AvatarDeniz AkmanEarliest Bird Claim Ruffles FeathersWIRED - Michael BalterA team of scientists claims to have found the earliest known bird. But critics question whether it really is a bird, and some are not entirely …
AvatarDeniz AkmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGenetically-engineered mosquitoes find humans less attractiveearthsky.org - Eleanor ImsterResearchers have genetically engineered mosquitoes to alter the way they respond to odors and block the insects’ attraction to humans. In 2007, …
AvatarDeniz AkmanCan we breed the burps out of cows?verified_publisherThe Verge - Jacob KastrenakesCows, goats, deer, and sheep naturally produce an abundance of methane — one of the more powerful greenhouse gases — but researchers are hoping that they can all but bring an end to that with selective breeding. Preliminary findings suggest it can be done, according to a team of researchers from …
AvatarDeniz AkmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBrazil rainforest deforestation leads to seed shrinkagebbc.co.uk - By Rebecca MorelleThe destruction of tropical rainforests is having an even greater impact on the environment than was previously thought, a study suggests. Scientists have found that deforestation in Brazil is causing trees to produce smaller, weaker seeds that are less likely to regenerate. They believe this has …
AvatarDeniz AkmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow the turtle got its unique hard shellbbc.co.uk - By Melissa HogenboomHow the turtle shell evolved has puzzled scientists for years, but new research sheds light on how their hard shells were formed. Scientists say the ancient fossil skeleton of an extinct South African reptile has helped bridge a 30 to 55-million-year gap. This ancestor of the modern turtle, …
