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Why is the U.S. Navy interested in Cicadas?

June 4, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

It turns out the swarms of loud, creepy insects serve a human purpose beyond frying those tasty little suckers in butter. When the Brood II cicadas emerge in the northeastern […]

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Animals, How Things Work, Science News, Technology

The lifelong self-experiment of Santorius Santorius

April 2, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Throughout history, certain scientists have solved the moral dilemma of experimenting on animals by turning themselves into guinea pigs instead. While this might not be the safest or even the […]

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How Things Work, Medicine, Science History

Moon or frying pan?

April 1, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

NASA may be an agency of extremely intelligent science buffs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a little fun on April Fools’ Day. For their Astronomy Picture of the […]

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Space, Weird Science

The oldest light in the universe gets its closeup

March 21, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Don’t worry, it’s much less terrifying than Norma Desmond, and infinitely more complex. Researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) released their image of the light produced by the Big […]

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Natural History, Science News, Space, Technology

Car traffic driving micro-evolution?

March 19, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

It’s hard to think that you can evolve to avoid fatal car crashes, but apparently, you can. Well not you, but other creatures like cliff swallows can. Ecologist Charles Brown at […]

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Animals, Ecology, Evolution, Our Environment, Science News

Probably the cutest Kickstarter yet

March 19, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

What good is science if it doesn’t inspire the younger generations? Not much good at all, really, which is why this fourth grade class from North Carolina is positively joy-inducing. […]

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How Things Work, Our Environment, Science News, Technology

It’s definitely maybe the Higgs boson

March 14, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Scientists at CERN now say they have definitely found the Higgs boson… sort of. The European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN – stated today that the research gathered last […]

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Physics, Science News

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