Tuesday, May 27, 2014

A Tale of Wolves, Moose and Missing Ice

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With few wolves left on Isle Royale, the moose population has been growing.

Deep-Sea Vehicle Nereus Lost 6 Miles Down

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The deep-sea research vehicle Nereus, owned and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was one of a kind.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ADVANCED IMAGING AND VISUALIZATION LAB, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

Small Cubes that Self-Assemble - MIT Video

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http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/04/mit-builds-modular-robots-that-self-assemble/


Football: Concussions, Years of Play Related to Brain Differences, Especially in Areas Linked to Memory

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College football players with and without a history of concussions have less volume in the hippocampal region of the brain that relates to memory and emotion.
Credit: Image courtesy of University of Tulsa

If Superpowers Were Real: Super Speed - TED Ed Video

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http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-super-speed-joy-lin


A Giant Among Dinosaurs, Discovered in Argentina

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Pablo Puerta of the Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio lies alongside a sauropod dinosaur femur. Paleontologists from the museum have announced the discovery of a new species of titanosaur, the largest animals known to walk the Earth.
Jose Maria Farfaglia/Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio via AP

Brain Zaps Can Trigger Lucid Dreams

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In lucid dreams, people are aware of the fact that they are dreaming, and can control their dream plot.
Credit: Bruce Rolff, Shutterstock