Freaky Franken Flatworms Engineered with Heads of Other Species
Tufts University spearheaded an engineering process with flatworms as the star of the freak show. Cell communication was…
Dr. Oliver Sacks Dies of Cancer, His Legacy Will Carry On
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is…
Hair Ice Phenomenon Finally Understood (Video)
A team of European researchers has recently uncovered the mysteries surrounding the formation of “hair ice.” Also known…
Marine Plankton Illuminate Clouds and Shield Earth From Radiation
While cloudy skies aid in controlling Earth’s climate, researchers have yet to fully understand the principles behind cloud…
Shipwreck Off North Carolina Coast Discovered In Old Maritime Trade Route
Marine scientists have recently stumbled across what they think is a pre-Civil War shipwreck, located off the coast…
Science Behind Scariness of Screams Revealed, It’s All About The Roughness
According to a new study, a human being’s scream takes advantage of a sonic property called “roughness.” This…
Seaweed that Tastes Like Bacon Discovered By OSU Researchers [Video]
Researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) have recently developed a new species of seaweed that tastes like bacon.…
NASA New Horizons Brings Pluto Into Focus, Sends Photo to Earth
For just about a decade and three billion miles away from Earth, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft phoned home…
Carnivorous, Excrement-Eating Pitcher Plants Attract Bats Using Reflectors
A new study has uncovered a bizarre relationship between the insect-hunting bats of Borneo and carnivorous pitcher plants.…
Woolly Mammoth Genome Comprehensively Analyzed (Video)
Researchers have conducted a detailed analysis of the woolly mammoth genome, after extracting DNA from two strands of…
Spiders Shape Anchors and Sails to Cross Water Like Ships
Common spiders can use their legs and silk to sail across stretches of water, according to new research…
Seahorse Tails to Improve Laparoscopes and Rescue Robots?
An international team of researchers has examined the skeletal structure of one of the ocean’s most spectacular sea…
Fossils of Prehistoric Superarmored Worm Discovered In China
Researchers recently stumbled across the fossils of a spiky, superarmored worm, called Hairy Collins’ Monster. Unearthed in the…
In Defense of Tim Hunt
Another day, another witch hunt. Tim Hunt: white, old, male, heterosexual. Let’s face it, burdened with the afore-mentioned…
