When it comes to parenting, some animals will go the extra mile. Possums, for example, have their young clinging on as they trundle around. Kangaroos give birth to immature young that they keep in a pouch until it’s bursting at the seams. Humans let 30 year old offspring move back in. And fish? Do mouth […]
*sings* No siiiiinging in the rain, No siiiinging in the rain! But once the storm is over Bugs are hooooorny again. They’re calling for mates When the sun’s out above But when pressure’s down They’re not ready for love. Let’s the stormy clouds chase All the bugs from the place Come on with the rain […]
I have a problem. It’s a silly one to have. I suffer complete and total bar invisibility. I am not exactly someone who fades into the background, but to a bartender, I might as well be an empty stool. I have gone as long as 45 minutes without having a single server come near me, […]
Or rather, you could probably RUN on water if both you and the water were on the moon. Hey, you never know! This could be a sport someday. I’m over at SciAm blogs talking about the last Ignobel prize for this year. Head over and check it out!
Well, I don’t know, but I can tell you if it’s going to stand. A small difference, but actually a rather big one. Today’s IgNobel prize covers the question of whether or not the amount of time a cow’s been standing predicts when it will lie down. In fact, that’s the wrong question. A better […]
It sounds a bit like the title of a children’s book, but no. It’s science, and it’s science that features dung beetles in little cardboard hats!!!! For science!!! You know you want to see that photo. Head over and check it out.
Over at SciAm Blogs, We’re still talking about this year’s IgNobel Prizes! Today, it’s the IgNobel Prize in psychology, where in scientists found out that beer goggles…are turned on the SELF as well. You look FABULOUS, darling. Smashing. Or, you think you do. Especially when you’ve had a few drinks. Head over and check it […]
Yes. People at the IgNobel prizes played opera to their mice. Who had received heart transplants. They even dressed up as mice to receive the prize! While I adore their enthusiasm, I’m not so sure about the paper. Why? Head over and check it out.
Did you know that we now know what causes you to cry when you cut an onion? Not only that…we’re able to create an onion that’s tearless, and yet, MAY taste as good as a normal onion? Well, we think it does. We can’t taste it. Head over to SciAm blogs for the full story […]
*sings* There was a young student who swallowed a shrew. Didn’t even chew, just swallowed a shrew. It’s what scientists do. Sci is still over at SciAm covering this year’s IgNobel prizes! Today it’s the Archeology prize, for the pair that swallowed a shrew, and then analyzed what came out the other end. For science. […]