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DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents
sciam.com — Scientists trace the path of human migrations by using bones, artifacts and DNA. Ancient objects, however, are hard to find. DNA from contemporary humans can be compared to determine how long an indigenous population has lived in a region.More… (General Sciences)
maheshee11Red harvester ant: Extreme close-up view!
lazycatA Single Chemical Separates Humans from Closest Relative
telegraph.co.uk — AND this chemical could be linked to many of our most debilitating illnesses.More… (General Sciences)
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Why We're All Moral Hypocrites: A Scientific Explanation
livescience.com — Most of us, whether we admit it or not, are moral hypocrites. We judge others more severely than we judge ourselves. Mounting evidence suggests moral decisions result from the jousting between our knee-jerk responses and our slower, but more collected evaluations. Which is more responsible for our self-leniency?More… (General Sciences)
MakiMakiStunning Snap of Shock Waves On a Below-Mach-1 F-18 Hornet! view!
vroom101What's Inside: 'Just for Men' Hair Color
wired.com — (Ingredient #5): 'Trisodium EDTA': With its ability to bind heavy metals, EDTA is used to clean up after radioactive spills. That same talent is enlisted here to suck up copper in tap water, which might otherwise react with the product to create damaging radicals. Dyed hair is messed up enough already....More… (General Sciences)
skoredA baby's smile is a natural high
chron.com — Houston researchers have found that it also activates a region of the brain known as the reward center, a middle area associated with feelings of euphoria. Previous research has shown the reward center also flips on when addicts take drugs.More… (General Sciences)
MediaSightOctopus to solve Rubik's Cube
telegraph.co.uk — Claire Little, marine expert at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth, Dorset, said the study could help to relieve stress among anxious octopuses. She said: "We hope [the study] will help the overall wellbeing of octopuses.More… (General Sciences)
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The Turtle Could Revolutionize Air Travel
greenopolis.com — The Turtle Airship and its designer Darrell Campbell have made a lot of amazing promises. But will they deliver?More… (General Sciences)
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Would You Have Sex With a Robot?
badoozie.com — Levy argues that psychologists have taken into consideration a number of basic reasons why people fall in love, “and almost all of them could apply to human-robot relationships. For instance, one thing that prompts people to fall in love are similarities in personality and knowledge, and all of this is programmable.More… (General Sciences)
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Debunking the Hook Island Sea Monster photos
scienceblogs.com — Wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with his family in 1964, photographer Robert Le Serrec claimed that he had obtained excellent, genuine photos of a real sea serpent: a a 30-ft. long tadpole-like creature discovered by chance while resting in a lagoon.More… (General Sciences)
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Giant Rubber Snakes To Capture Wave Power?
blogs.zdnet.com — UK researchers have developed a prototype of a future giant rubber tube which could catch energy from sea waves. The device, dubbed Anaconda, uses ‘long sea waves to excite bulge waves which travel along the wall of a submersed rubber tube. These are then converted into flows of water passing through a turbine to generate electricity.’More… (General Sciences)
optimusprime01The Science of Brain Freeze
brainblogger.com — Have you ever experienced a freezing sensation after eating an ice cream cone? You’re with a group of friends eating the dessert, and suddenly you have a severe headache that lasts for a brief amount of time.More… (General Sciences)
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Future space robots may think for themselves
msnbc.msn.com — Scientists envision 'bots working intelligently while exploring distant worlds.More… (General Sciences)
Scientific Method: Relationships Among Scientific Paradigms
seedmagazine.com — To see the full map of relationships among scientific paradigms, click here or on the image below. Note: The map is a large (8.7 MB) file and may take a while to download.More… (General Sciences)
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