A Lone Dolphin Takes Up Residence in Front of St. Mark’s Square, Venice
了解名为 Mimmo 的海豚如何在威尼斯圣马可盆地定居,以及为什么它最大的威胁可能是人类。
Wild Chimpanzees May Be Consuming Two Alcoholic Drinks a Day
了解尿液测试如何揭示野生黑猩猩从自然发酵的水果中代谢酒精,以及这对人类进化意味着什么。
A 3D-Printed Elephant Inside a Living Cell Signals a Bioengineering Breakthrough
了解更多有关在活细胞内实现 3D 打印的尖端技术及其对未来生物工程的意义。
A Chilling Massacre in Prehistoric Serbia Took the Lives of Women and Children
了解史前欧洲最大规模的屠杀之一,揭示暴力如何影响铁器时代的领土冲突。
A Baby Macaque Has Gone Viral with His Plushie — What Punch Tells Us About Social Hierarchies
了解《Punch》,这只迅速走红的猕猴宝宝,以及它教给我们的关于依恋的知识。
Octopuses Pick Up On Invisible Microbial Cues to Avoid Rotting Food
了解章鱼如何利用微生物信号来检测腐烂的食物和无法存活的卵。
Uncovering the Mystery Behind Cold Sensation and Menthol’s Cooling Effect
研究人员解开了一个长达数十年之久的谜团,即人体如何感知寒冷,以及为什么薄荷醇感觉凉爽,为治疗疼痛、偏头痛和干眼症的新疗法铺平了道路。
40,000-Year-Old Stone Age Symbols May Be a Precursor to Written Language
了解研究人员如何分析 3,000 个旧石器时代符号,以发现与早期书写系统相当的结构化信息。
Echolocation Shapes a Bat’s Skull to Match Specific Frequencies
了解回声定位如何塑造通过嘴和鼻子发出高频声音的蝙蝠头骨。
Primates’ Climbing Techniques May Have Helped Shape Their Evolutionary Success
了解哺乳动物从树上进化而来的不同方式,以及这可以告诉我们有关早期灵长类进化的信息。
Plastic-Eating Microbes Could Help Tackle Our Environmental Mess
详细了解消耗塑料的微生物以及它们有一天如何帮助清洁我们的环境。
Snails and Sediments Reveal the True Age of a Site Occupied By Ancient Humans Who Left Africa
Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa.
Mysterious Virus Hiding Inside Common Gut Bacterium Linked to Colorectal Cancer
一种以前未知的病毒可能是评估结直肠癌风险和改善诊断的关键。
Like Dolphins, This Tiny Reef Fish Sees and May Be Experimenting With Its Reflection
了解濑鱼如何使用镜子甚至掉落食物来测试它们的反射,这种行为主要与哺乳动物有关。
Boomerang Earthquakes Don’t Just Move Forward — They Bounce Back
了解有关“回旋镖”地震的更多信息,以及为什么科学家说它们可能比以前认为的更为常见。