JoAnna is back, and this week you get HER version of the comic. I think we all feel better already. Science Fact Centipedes can take down prey 15 TIMES their size. How do they do it? Their venomous bites contain a toxin. A toxin scientists are calling “spooky” toxin. Spooky is right. It can even kill […]
Science Fact Centipedes can take down prey 15 TIMES their size. How do they do it? A toxin scientists are calling “spooky” toxin. I think they also employ a large dose of AUGH GET IT OFF GET IT OFF TOO MANY LEGS. How to counteract this horrible painful bite? An anti-epilepsy drug may be the answer. […]
Science Fact Rumpelstiltskin could spin straw into gold. These bacteria do him one better. They basically poop it out. The bacterium C. metallidurans lives in soils with lots of toxic heavy metals. They make it in the tough environment by taking in the metals, processing them, and pooping out tiny gold nuggets. This Valentine’s Day, […]
Science Fact You may not speak whale. But this whale speaks human. Sort of. A killer whale named Wikie has been trained to copy sounds, including “hello” and blowing a raspberry. It’s not language, there’s no proof she knows what she’s saying. But it’s decent mimicry. These sounds are especially challenging for a killer whale because […]