The Sight Of Road Kill Makes A Pretty, Data-Rich Picture
Wildlife ecologist Danielle Garneau is making a habit of tracking down road kill. She actually seeks it out, hunting for …
Music Video Borrows From 200-Million-Year-Old Artist And Disappears
It’s You Tube’s 17th Most Viewed Video of All Time, and the 4th Most Liked, “Somebody That I Used to …
Cornstalks Everywhere But Nothing Else, Not Even A Bee
We’ll start in a cornfield — we’ll call it an Iowa cornfield in late summer — on a beautiful day. …
Victory Or Defeat? Emotions Aren’t All In The Face
Photos of athletes in their moment of victory or defeat usually show faces contorted with intense emotion. But a new …
Greenland, Antarctic Ice Is Melting Faster
Superstorm Sandy sparked a lot of interest in rising sea levels when it swept across the Northeast last month and …
Space Probe Finds Ice In Mercury’s Craters
Mercury is not the first planet to come to mind if you were searching for ice in the solar system. …
The Rubik’s Cube That Isn’t
This is your brain making things up. What you see isn’t really there. Even if I tell you “this isn’t …
Is Life A Smoother Ride If You’re A Chicken?
Here’s a word. Nothing special about it. Just look at it. Focus on the first letter, the “S.” Now shift …
Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors?
Have you ever wondered whether music conductors actually influence their orchestras? They seem important. After all, they’re standing in the …
As 2012 Comes To A Close, The Facts About Doomsday
When people have questions about the end of the world — the predictions about the planet Nibiru’s collision with Earth …
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