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February 23, 2022

A moth that has developed acoustic camouflage. Courtesy of the author, Thomas Niall University of Bristol.

Moths and bats have been in an evolutionary arms race for millions of years - and we're still uncovering their tricks

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Many species of moths, which are the favorite prey of many bats, have developed all kinds of tricks to avoid being eaten. Some of them developed a sense of hearing at the appropriate frequencies and others, lacking the ability to hear, developed acoustic instead of visual camouflage solutions
ESA's Laser Ranging Station in Tenerife aims its green laser at the sky. Credit: ESA

A laser observation station will make it possible to identify dangers of satellite collisions and space debris

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The European Space Agency's station in Tenerife is a technology testing facility and an essential first step in making waste reduction widely accessible to all players in space who have an impact on the future of our space environment * It will be able to track satellites even in the sky today
A new species of spider discovered in the steppe. Photo: from the study. Courtesy of the Hebrew University.

A new species of spider was discovered in Israel

The spider, which was discovered for the first time in the Arava region, prefers soils free of oil pollution and thus constitutes a biological marker
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