Artist's Exhibit Borrows Human Tech To Solve Nature's Manmade Problems
Artist and philosopher Jonathon Keats didn't need to create anything new to show the absurdity of human problem-solving. All he had to do was give human technology to animals. Read more on NPR
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A Mysterious Flash From a Faraway Galaxy By DENNIS OVERBYE Astronomers are puzzled by X-rays that for a brief time were a thousand times brighter than all of its home galaxy’s light. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2nFjpI4 First Clear View of a One-Celled Harpooner in Action By JAMES GORMAN A one-celled creature has a biological harpoon gun of remarkable complexity. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2oHyg45 Moby Microbe By ROBIN LINDSAY and JAMES GORMAN Scientists have captured video of a one-celled microorganism using a complex biological harpoon gun to shoot and then tow away its prey. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2nT55Ok Unmasking the Fearsome Face of a Tyrannosaur By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A newly discovered relative to T. rex shows the dinosaurs’ family had a scaly face similar to a crocodile’s, had no lips and a sensitive snout. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2oHBjcB
A Tiny Fish With Fearsome Fangs Uses An Opioid-Like Venom To Escape Enemies
New research shows the 2-inch fangblenny bites bigger fish and releases an opioid-based venom. The larger fish becomes disoriented, and the little guy gets away. Read more on NPR
Forcing People At Vending Machines To Wait Nudges Them To Buy Healthier Snacks
Buy an unhealthy snack and these vending machines take away 25 seconds of your life you'll never get back. Healthy fare drops instantly. Research suggests this "time tax" helps us make better choices. Read more on NPR Under a Flashlight, a Eureka Moment About Frogs By JOANNA KLEIN Two researchers discovered that established knowledge about how glass frogs cared for their eggs was wrong. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2nS6JzI Puzzle in Poland: Who Bent the Trees? By STEFANIA ROUSSELLE, JOANNA KLEIN, SAMANTHA QUICK and LOGAN JAFFE A dirt road in Poland leads to a patch of pine trees with unusually crooked trunks. Why? It’s kind of a mystery. See for yourself in this 360° video, and consider some theories. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2nGFNCj In Poland’s Crooked Forest, a Mystery With No Straight Answer By JOANNA KLEIN Hundreds of pine trees outside of Gryfino, Poland, have a strange bend, and all point to the north. No one knows for certain why. Published: March 30, 2017 at 07:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2nGFO9l |
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