Hi Everyone! I’m back and suffering from a certain amount of jetlag (but since that means I woke up at 6:00am with absolutely no effort, I’m actually not really complaining. I hope it keeps up!). It’s a little scary to return to the wild, wonderful world of the internet, the hundreds of emails and tweets, […]
You know, it’s nice to know that there are people out there who really CARE. Who CARE about things like penises. Animal penises. And how they work. And who care so much about animal erections that they will create mathematical functions to describe them. Where would we (or at least, weird science) be without these […]
With every 4th of July, there are various 4th of July traditions. Fireworks. Barbeques. Concerts. And, of course speed-eating. What, you guys don’t attempt to pour down 24 hotdogs in 10 minutes?! Where is your PATRIOTISM?! Regardless of what this may or may not say about our country, hearing about these things makes you wonder: […]
When you need a new liver, it’s a matter of life and death. While some people can receive part of a liver from a living donor match (the liver is part of the body that can regenerate, but the procedure is still very difficult), most people who need new livers have to be placed on […]
…or, in fact, they DON’T. Anyone who has ever held a mouse has, honestly, probably been peed on. If you’ve held a lot of mice, you’ve been peed on a lot. Everywhere you put a mouse, that mouse WILL pee. It’s part of the game and one of the things you get used to (probably […]
So, Science Online DC is having a get together tonight to talk about online commenting. How we deal with it, who does it, and what it does to us. And I’ll be there, giving my bit of the tale. Come on out for some pizza and beer!
Today’s post fodder comes to you from the former NCBI ROFL, now “Seriously, Science?” over at Discover Blogs. I swear, I do TONS of pubmed searches for farts, but somehow never found this one. In what position do you prefer to fart? Do you let them loose while lying down? Cut the cheese crouching? Squeak […]
I’m sure everyone has heard that activities like Sudoku and doing lots of math can help maintain your cognitive function as you age. This is because these activities require increased “cognitive load”, they are hard to do and therefore take more cognitive effort. Doing this as you age (and preferably starting long before you age) […]
And by bigger, I mean older. At least, in this case. Do you know what makes a good burying beetle dad? One that cares for its offspring and guards the carcass (because the hotspot for beetle romance is on something dead) from invaders? It’s not the beetle who’s momma raised him right, or the beetle […]
What does terror smell like? Well, if you’re a mouse, terror smells like something that’s going to eat you. Maybe a cat, a fox, or a large bird. As prey animals, mice need all the help they can get in avoiding potential predators. And they get a lot of help from smell. Most predators produce […]