What do you have to say?
That’s the question posed by a fun linguistic think-piece in the New York Times. The article looks over the latest developments in linguistic determination – the idea that… Read the rest “What do you have to say?”
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Lungless, projectile-tongued salamander discovered.
And it’s up to the Guardian to tell me about the latest critter found in Appalachia:
… Read the rest “Lungless, projectile-tongued salamander discovered.”Its jaw and tooth structure suggest that it uses a projectile tongue to capture small prey such as
Look who’s running the asylum.
And, in fact, the whole discipline of psychology. National Post exposes the sad truth that industrialized, post-Enlightenment Westerners are weird:
… Read the rest “Look who’s running the asylum.”The article, titled “The
Homegrown eyes.
Medical Daily is dishing up a bright new recipe for making biological corneas from scratch:
… Read the rest “Homegrown eyes.”More than a decade ago, Dr. Griffith and her colleagues began developing biosynthetic corneas
Science Art: Repeating circle with two telescopes, Caroline Hassler, 1820
Image of Victorian-era coastal survey equipment found in the NOAA Photo Library.
The equipment belonged to the artist’s grandfather, a Swiss immigrant and West… Read the rest “Science Art: Repeating circle with two telescopes, Caroline Hassler, 1820”
Dry water.
No, not ice, but, as the Telegraph explains it, a form of water that just isn’t wet:
… Read the rest “Dry water.”Each particle of dry water contains a water droplet surrounded by a sandy silica coating. In fact,
Unselfish? Don’t expect us to *like* it.
Science Daily explores an ugly side of human nature. Research shows that groups don’t like good guys among them:
… Read the rest “Unselfish? Don’t expect us to *like* it.”Four separate studies led by a Washington State University social
Pee-pee power.
I went there. No, really, I went there. The BBC reports on the way chemists will use urine as fuel:
… Read the rest “Pee-pee power.”Dr Tao said: “Growing up in rural eastern China I was aware of the use of urea as an agricultural
Science Art: Triceratops-Eotriceratops size 02, by Conty.
Image from Wikimedia Commons, where it soon might be deleted for making the Eotriceratops too large.
They always seem to put the people at the wrong end.
Zombie ants from 48 million BC!!
Science Daily assures us these shocking, primordial monsters are very real:
… Read the rest “Zombie ants from 48 million BC!!”“This leaf shows clear signs of one well documented form of zombie-parasite, a fungus which infects
Take a hike, kid.
G’wan. Get out of here. No, you don’t need me to hold your hand. The Guardian says you should go outside and play!
… Read the rest “Take a hike, kid.”[A] growing body of evidence is starting to show that it’s
Look happy, feel happy.
It’s not just about paralyzing your face to make you look younger. Not too long ago, Indiana University revealed that Botox really does make people happier:
… Read the rest “Look happy, feel happy.”Here’s David Havas,
Before there was DNA….
That’s what’s still going inside this food-poisoning bacteria, according to Science Daily. Its genetic material is so ancient, it’s older than genes as we know them… Read the rest “Before there was DNA….”
Destination Venus.
Or, as Discovery News puts it, RETURN TO HELL:
… Read the rest “Destination Venus.”We have a lot of unanswered questions about Venus that warrant a return surface visit. Venus might have once had oceans and even incubated life.
Science Art: Deep Sea Angler, by Justin Marshall, QBI.
This is a photograph taken off Osprey Reef by researchers with the Sensory Neurology Group of the Queensland Brain Institute. No, not marine biologists – but scientists… Read the rest “Science Art: Deep Sea Angler, by Justin Marshall, QBI.”