Analyzing a new database of insect eggs’ sizes and shapes suggests that where eggs are laid helps explain some of their diversity of forms. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/evolution-insect-egg-size-shape-diversity-database4…
Tag: Eggs
6 amazing facts about ants
It’s summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. And summertime is ant time. Here are 6 things about ants you might not know. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/amazing-facts-ants…
Google’s Login Chief: Apple’s Sign-In Button Is Better Than Using Passwords
After Apple announced a single sign-on tool last week, The Verge interviewed Google product management director Mark Risher. Though Google offers its own single sign-on tool, The Verge found him “surprisingly sunny about having a new button to compete with. While the login buttons are relatively simple, they’re much more resistant to common attacks like phishing, making them much stronger than…
When fighting lice, focus on kids’ heads, not hats or toys
Learning a little about lice makes for a more efficient battle against the bugs. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/growth-curve/lice-nits-eggs-comb-hats-toys4…
Baby pterosaurs may have hatched ready to fly right out of the egg
The prehistoric pterosaurs that lived alongside dinosaurs grew well-developed wings while still in their eggs, which may have let them fly soon after hatching Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206257-baby-pterosaurs-may-have-hatched-ready-to-fly-right-out-of-the-egg/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Plan to remove hen harrier eggs and raise them in captivity criticised
England’s nature regulator is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to take hen harrier eggs from the wild and rear the birds in captivity Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205830-plan-to-remove-hen-harrier-eggs-and-raise-them-in-captivity-criticised/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Swan EGGs in the sky: Astronomers conduct radio observations of free-floating evaporating gas globules in Cygnus OB2
Using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), astronomers have carried out radio observations of the so-called free-floating evaporating gas globules or (frEGGs) in the Cygnus OB2 region. Results of this observational campaign, presented in a paper published April 17 on arXiv.org, provide more details about the properties of these peculiar objects. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-04-swan-eggs-sky-astronomers-radio.html…
Male emperor penguins are good dads
In fact, they’re one of nature’s best animal dads. This month – autumn in Antarctica – their breeding cycle begins. But there’s still a long winter ahead. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/male-penguin-eggs…
A Pagan Easter
Julian Rose – We don’t need a priest to divert us from the truth. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/21/a-pagan-easter/…