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Month: December 2008

I feel… different. Prettier.

10 December 2008 grant b 0

RedOrbit.com has a comprehensive overview (and yes, this is a summary of an overview) of research proving male organisms around the world are becoming feminized:

The research shows that

… Read the rest “I feel… different. Prettier.”

Weight-busting Worms.

9 December 2008 grant b 0

No, they don’t literally suck the fat from your waistline, but Scienceblog.com does show how roundworms are beating the battle of the bulge:

A previously unknown mutation discovered

… Read the rest “Weight-busting Worms.”

That’s a C-sharp, right?

8 December 2008 grant b 0

Biology News Net had a study not so long ago into how our brains recognize music. Researchers at University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and Department of Brain and Cognitive… Read the rest “That’s a C-sharp, right?”

Science Art: Explorer VII

6 December 2008 grant b 0



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The Explorer VII satellite, carried into space aboard a Juno II rocket on October 13, 1959. It weighed 91.5 pounds, and analyzed Earth’s radiation while looking… Read the rest “Science Art: Explorer VII”

Einstein’s Fridge

5 December 2008 grant b 0

Albert Einstein: atomic physicist, scientific genius, refrigerator maker? Back in the 1920s, he and his pupil Leo Szilard saw a need for a refrigerator (which is, if you think about it, … Read the rest “Einstein’s Fridge”

Island of 10,000 Creatures.

4 December 2008 grant b 0

National Geographic has some great images of tiny crabs, shrimp and other colorful creatures among the 10,000 species just catalogued on Espiritu Santo, Republic of Vanuatu:

During the

… Read the rest “Island of 10,000 Creatures.”

Paper Memory

3 December 2008 grant b 0

Physorg.com writes it down to remember, using new techniques to create paper flash drives:

Martins, a scientist at the New University of Lisbon in Portugal, continues: “What we have shown

… Read the rest “Paper Memory”

Solar Sea Slug

2 December 2008 grant b 0

New Scientist loves nudibranchs… especially when they can generate their own power from sunlight:

Elysia chlorotica is a lurid green sea slug, with a gelatinous leaf-shaped body,

… Read the rest “Solar Sea Slug”

Ancient High.

1 December 2008 grant b 0

Dude.
Cannabis researchers in China have found world’s oldest stash:

CBC reports:
Researchers say they have located the world’s oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote

… Read the rest “Ancient High.”

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