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Australian Cuttlefish Camouflage

Now you see it, now you don't: Scientists unraveling the mystery of camouflage

Biology /

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

At Hogwarts, Harry Potter uses an invisibility cloak to hide from his enemies. In nature, animals like cuttlefish and chameleons use the awe-inspiring tricks of camouflage to hide from theirs.


Replica of the world's best preserved wooly mammoth - a 40,000 year old baby named Lyuba

Baby mammoth preserved in frozen soil heads to Chicago

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Sucked to her death in a muddy river bed, a baby woolly mammoth spent 40,000 years frozen in the Siberian permafrost where her body was so perfectly preserved traces of her mother's milk remained in her belly.


Giant telescope sees back in time

Space & Earth /

created Apr 24, 2006 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists in South Africa are using the largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere to see 13 billion years back in time.


Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2

Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When last month's full Moon rose over Florida, onlooker Raquel Stanton of Cocoa Beach realized that something was up.


Researchers determine how mosquitoes survive dengue virus infection

Chemistry /

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Colorado State University researchers have discovered that mosquitoes that transmit deadly viruses such as dengue avoid becoming ill by mounting an immediate, potent immune response. Because their immune system does not eliminate ...


Some scientists cast doubt on Darwin

Other Sciences /

created Feb 20, 2006 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (179) | comments 0

More than 500 scientists have signed a statement publicly expressing skepticism about the theory of Darwinian evolution.


What makes a great footballer?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists are studying footballing ability to gain insight into the role that skill plays in the physical performance of vertebrates. The results, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Sunday, ...


NASA satellite image shows deadly Typhoon Morakot slamming Taiwan

NASA satellite image shows deadly Typhoon Morakot slamming Taiwan

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sometimes satellite imagery will leave a person in awe of nature's power and that's what the latest satellite image from NASA's Aqua satellite will do as it shows the giant Typhoon Morakot's center about to ...


What did Galileo actually do?

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- What convinced Galileo 400 years ago that the Earth orbits the Sun and not vice-versa? How did one man make such a startling discovery, armed with just a 2 inch lens telescope?


Astronomy's bright future

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

To mark UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), six leading astronomers from the UK, the US, Europe and Asia write in March's Physics World about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing international astron ...



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