fire Ants By Neutralizing Their Venom
Invasive “crazy ants” are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern U.S. by secreting a compound that neutralizes fire ant venom, according to … Read more
Scientists rethink the color and fuzz of dinosaurs
New research that revises recently established conventions allowing scientists to decipher color in dinosaurs may also provide a tool for understanding the evolutionary emergence of … Read more
Researchers identify one of the earliest stars in the universe
The discovery suggests that the very first generation of stars may not have been as powerful as previously thought. As the Big Bang’s name suggests, … Read more
Brain Scans Show We Take Risks Because We Can’t Stop Ourselves
A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe … Read more
Engineer Converts Yeast Cells into ‘Sweet Crude’ Biofuel
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered … Read more
Bats Use Water Ripples to Hunt Frogs
As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals and predators … Read more
Theory for Metamaterials That Act as an Analog Computer
A new study shows that metamaterials can be designed to do “photonic calculus” by working like an analog computer. “Thanks to recent advances in nanotechnology, … Read more
First battery-powered invisibility cloak
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have proposed the first design of a cloaking device that uses an external source of energy to … Read more
Walk of shame? It depends on your gender
Regret and casual sex may go hand in hand but for different reasons, depending on the sex of the participants. According to new research by … Read more
Daily Online Testing Boosts College Performance, Cuts Achievement Gaps
More low-income students are attending college than ever before, but many of them are ill prepared for the challenges of higher learning. Now University of … Read more
