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Smelly microbes help hyenas to communicate
Bacteria in scent glands give information about hosts’ species, sex and reproductive state. The hordes of microbes that inhabit every nook and cranny of every animal…
AuthorAID to add online courses for social scientists
AuthorAID, a network that helps scientists in developing countries publish and communicate their work, is seeking partners to help develop courses specific to social sciences. These would…
Enhanced medical vision
The ability to look inside the human body without using a scalpel has revolutionized how we diagnose and treat illness and injury. See the infographic in Nature.
Pesticide makes invading ants suicidally aggressive
Neonicotinoids change behaviour in ways that could affect spread of invasive species. Neonicotinoid insecticides have developed a bad reputation for their unintended and potentially harmful effects…
Cultured follicles offer hope for beating baldness
Old cell-growth method moves hair restoration technique from mice to humans. Life seemed to be unfair to balding people. More than four decades ago, scientists found…
Low-tech data access is still needed
Here at the World Social Science Forum 2013 in Montreal, Canada, scientists are still calling for innovative, low-tech methods that will enable people in developing nations to capitalise…