Olivia Trani
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Using Math to Make More ‘Uplifting’ Surfboard Fins
(Inside Science) -- More people are hitting the beach with surfboards in tow these days. The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association estimates there were 2.5 million surfers in the U.S. alone in 2016, a 40 percent increase since 2004. And as popularity and professionalism in surfing has grown, so has scientific interest in the sport. → Read More
Bolivian Macaws May Help Forests Prosper
(Inside Science) -- Ten thousand years ago in what is now Bolivia, giant sloths, ancient elephants and behemoth armadillos inadvertently helped cultivate today’s tropical forests by carrying seeds to suitable habitats. These prehistoric seed distributors are long gone, but researchers claim that modern macaws have adopted this vital dispersing task. Macaws’ seed-spreading role was long… → Read More
BRIEF: Follow Your Gut (Microbes)
New research suggests that gut microbes tell flies what to eat. → Read More
Synthetic Rhinoceros Horns Spark Economic Debate on Conservation
(Inside Science) -- At the turn of the 20th century, half a million rhinoceroses roamed the Earth. Now fewer than 30,000 are left, threatened by habitat loss and the spread of poaching.Despite increased police enforcement, rhino poaching rates have dramatically risen as demand for their horns has soared. South Africa, home to roughly 70 percent of the world’s rhino population, lost 13 rhinos to… → Read More
BRIEF: How Sound May Save the Manatee
(Inside Science) -- The Florida manatee has no real predator save for one: boats. Watercraft strikes kill about 100 victims each year from this threatened population, making boats the leading cause of manatee death.However, marine mammal scientists Edmund and Laura Gerstein from Boca Raton believe they have an acoustic solution to curb manatee mortality. → Read More
BRIEF: Ancient Whales Used Teeth to Filter-Feed
(Inside Science) -- How did blue whales and humpback whales get their baleen? The baleen whale family, also known as the mysticetes, is named after the comb-like keratinous plates that trap small prey in the whales' cavernous mouths. Researchers believe an ancient whale species may help explain the origin of these oral sieves. → Read More
'Burung Harry Potter' Owls Found in Indonesian Markets
Concerned scientists look for "Harry Potter" effect to explain Indonesia's new owl trade. → Read More