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The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape
Its brain works out the trigonometry of your hand to ensure the best escape trajectory. Muscles on the outside of its chest ...
ZME Science on MSN7d
Maggots Can “Taste” Texture—And That’s Why They Prefer Rotting Food
The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...
Nature13d
Biologists pinpoint neurons that sense how food tastes and feels — in maggots
For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.
NDTV20d
World War 2 Soldier Was Buried Without Brain, Family Finds It 80 Years Later
Donnie MacRae was captured during the Battle of St Valery in France in 1940 (Representational) A soldier, who died as a German prisoner of war in 1941, was buried without his brain, a fact his ...
Science Daily11d
Why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
The new study addressed this issue in fruit fly larvae, commonly called maggots, because of the simplicity of their nervous system and the available genetic tools. The researchers established that ...
CNN2d
2 people charged in fatal stabbing of Fort Campbell soldier in Tennessee, police say
Two people have been charged in the death of a Fort Campbell soldier who was stabbed nearly 70 times last year, police said Saturday. Sofia Rodas, 35, has been charged with first-degree murder and ...
NDTV20d
World War 2 Soldier Was Buried Without Brain, Family Finds It 80 Years Later
Donnie MacRae was captured during the Battle of St Valery in France in 1940 (Representational) A soldier, who died as a German prisoner of war in 1941, was buried without his brain, a fact his family ...
BBC23d
The World War Two soldier buried without his brain
Donnie MacRae grew up in Gairloch and was a talented tailor Scottish soldier Donnie MacRae died ... discovered he had been buried without his brain. Donnie died in a PoW hospital in 1941 and ...
WebMD18d
How to Get Rid of Maggots
House fly. Muscidae maggots are found in rotting garbage and are often associated with unsanitary conditions. Soldier fly. Stratiomyidae maggots live in decomposing organic matter, are used in ...
KVPR11d
Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...
AOL22d
The World War Two soldier buried without his brain
Scottish soldier Donnie MacRae died as German prisoner of war during World War Two - but it was not until almost 80 years later that his family discovered he had been buried without his brain.
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Enlisted Soldiers: Your Guide to the Marketplace
FORT KNOX, Ky. – Managing the careers and assignments of Soldiers is a complex, dynamic process that requires efficiency, flexibility, and precision. The Enlisted Marketplace is a critical ...