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For example the Sneezing Monkey: Found by scientists conducting a gibbon survey in the mountains of Myanmar, Rhinopithecus strykeri, a snubnosed primate, is critically endangered. It sneezes when rain gets inside its snout, and can be found by waiting until the weather turns and listening for sneezes in the trees. 
This innovative project explores how young people will work and play with new representational forms of themselves and others in virtual and physical life in the next 10-15 years. Via Kalani Kirk Hausman 
Dark matter. It’s mysterious. And the term has a nice ring to it. No surprise then, that the phrase is often co-opted in fields other than physics. Biology is no exception. More about JUNK DNA: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=junk+DNA 
Researchers fly to the heart of a thunderstorm to find out what happens when a storm lofts surface pollutants high into the atmosphere. 
Working out with a friend can increase our motivation to exercise, even if our partner is virtual. More about MOTIVATION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=motivation 
As the Supreme Court considers whether to further limit sentences given to juveniles, new research by Stanford psychologists shows how an offender's race shifts people's support for severe punishment. More about PSYCHOLOGY & RACE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=psychology+racism 
More about FREE WILL: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=free+will 
Since the industrial revolution, humanity has flocked to the cities, where jobs are plentiful and centralized services make inhabitants' lives easier. However, technology is gradually beginning to reverse this trend. 
Men have evolved to prefer dumb, sleepy or drunk women over those with charm and intelligence when they're on the hunt for a one-night-stand, according to a new study. 
A Colorado father of six, who was admitted to the hospital for a kidney stone received life-changing news when the nurse came back with test results that revealing he was actually a woman. 
If the world stopped spinning, a few scattered groups of hardy humans could survive. |
Leonardo da Vinci may have been a forward-thinking engineer, but what if he had gotten into the particle physics game? CERN researcher Dr. Sergio Cittolin brought out his (not so) inner Renaissance Man with these illustrations of the Large Hadron Collider in Leonardo's style. Arrangement by Y.Shilin. NO MIDI inside. Phenomenal high speed images taken from satellite pictures and deep in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans charting the creation of great storms, and the impact of the oceans on the continents. Source: CassioPeia Project... 
It doesn't have four rotors, but this advanced-glider is every bit as impressive as the most complicated of quadrotor offerings. It's the first glider that can successfully perch on your arm. Via Kalani Kirk Hausman 
Some people may eat more because they have certain genes, a new study says. More about GENETICS & OBESITY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=genetics+obesity 
A 16 month old baby from Italy became the first recipient of the world’s smallest artificial heart. 
A human's self-awareness is controlled by a small region in the brain called the anterior insular cortex (insula). Within the insula lies a unique cell type - the von Economo neuron (VEN) - believed to be unique to humans, elephants, whales and great apes. 
According to Cohen, narcissism makes us "unknowingly inherently selfish because we’re always thinking about me." This cultivates, he says, "a very materialistic relationship to life" and to other people. NARCISSISM: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=narcissism This is the film from our micro exhibition 'Measuring the Universe: from the transit of Venus to the edge of the cosmos'. If you can make it to Greenwich then come and see the exhibition - its on from 1 March–2 September 2012 and its absolutely FREE! 
"Sexting" has become a favorite celebrity pastime, with more photographs of naked celebrities having been leaked over the last two years than over the previous centuries. Researchers are saying that the primal urge to sext can be attributed to the design of the sexual brain, rather than modern celebrity culture or technology. The jellyfish known as the Bonaire banded box jellyfish was officially described in a paper published in 2011. Although the jellyfish was known to the public for many years, it took over ten years to gather specimens and documentation required to carry out the formal study required to establish it as a new species. The scientific name, Tamoya ohboya, was selected through an internet contest, open to the public. Read more at: http://blennywatcher.com/2012/02/09/bonaire-banded-box-jelly-tamoya-ohboya/ |
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