That’s the argument Laboratory Equipment describes some mathematical taxonomists (there’s a discipline for you) are making – claiming that some kinds of plankton… Read the rest “Some critters are so small, they can’t make a species.”
Science Daily has more on the strange, previously unknown sensory organ in insects:
… Read the rest “Mosquitos *taste* heat.”Notice how mosquitoes always seem to bite where there is the most blood? That is because those areas are
Medical Xpress reports on the colorful work of Ohio State U neuroscientists who have studied the effects of nightlights on depression:
… Read the rest “Red light beats blue mood.”In a study involving hamsters, researchers found
Nature has the details on what it takes to come back from a decapitation:
… Read the rest “(Can’t beat this headline) “How to regrow your head.””Knocking out a single gene can switch on a worm’s ability to regenerate parts of its body, even enabling it to
AP (via Yahoo!) has the first reactions to meat grown in a petri dish rather than on a farm:
… Read the rest “Lab-grown meat: first taste “feels like a conventional hamburger””Two volunteers who participated in the first public frying of hamburger grown in a lab said Monday
People seem to like caissons (pressurized chambers used to build foundations underwater), or so my search referrals tell me.
Well, here’s what working in a caisson can do to you –… Read the rest “Science Art: Sketch of a Decompression Chamber in Use from Caisson Sickness, and the Physiology of Work in Compressed Air, by Leonard Hill, M.B., 1912.”
BBC says that’s what’s going on in the Netherlands. The baboons were terrified, but no one knows why;
… Read the rest “Zookeepers baffled by spooked baboons.”The behaviour started on Monday evening, and only now are the 112 baboons
Doctor Dolittle… well, not exactly. But The Telegraph reads dogs’ faces to see if they’re happy to see you:
… Read the rest “Watch your dog’s left eyebrow. That’s how they say they’re glad to see you.”Animal behaviour experts have found the animals’ emotions
BBC reports on the struggle to develop an early blood test for Alzheimer’s:
… Read the rest “A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease – almost here.”A technique published in the journal Genome Biology showed differences in the tiny fragments of genetic
ExtremeTech introduces the technology of the supervillain – the brain-to-brain interface (BBI), a new device that lets humans control animals with their thoughts:
… Read the rest “Controlling rats with OUR BRAINS.”Simply by thinking
The Telegraph celebrates the effect rituals have on our appetites, with research that shows saying grace makes the meal taste better:
… Read the rest “Grace makes the meal taste better (and singing improves the birthday cake).”The study, by researchers from Minnesota University,
FT.com introduces us to the genteel, cultured Fabiola Gianotti – accomplished pianist, paleontologist’s daughter, coffee enthusiast, trained classicist… and… Read the rest “Meet the woman who found “the God particle”.”
From “Collection 476, 1re série” collector cards showing the history of ballooning. They were printed in France sometime before 1900. The Montgolfier Brothers flew their… Read the rest “Science Art: First test flight with an aerostat at Annonay”
Archaeologists in China have found a collection of bamboo texts – including copies of the I Ching, Tao Te Ching, the Analects of Confucius and other classics. New York Times reports… Read the rest “A book that’s physically older than Jesus.”
SONG: “Better Angels” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates… Read the rest “SONG: Better angels.”
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