Birdsong and human voice built from the same genetic blueprint

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Recent research has revealed a common genetic link between the larynx – the vocal organ of mammals, reptiles and amphibians – and the syrinx – the vocal organ of birds. This figure illustrates the evolution of the larynx and syrinx … Read more

The world’s largest camera, precious, fragile and built in Menlo Park, makes an epic journey to the South American mountaintop

Staff members give the media a tour of the newly built 3,200 megapixel LSST camera, the largest camera ever built, at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. After twenty years of work, the device will soon be packed up and shipped to a mountaintop in Chile to … Read more