Scientoon on the reaction of Mosquito on Plastic Pollution

Scientoon on the reaction of Mosquito on Plastic Pollution

Group of three scientist (Rana Al-Jaibachi, Ross N. Cuthbert, and Amanda Callaghan) from UK found that the microplastic, a very common pollutant is not only polluting ecosystem but it is transferring ontogenically from a feeding (larva) into a non-feeding (pupa) life stage and subsequently into the adult terrestrial life stage.

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Referrence: Al-Jaibachi R, Cuthbert RN, Callaghan A (2018) Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for  aerial dispersal of microplastics. Biol. Lett. 14: 20180479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0479

Scitoon on How Human become long runner

Scitoon on How Human become long runner

In a new paper, published in the September 12 issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report on studies of mice engineered to lack gene, called CMAH, and resulting data that suggest the lost gene may also have contributed to humanity's well-documented claim to be among the best long-distance runners in the animal kingdom

Reference: Oker-blom et al(2018)  Human-like Cmah inactivation in mice increases running endurance and decreases muscle fatigability: implications for human evolution Proc. R. Soc. B 285 20181656 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1656. Published 12 September 2018

Scientoon on Palm cockatoos use tools to make music

Palm cockatoos use tools to make music

Cockatoos are already known for their wicked dance moves, but study reveals that they can create their own beat as well. Researchers observing 18 palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) in northern Australia discovered that, when courting a mate, male cockatoos grab a stick or a seedpod and start rhythmically whacking a hollow tree branch, producing a steady beat. One can see the video of same in youtube at https://youtu.be/lKHmfkh7nJk while the whole paper can be found at http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/6/e1602399.