New study finds birds build hanging-nests to protect offspring from nest invaders

A new study has found that birds build hanging-nests, particularly those with extended entrance tunnels, to help protect offspring against nest invaders like snakes and parasitic cuckoos.

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Popular folk medicine remedy known as 'The Secret' doesn't prevent bleeding after invasive heart procedures

A popular folk medicine remedy for staunching blood, known as "The Secret," doesn't stop bleeding after invasive coronary procedures used to diagnose or treat cardiac problems, finds research published in the open access journal Open Heart.

Chemists make the unimaginable possible in crystalline materials discovery

The world's best artists can take a handful of differently colored paints and create a museum-worthy canvas that looks like nothing else. They do so by drawing upon inspiration, knowledge of what's been done in the past and design rules they learned after years in the studio.

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