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May 12, 2025
Flamingos Create Water Tornados To Trap Their Prey
Researchers have documented how flamingos use their feet, heads and beaks to create a storm of swirling tornados, or vortices, in the water to efficiently concentrate and slurp up their prey.
May 12, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Sends CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Case Back To Patent Office for Reconsideration
Court of Appeals rules that Patent Trial and Appeal Board applied wrong legal standards for CRISPR-Cas9.
May 8, 2025
Not One, but Two Massive Black Holes Are Eating Away at This Galaxy
UC Berkeley astronomers found a stealth black hole that is a companion to the massive black hole in the galaxy’s core.