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Read More »Measuring Risk Taking – Watching People Move the Computer Mouse
[ad_1] The way you move a computer mouse while deciding whether to click on a risky bet or a safe bet can reveal just how much a risk taker you are. The researchers found that people whose mouse moved to the safe option on their computer screen, even when they …
Read More »Scientists find that water can turn into hydrogen peroxide when it condenses on cold surfaces
[ad_1] A Stanford research team that recently discovered an unexpected new chemical behavior of water when tiny droplets are formed from water vapor extended the results to natural, everyday water condensation. By Adam Hadhazy In its bulk liquid form, whether in a bathtub or an ocean, water is a relatively …
Read More »Scientists reflect on the large doomed plate of Arecibo
[ad_1] The large platter of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is on the brink of collapse, leaving officials with no choice but to pick up the famous radio telescope. Astronomers around the world are now facing a sad reality: that this dutiful dish – in service for 57 years …
Read More »New clues shed light on the importance of Earth’s ice sheets
[ad_1] IMAGE: Pictured is a river of glacial meltwater that drained from the Greenland ice sheet. These rivers contain high amounts of suspended glacial meal as the ice cap acts like a … sight More Credit: Courtesy of Jon Hawkings TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Researchers who examined subglacial waters from both …
Read More »Nature is largely adapted to the current climate, making it more difficult to adapt to a new one
[ad_1] IMAGE: Willow blossoms provide nectar for many active insects in early spring. The beginning of flowering in the goat willow (Salix caprea) was one of the phenological events studied … view More Credit: Svetlana Bondarchuk To do the right thing at the right time, organisms must pick up signals …
Read More »Extraordinarily sophisticated wing design by Moths
[ad_1] False color 3D representation of a 0.21 mm x 0.28 mm wing section of the Lasiocampa quercus moth showing the structure, diversity and arrangement of base (orange) and cover scales (blue and yellow). Credit: Image courtesy of Simon Reichel, Thomas Neil, Zhiyuan Shen, and Marc Holderied Moths strike in …
Read More »Moths strike in the evolutionary arms race with a sophisticated wing design
[ad_1] Composite image of the moth Antheraea pernyi (top) and the butterfly Graphium agamemnon (bottom) showing photographs on the left and ultrasound (tomography) on the right. Notice how moth wings have weaker echoes (acoustic image) than butterfly wings. Credit: Simon Reichel, Thomas Neil, Zhiyuan Shen and Marc Holderied Ultra-thin, super …
Read More »New clues shed light on the importance of Earth’s ice sheets
[ad_1] Pictured is a river of glacial meltwater that drained from the Greenland ice sheet. These rivers contain high amounts of suspended glacial meal as the ice sheet behaves like a natural bulldozer and gives the rivers a milky gray color. Photo courtesy of Jon Hawkings. Credit: Jon Hawkings Researchers …
Read More »Prehistoric rock artists were stoned, archaeologists finally prove it – Haaretz.com
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