Astronomers have recorded the collision of a neutron star with an unknown object (www.mpg.de)
Cells inherit protection from sunburn (www.mpg.de)
Do apes have humor? (www.mpg.de)
Lupus trigger discovered (www.mpg.de)
European parrots have dialects (www.mpg.de)
Cardiac regeneration [in mice] becomes possible (www.mpg.de)
[Max Plank Society] New insights into the origin of the Indo-European languages (www.mpg.de)
The study involved linguists and geneticists, and estimated the family to be around 8100 years old, with five main branches splitting off 7000 years ago or so. That fits neither the Kurgan/Steppe hypothesis nor the farming/Anatolian one. Instead the authors propose a hybrid hypothesis, with PIE spreading initially from the...
Air pollution impairs successful mating of flies (www.mpg.de)
High levels of ozone destroy the chemical mating signal of the insects and may thus contribute to global insect decline
Desert ants increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks (www.mpg.de)
