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 […]
New comet caught on tape
It’s not quite ready for its close-up, but comet ISON did get some attention from the Deep Impact space craft between January 17 and 18. The comet-filming craft took some […]
Scientifically assess your dog’s intelligence
You take your dog to the vet to check his teeth, weight and inner workings of his body. But what about his brain? Biological anthropologist Brain Hare is offering to […]
How to scare the un-scarable
What is the most frightening thing in the world? A giant spider? A clown? A clown riding a giant spider? Actually, it’s carbon dioxide. I can see you require further […]
When practice won’t make perfect
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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