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One year in a forest

February 28, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Getting tired of observing the bleak Chicago winter landscape? Filmmaker Samuel Orr has you covered with a short film of the world coming to life then fading back into cold […]

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Nature, Uncategorized, Weather

Can poisoned mice bombs save Guam?

February 26, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Imagine you live on a small island with a diverse but delicate ecosystem. Now imagine that a non-native predator, say, a brown tree snake, makes its way to your shores […]

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Animals, Science News, Uncategorized

An itsy-bitsy teensy-weensy planet

February 21, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Sometimes even the smallest discoveries can be a big deal. Like the Thomas Barclay and his team at the NASA Ames Research Center using the Kepler space telescope to uncover […]

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A busy mind is a happy mind

February 19, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Sounds like something your grandfather would say, right? Well to a certain extent, it’s true. When writing his book Time for Life, which addresses stress and the time crunch people claim […]

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Russian meteorite fragments found

February 18, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Scientists think they’ve found the remains of the 7,000-ton meteor that caused a ruckus in Russia on Friday. A 20 foot-wide hole was discovered in frozen Lake Chebarkul, about 50 […]

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Spiders filmed climbing through the sky

February 13, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

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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Animals, Science News, Uncategorized, Weird Science

Curiosity shows off its spiffy new drill

February 11, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

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 […]

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Science News, Space, Uncategorized

New Antarctic research station can ski

February 6, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

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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Nature, Science News, Technology, Uncategorized

When practice won’t make perfect

February 4, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 2 Comments

If you attempted to learn the violin as a kid but never could get the hang of it, it might not be  a personal ineptitude for music as you had […]

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Medicine, Science News, Uncategorized

Fly away home, pigeon

February 1, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 2 Comments

I’m going to display my nerd banner once again, but I am currently reading the Song of Ice and Fire series. While the books are placed firmly in the realm of […]

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Animals, Science News, Uncategorized

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