by | Jun 14, 2017 | Weirdness
from The Edmonton Journal Older female elk ‘virtually bulletproof’ as they learn to avoid hunters MICHELLE LEPAGE After seven years of studying the movements and behaviours of female elk, University of Alberta researchers discovered they become “virtually...
by | Jun 12, 2017 | Weirdness
from New Scientist Birds use cigarette butts for chemical warfare against ticks By Natasha Khaleeq Is this a cigarette habit with some benefits? A species of urban bird seems to harness the toxic chemicals in cigarette butts in its fight against nest parasites –...
by | Jun 9, 2017 | Weirdness
from WIRED PHOTO OF THE WEEK: CHINA BUILDS A 20-ROAD INTERCHANGE FROM HELL by LAURA MALLONEE Motorists drive on an interchange in Chongqing, China. It has five layers, 20 lanes, and goes in eight different directions. – FRED DUFOUR/GETTY IMAGES TO A HARRIED...
by | May 19, 2017 | Weirdness
from The Sun Plants can HEAR and use their ‘sense’ to seek out flowing water, scientists discover By Margi Murphy PLANTS listen out for the sound of dripping water when they’re thirsty, scientists have discovered. They can sense water in a flowing pipe – or even a...
by | Apr 19, 2017 | Weirdness
from UPI Physicists create fluid with ‘negative mass’ “What’s a first here is the exquisite control we have over the nature of this negative mass, without any other complications,” said researcher Michael Forbes. By Brooks Hays Scientists...
by | Apr 15, 2017 | Weirdness
from NPR A Shrimp That Can Kill With Sound Is Named After Pink Floyd by ROBIN HILTON Synalpheus pinkfloydi, which was recently named after the band Pink Floyd, for the distinctive coloration of its claw. Arthur Anker/Courtesy of Sammy De Grave and Oxford University...
