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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Making music with spider silk

November 30, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Continuing in the let’s-just-steal-this-from-nature vein, researchers are Boston University, MIT and Tufts University are looking at spider silk. It’s one of the strongest substances on Earth, even stronger than steel, and […]

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Animals, Science News, Technology

That’s a good idea… I’m going to steal it

November 29, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

We shouldn’t feel inadequate when evolution does something better than we can. Evolution has had millions of years to fin-tune each species, never stopping to rest or get a cup […]

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Animals, Science News, Technology

Antarctic bacteria provide hope for alien life

November 29, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Twenty-seven meters below the surface of east Antarctica isn’t a place you’d expect to see life, but researchers have found lots of it. Not only is the salty, negative 13 […]

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Ecology, Natural History, Science News

Even robots like Beethoven

November 28, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Swarm technology is an interesting venture – it’s based on behavior seen in nature. The way it generally works goes like this: There is one leader, let’s use a bee […]

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Science News, Technology

Penguin Hops hits taps today

November 28, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s not very often that an aquarium and a brewery can come together on a project… especially beer. You can be the judge of the collaboration’s success today – Penguin […]

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Botany, Science in Chicago, Science News

There is such a thing as too many otters

November 27, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

We know, otters are super cute and are some of the most entertaining mammals to watch frolic about, but in Illinois they’re creating a bit of a problem. About 20 years ago, […]

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Animals, Our Environment, Science in Chicago, Science News

In case you weren’t feeling lazy enough post-Thanksgiving…

November 27, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

…there’s always Kelvin Doe to make you feel more like a lump of reheated mashed potatoes. Doe is 15 years old, but he was only 13 when he started building […]

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Science News, Technology

Reducing greenhouse gases… in cows

November 26, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

The numbers vary according to which study you cite, but the takeaway is typically the same. Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases, namely methane. It’s a sticky problem to […]

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Animals, Genetics, Our Environment, Science News

Even Disney needs math

November 26, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

That valuable father-son time could potentially be taken over by a robot. Disney created one that can play catch, and do it in a creepily human-like way. The robot uses […]

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Science News, Technology, Weird Science

Be thankful for baby giraffes

November 21, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

If you happen to be at Brookfield Zoo today, you’ll get to see a brand new addition. Five-year-old mother Arnieta and her calf are out and about for the first […]

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Animals, Science in Chicago, Science News

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