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Friday, February 28, 2014
Birds Versus Windows
Brought to you by Ben Z.
On
the left is a painted bunting. On the right is a Canada warbler. Such
birds that migrate between continents are more likely to smash into
windows, according to a new study. The study also turned up the
surprising finding that lower-rise buildings — not skyscrapers — are
responsible for the vast majority of bird deaths by window.
CRAIG ONEAL/FLICKR, JEREMY MEYER/FLICKR
What We Can Learn From Galaxies Far, Far Away- TED Talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/henry_lin_what_we_can_learn_from_galaxies_far_far_away.html
Erasing Memories
Brought to you Ben Z.
A new study suggests that receiving an electrical shock to the brain
shortly after recalling a troubling event can help a person forget many
of the upsetting details.
wildpixel/iStockphoto
Apparently You Can Play A Record Underwater And It Will Still Make Beautiful Music
Brought to you by Davis
http://www.swimmersdaily.com/2014/02/22/evan-holms-art-installation-submerged-turntable-plays-music-underwater/
NASA's Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza, 715 New Worlds
Brought to you by Emily
The
artist concept depicts multiple-transiting planet systems, which are
stars with more than one planet. The planets eclipse or transit their
host star from the vantage point of the observer. This angle is called
edge-on.
Image Credit:
NASA
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
The Bad-Breath Defense
Tobacco hornworm caterpillars eat tobacco plants, which contain
nicotine. Scientists identified a gene that helps the caterpillars move
nicotine in their gut to their breath. The insects’ breath is bad enough
to repel wolf spiders that normally would eat them.
Daniel Schwen / Wikimedia Commons
Stress and the Brain
Brought to you by Angela
http://www.youramazingbrain.org/brainchanges/stressbrain.htm
Pesticide DDT Linked with Alzheimer's Disease
Brought to you by Christina
Credit: Artem Chernyshevych
Stock Xchung
60-Foot Giant Squid Hoax: How Big Do They Really Get?
Brought to you by Charlotte
Screenshot from Lightly Braised Turnip, www.lightlybraisedturnip.com
Myths and Misconceptions About Evolution
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http://www.youtube.com/
1.35 Million Children Seen in ER for Sports-Related Injuries
Brought to you by Samantha
The sport with the most
injuries is football, which also has the highest concussion rate.
Wrestling and cheerleading have the second and third highest concussion
rate.
Credit: Amy Myers/Fotolia
Friday, February 7, 2014
10 Years on Mars Leads to Liveable Mud
Brought to you by Jake
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/86526-10-years-on-mars-leads-to-liveable-mud
Slime Has Memory but No Brain
Brought to you by Angela
By leaving behind gooey deposits (left), Physarum polycephalum "remembers" where it's been.
Photograph courtesy Audrey Dussutour
This Will Make You Never, Ever Want To Put A Lemon Wedge In Your Water Again
Brought to you by Emmie
Stian Magnus Hatling via Getty Images
Beings Not Made for Space
Brought to you by Lilah
Scott J. Kelly, right, in 2011 with the
Russian astronauts Oleg Skripochka, left, and Aleksandr Kaleri after six
months aboard the International Space Station.
Bill Ingalls/NASA
What is Fat? -YouTube
Brought to you by Emily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhUrc4BnPgg
George Zaidan
Ancient Plague's DNA Revived From A 1,500-Year-Old Tooth
Graduate student Jennifer Klunk of McMaster University examines a tooth used to decode the genome of the ancient plague.
Courtesy of McMaster University
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