Pendulums, Predators And Prey: The Ecology Of Coupled Oscillations:
Connect one pendulum to another with a spring, and in time the motions of the two swinging levers will become coordinated. This behavior of coupled oscillators---long a fascination of physicists and mathematicians---also can help biologists seeking to understand such questions as why some locations overflow with plants and animals while others are bereft, University of Michigan theoretical ecologist John Vandermeer maintains.
Why Do Some Queen Bees Eat Their Worker Bee's Eggs?:
Worker bees, wasps and ants are often considered neuter. But in many species they are females with ovaries, who although unable to mate, can lay unfertilized eggs which turn into males if reared.
Found: The Apple Gene For Red:
CSIRO researchers have located the gene that controls the colour of apples -- a discovery that may lead to bright new apple varieties.
Cats Can Succumb To Feline Alzheimer's Disease, Study Shows:
Ageing cats can develop a feline form of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reveals.
Learning During Sleep? Researchers Investigate Communication Between Memory Areas:
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have been investigating how memories might be consolidated.
Low Self-esteem? Avoid Crime Novels With Surprise Endings:
Not everyone enjoys a murder mystery with a surprise ending, new research suggests.
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So like the aussies to behind the times in the apple-gene-colour race. Here in NZMy old work knows how to make apple flesh red!