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freakishlybeautifulspace: The Elephant’s Trunk in IC 1396 — It is over 20 light-years long, contains the raw material for star formation, and is hiding protostars within the obscuring cosmic dust
heythereuniverse: Astronomers Discovered a Graveyard for Comets | ScienceDaily A team of astronomers from the University of Anitoquia, Medellin, Colombia, have discovered a graveyard of comets. The researchers, led by Anitoquia astronomer Prof. Ignacio
knowledgethroughscience: Baby owls have sleep patterns similar to baby humans, and their sleep changes in the same way when growing up - the older they get, the less time they spend in REM sleep. This is what a team from the Max Planck Institute for
jtotheizzoe: Behold the malicious mouthparts of mosquitos, probing for a bloody slurp within the skin of a mouse. I had always imagined they would be more like a syringe needle, sharp and rigid instead of a creeping straw of fear tipped in tentacle-like
ekinomics: Dark matter In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is a type of matter hypothesized to account for a large part of the total mass in the universe. Dark matter cannot be seen directly with telescopes; evidently it neither emits nor
fuckyeahfluiddynamics: Here’s an example of some baffling fluid dynamics. Researchers have found that, when pouring a fluid from one container into a lower one containing a fluid with floating particulates, it’s possible for the floating particles
scienceyoucanlove: Milestone study probes cancer origin Scientists are reporting a significant milestone for cancer research after charting 21 major mutations behind the vast majority of tumours. The disruptive changes to the genetic code, reported
neuromorphogenesis: A new scientific explanation for near-death experiences Many people on their deathbeds report seeing a long corridor with a brilliant light at the end of it. Could it be heaven? Probably not. New research shows that these near-death
sagansense: Cousteau kin set to live underwater for 31 days | MNN - Mother Nature Network Just when you think reality TV can’t sink any lower, along comes Fabien Cousteau. The grandson of original aquanaut Jacques-Yves Cousteau is producer, director
priceofliberty: New coating turns ordinary glass into super glass A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
recipeforawesome: (via Augmented Reality App Guides Surgeons During Tumor Removal - PSFK) Tablets and smartphones have recently found a wide range of uses in the healthcare industry, from building image databases for doctors to helping patients better
thenewenlightenmentage: Are the Brains of Introverts and Extroverts Actually Different? Introversion, it seems, is the Internet’s current meme du jour. Articles on introverts are nothing new, of course—The Atlantic’s 2003 classic “Caring for
theolduvaigorge: “Excuse Me, Is This A Fossil?” In mid-July of 2013, the Deep Time exhibits team went to North Dakota to collect fossils. Our goal was to find 66-million-year-old fossils from the Late Cretaceous for our new exhibitions, and to
currentsinbiology: Steering Stem Cells with Magnets Magnets could be a tool for directing stem cells’ healing powers to treat conditions such as heart disease or vascular disease. By feeding stem cells tiny particles made of iron oxide, scientists
kqedscience: Why Are So Many People Right-Handed? Genetic Research May Hold The Clues “Scientists have struggled for a long time to explain why 85-90% of people are right-handed. They’ve known genetics plays an important role in people occasionally
spaceplasma: Sharpless 2-106 Known as Sharpless 2-106, the hourglass-shaped (bipolar) nebula is a stellar nursery made up of glowing gas and light-scattering dust. The material shrouds a natal high-mass star thought to be mostly responsible for the
guardian: Bees like you’ve never seen them before - in pictures Staff at the US Geological Survey Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory in Maryland has been photographing bees and other insects for seven years to help record and identify different
skunkbear: Bone-eating worms have been munching on the skeletons of dead whales (and most likely the ancestors of whales) for tens of millions of years. But they were only discovered back in 2012. Robert Vrijenhoek was exploring the floor of Monterey
i-heart-histo: The Seamless Blood Vessel by i-heart-histo For fans of the Seamless Gut, Seamless Lung and Seamless Ovary. A generalized blood vessel has a wall that is composed of three tunics: an inner tunica intima (endothelium, subendothelium
jtotheizzoe: I stared at this GIF explaining how a four-stroke piston engine works for far longer than I care to admit. One day you’ll have to explain to your kids that this is how we powered our cars. I imagine they’ll be all: “Whaaaa? You used
compoundchem: A look at some of the chemical elements present in a smartphone, and an explanation of the components their compounds are used for.You can read more and download the A3 PDF here.Purchase A2, A1 and A0 poster sizes here.
thatscienceguy: “The scientific consensus around the safety of genetically modified foods is as strong as the scientific consensus around climate change. [For those of you who don’t know, the scientific community accepts climate change, there
paleoillustration: The Wealden Crocodyliformes Trilogy by Mark Witton | Blog | Twitter. Click the episode links for the full articles: Episode 1: Diminutive, adaptable atoposaurids Episode 2: The Wealden River Masters, goniopholidid Crocodyliformes
yup-that-exists: Glow in the Dark Plutonium Soap Bar Wash your hands with the most dangerous element on the face of the planet! It glows in the dark for effect, and also comes in Uranium. Any evil mastermind would love to get his hands clean with these.
kqedscience: SpaceX Just Made A Big Step Towards Cheaper, More Sustainable Space Flight“Elon Musk just announced a significant milestone for SpaceX and, well, humanity. The first live test of a Falcon 9 rocket boost stage landing vertically was
thatscienceguy: The Flying Snake, Chrysopelea. While ‘flying’ snake may be a misnomer, these snakes can glide for longer than the length of a football field. They do so by ‘inverting’ the undersides of their bodies into a concave shape, causing
wolveswolves: Wolves cooperate but dogs submit, study suggests 19 August 2014 For dog lovers, comparative psychologists Friederike Range and Zsófia Virányi have an unsettling conclusion. Many researchers think that as humans domesticated wolves,
post-mitotic: microscopic bone marrow transplant — hematopoietic stem cells (the immortal source of both red and white blood cells) poised in a syringe for transplant colored SEM composite image credit: Steve Gschmeissner
sixpenceee:A psychology graduate student at the University of Ottawa says she can voluntarily enter an out-of-body experience. This was a lucky break for scientists, who were able to scan her brain during the episode. The researchers did a fMRI before
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call-of-the-night: atlasobscura: Essential Guide: The Bioluminescence Edition Bioluminescence — the ability for organisms to generate their own light — has evolved independently at least 50 times. All around the world, oceans glow, trees sparkle,
khymeira: txchnologist: engineeringworldhealth: globalsnapthoughts: Printing 3D Arms for Children in Sudan Learn more at Not Impossible Labs. Read More Assistive technologies that are accessible well beyond the socioeconomic stratosphere. Fuck
fuckyeahforensics: Luminol is used by forensic investigators to detect trace amounts of blood left at crime scenes as it reacts with iron found in hemoglobin. It is used by biologists in cellular assays for the detection of copper, iron, and cyanides,
fyeahsciencebros: The billionaire playboy philanthropist and the enormous green rage monster team up for this Avengers inspired pinback button. Jessie, I think I’m going to buy a set of these so we can wear them forever and always, because we
neurosciencestuff: When Head Meets Soccer Ball, How Does Your Brain Fare? Soccer players who frequently head-butt the ball—a commonly used tactic for passing or scoring in a game—may be risking brain injury, memory loss, and impaired cognitive ability,
currentsinbiology: Silver makes antibiotics thousands of times more effective Like werewolves and vampires, bacteria have a weakness: silver. The precious metal has been used to fight infection for thousands of years — Hippocrates first described
Neuroscience: New mechanism for human gene expression discovered
Neuroscience: Foraging for thought – new insights into our working memory
neurosciencestuff: Researchers develop new approach for studying deadly brain cancer Human glioblastoma multiforme, one of the most common, aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer, is notoriously difficult to study. Scientists have traditionally
currentsinbiology: Seeing starfish: The missing link in eye evolution (EurekAlert) A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment. Research headed by Dr. Anders Garm
mucholderthen: Capillary Net of an Alveolusshowing the erythrocytes within the blood vessels. CREDIT: Oliver Meckes (via FEI)Scanning Electron MicroscopeMagnification: 1800x AlveolusAlveolus (plural: alveoli) is from the Latin word for “little cavity”
neurosciencestuff: How problems with an Alzheimer’s protein can jam up traffic in the brain Scientists have known for some time that a protein called presenilin plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease, and a new study reveals one intriguing way this
neurosciencestuff: Researchers surprised to find how neural circuits zero in on the specific information needed for decisions While eating lunch, you notice an insect buzzing around your plate. Its color and motion could both influence how you respond.
New therapeutic target identified for Huntington's disease
neurosciencestuff: Image caption: MMP-9 controls onset of paralysis in ALS mice. Sections of muscle stained for nerve (green) and muscle (red); nerve-muscle contacts appear yellow. In the SOD1 mouse, muscles that move the eye (left) retain nerve contacts
neurosciencestuff: New contender for ‘fat gene’ found Researchers may have been focusing on the wrong gene. Scientists studying what they thought was a ‘fat gene’ seem to have been looking in the wrong place, according to research published today
neurosciencestuff: From contemporary syntax to human language’s deep origins On the island of Java, in Indonesia, the silvery gibbon, an endangered primate, lives in the rainforests. In a behavior that’s unusual for a primate, the silvery gibbon
neurosciencestuff: (Image caption: The presence of p45 (green staining) and p75 (red staining) indicates that motor neurons increase both p45 and p75 expression after sciatic nerve injury in an animal. Image credit: Courtesy of the Salk Institute for
jtotheizzoe: thesciencellama: ElementsBy KcD Studios - on tumblr These are the characters that illustrate the comic book of life, one chemical at a time.
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we-are-star-stuff: This is an example of supercooling – the process by which a very pure liquid is chilled to a temperature just below its usual freezing point without actually making the jump to its solid state. Bottled water is perfect for this,
the-oncoming-stig: destinyandcoins: castayel: amarantae: my-gosh-its-snowing: rosilutfi: Think about it. Well, happy 3/14. Thanks for that. Now I am contemplating life’s biggest questions The answer is 42. no but I saw something about this
communistbakery: astronomers got tired after watching the moon go around the earth for 24 hours so they decided to call it a day
spectacularuniverse: I’ve seen this photograph very frequently on tumblr and Facebook, always with the simple caption, “Ghost Heart”. What exactly is a ghost heart? More than 3,200 people are on the waiting list for a heart transplant in the
tanaquil: “A comprehensive botanical A-Z of magical herbs and fungi for easy plant identification and application”
letterstomycountry: Via A Mighty Girl: Professional hacker Parisa Tabriz is responsible for keeping the nearly billion users of Google Chrome safe by finding vulnerabilities in their system before malicious hackers do. Tabriz, a “white hat” hacker
wackd:quackquackdontdocrack:quatral:yellowfangofspookyclan:psychoactivelectricity:Different densities of liquids a must reblog for the scientific community it took me a solid minute to figure out what the hell they meant by die The abstract concept
polychromatically: bye-byemissamericanpie: overnight-shipping: fuckingconversations: flowchartsforlife: Interesting, this shows the probably of a child’s eye color based on the eye color of its parents! For more obscure eye colors…. About
hashtagdion:micdotcom:For more on the Fermi Paradox and why alien life hasn’t found us yet. (Infographic via futurism)I’ve blogged about this paradox before, but I’ve never read all of these resolutions to it, nor have it seen it explained in such
