Spiders filmed climbing through the sky
If you don’t like spiders, don’t watch this video, because it is truly terrifying for arachnophobes. A man in Brazil filmed thousands of spiders seemingly skittering across the sky. They’re […]
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Your dog is smarter (and sneakier) than you think
You might think your dog steals food off the table just to get your goat, but mostly it’s just because they love eating. But did you know that many dogs […]
What you can learn from pig poop
Yes, it’s gross, but any doctor or scientist will tell you that you can learn a lot from poop. What you eat, how much of it, whether you have an […]
Curiosity shows off its spiffy new drill
A 2.5 inch-deep hole may seem like a small accomplishment, but it’s a first in space exploration. NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled its first hole on Mars, taking a sample from […]
Name a Plutonian moon
It’s not every day that your name will go down in the history books, but astronomer Mark Showalter could help you get there. He and his coworkers at the SETI […]
How salmon find their way home
First pigeons, now sockeye salmon. It seems more animals are using cues radiating from the earth to navigate. While homing pigeons are now thought to use infrared sound waves to […]
I’d like to introduce you to the rat people
It’s us! Don’t worry, we’re not alone. Our entire clade is made up of rat-hamsters, rat-porpoises, rat-antelope and many, many more. That’s because we, the placentals, owe our ancestry to […]
This experiment gives “moth balls” a whole new meaning
How do you research the development of robots that can smell faint odors like pheromones or trace chemicals? Strap a moth to a tiny mobile robot, of course. Researchers in […]
Moles smell in stereo
It seems a bit strange to associate the word “stereo” with your schnoz, but that’s exactly how blind moles use their noses with such finesse. Led by Vanderbilt University neurobiologist […]
New Antarctic research station can ski
I bet the rebels living on Hoth would have loved this little home-away-from-home. The sixth Halley research station to be brought to Antarctica, called Halley VI, opened today, welcoming in […]
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