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。
Cosmic Snowmen Gained Their Unique Shape After Gently Spiraling Into Each Other
了解为什么居住在海王星以外偏远地区的一些冰冷物体看起来像雪人。
New Blood Test May Forecast Alzheimer’s Symptoms Years in Advance
了解测量关键阿尔茨海默氏症蛋白质的简单血液测试如何帮助估计症状可能何时开始,从而可能重塑预防研究。
Ultramarathon Running Could Rapidly Age and Breakdown Red Blood Cells
详细了解超级马拉松跑步对红细胞的影响,以及它如何对身体弊大于利。
Your Cat May Share the Same Cancer Genes as You, and Offer Clues for Treatment
了解猫和人类如何共享关键的癌症突变 - 以及为什么这些相似之处可以指导未来的治疗研究。
Deadliest U.S. Avalanche in Decades Raises Alarms About Changing Climate Conditions
了解有关太浩湖附近造成 8 名滑雪者死亡的大规模雪崩的更多信息,并揭示雪旱和气候变化如何增加雪崩风险。
Newly Discovered 95-Million-Year-Old Spinosaurus Was a "Heron-Like Beast"
了解新发现的 9500 万年前的奇异棘龙如何使用互锁的牙齿在古老的内陆河流系统中捕鱼。
Elephants Have 1,000 Delicate Whiskers on Their Trunks, and They May Transform Robotics
了解有关象须独特结构的更多信息,这种结构使它们能够拾起像玉米饼片这样易碎的东西而不会将其弄碎。这些精致的胡须很快就会激发先进的机器人技术。