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A new study explains how cephalopods are able to camouflage themselves in vivid colors despite being only able to see in black and white. —
A new study explains how cephalopods are able to camouflage themselves in vivid colors despite being only able to see in black and white. http://ift.tt/29dV1EK via A new study explains how cephalopods are able to camouflage themselves in vivid colors despite … Continue reading
‘Autism genes’ might not be just genes for autism. To the researchers knowledge this is the first pathway-pathway interaction paper in autism. They also talked about not just genes but functions. — Like For Real Dough
‘Autism genes’ might not be just genes for autism. To the researchers knowledge this is the first pathway-pathway interaction paper in autism. They also talked about not just genes but functions. http://ift.tt/1SSZezz via ‘Autism genes’ might not be just genes for … Continue reading
What you should know about the most dangerous tree in the world
Signe Dean, In 1999, radiologist Nicola Strickland went on a holiday to the Caribbean island of Tobago, a tropical paradise complete with idyllic, deserted beaches. On her first morning there, she went foraging for shells and corals in the white … Continue reading
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Scientists find clues to the mystery of what causes lightning
It’s well-known that lightning is an electric current—a quick, powerful burst of charge that flows within a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. But surprisingly, scientists still don’t fully understand how the initial spark forms that generates such … Continue reading
The Flamingo: Evolution Doing Flamboyant Stupidity to Perfection!
Flamingos – the most unnecessarily flamboyant creatures on Earth. What evolutionary trait can have a bird with emaciated and spindly legs stay that way for millions of years? Seriously, at what stage of adaptation did being bright pink, loud, and … Continue reading
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Contain Yourself
Each day, thousands of containers land on our wharves where their contents are swiftly trucked off to stores, into our homes, then to landfills. http://gregbraywriter.com/2016/03/11/contain-yourself/
Tuesday Feature episode 33: Thomas Nuhse
This week we speak to Lecturer Thomas Nuhse about his unique role here in the Faculty of Life Sciences. Please explain your role here in the Faculty. I’m just a regular lecturer at the Faculty of Life Sciences and … Continue reading
Scientists and mathematicians aren’t all white men—but you wouldn’t know that from the movies
What do you see when you picture a scientist? For most people—myself included—the default answer is probably a white man in a lab coat, hunched over a microscope. The same image arises for the archetypical computer programmer (a white man … Continue reading
There’s arsenic in our rice—and here’s an easy way to get it out
Rice is delicious, inexpensive, naturally gluten-free… and, as a 2012 Consumer Reports investigation uncovered to the dismay of many, full of arsenic. The magazine’s investigation tested a range of common rice products and found the poison in basically all (white rice, brown rice, organic rice … Continue reading
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Brazil has tallest environmental research tower in Latin America
Brazil and Germany have opened the tallest environmental observation tower in Latin America, a 325-meter (1,065-foot) structure that will allow scientists to study the effects of climate change on the Amazon jungle, officials said. The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, or … Continue reading
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