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• Scientists shine light on world's least-studied bat
• How poverty molds the brain
• New species of dolphin found in Australian waters
• Coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate change
• Echolocation: Bats and whales behave in surprisingly similar ways
• 'Lost world' discovered on Australia’s Cape York Peninsula
• Model virus structure shows why there's no cure for common cold

Scientists shine light on world's least-studied bat Posted: 29 Oct 2013 02:19 PM PDT The Mortlock Islands flying fox, a large, breadfruit-eating bat native to a few remote and tiny Pacific islands, has long been regarded as one of the world's least studied bats. Today researchers published a wealth of new information on this "forgotten" species, including the first detailed observations of wild populations.

How poverty molds the brain Posted: 29 Oct 2013 02:18 PM PDT Groundbreaking research nearly two decades ago linking a mother's educational background to her children's literacy and cognitive abilities stands out among decades of social science studies demonstrating the adverse effects of poverty. Now new research has taken that finding in a neuroscientific direction: linking poor processing of auditory information in the adolescent brain to a lower maternal educational background.

New species of dolphin found in Australian waters Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT A species of humpback dolphin previously unknown to science is swimming in the waters off northern Australia, according to biologists.

Coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate change Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:37 AM PDT Coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate warming, improving their chance of surviving through the end of this century, if there are large reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study. Results further suggest corals have already adapted to part of the warming that has occurred.

Echolocation: Bats and whales behave in surprisingly similar ways Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:16 AM PDT Sperm whales weigh up to 50 tons, and the smallest bat barely reaches a gram. Nevertheless, the two species share the same success story: They both have developed the ability to use echolocation -- a biological sonar -- for hunting. Now researchers show that the biosonar of toothed whales and bats share surprisingly many similarities -- even though they live in very different environments and vary extremely in size.

'Lost world' discovered on Australia’s Cape York Peninsula Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:36 PM PDT An expedition to Cape York Peninsula in north-east Australia has found three vertebrate species new to science and isolated for millions of years -- a bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko, a golden-colored skink and a boulder-dwelling frog.

Model virus structure shows why there's no cure for common cold Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:23 PM PDT In a pair of landmark studies that exploit the genetic sequencing of the "missing link" cold virus, rhinovirus C, scientists have constructed a three-dimensional model of the pathogen that shows why there is no cure yet for the common cold.

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