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What is Impossible in Evolution?
Could humans ever evolve to have wings? Why don’t fish have propellers? Why don’t tigers have wheels? Why don’t zebras have laser turrets? These might all seem like stupid questions (and maybe they are!) but they can teach us a … Continue reading
NASA Is Naming Landmarks Discovered on Mars in Navajo Language
Canyon de Chelly National Monument (“Tséyi’” in Navajo) in Arizona is located on Navajo Nation land. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech) “We hope that having our language used in the Perseverance mission will inspire more of our young Navajo people to understand … Continue reading
Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland’s ice – and lost in a freezer for years – hold lessons about climate change | The Conversation
This ancient ecosystem showed that the ice sheet had melted to the ground in northern Greenland within the past million years. In 1963, inside a covert U.S. military base in northern Greenland, a team of scientists began drilling down through … Continue reading
Dispatch 14: Covid Crystal Ball | Radiolab | WNYC Studios
On today’s episode, doctors witness the worldwide pandemic playing out in a single human body. Last summer, at a hospital in England, a man in his 70s being treated for complications with cancer tested positive for covid-19. He had lymphoma, … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, How does my mind talk to my body?
The nerve connecting mind and body This week CrowdScience investigates the information superhighway connecting mind with body. The Vagus nerve is part of our parasympathetic nervous system, delivering information from all our major organs to the brain stem, and stimulating … Continue reading
Ultrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses – ScienceBlog.com
The coronavirus’ structure is an all-too-familiar image, with its densely packed surface receptors resembling a thorny crown. These spike-like proteins latch onto healthy cells and trigger the invasion of viral RNA. While the virus’ geometry and infection strategy is generally … Continue reading
NTU Singapore scientists develop device to ‘communicate’ with plants
Plant talk: A team of scientists led by #NTUsg has developed a device that can ‘communicate’ with plants by delivering electrical signals to and from plants. Potential uses of the device include monitoring the health of crops to enhance #foodsecurity … Continue reading
Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting
With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on Earth! Hosted by: Hank Green
The Inner Life of the Cell by Harvard and HHMI narrated by Tydell
The Inner Life of the Cell by Harvard and HHMI This is just me showing you how much you’ve already learned about biology.
Sperm whales in 19th century shared ship attack information | The Guardian
Philip Hoare @philipwhale Wed 17 Mar 2021 07.01 GMT Whalers’ logbooks show rapid drop in strike rate in north Pacific due to changes in cetacean behaviour When facing a human attack, sperm whales abandoned the defensive circles used against … Continue reading
