Recommended Documentaries:
Planet Earth and Life are now available on Netflix.
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An in-depth look at artificial selection, breeding, genetics, and DNA from the hit show "Cosmos." |
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Do you know where your food comes from? What goes into the creation of our food? |
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Slime molds from my landscaping. Remember, these are a type of protist; not a fungus.
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12/10/15:
What's Really Warming the World?
First Puppies Born by in vitro fertilization Cheetahs migrated from North America Well-preserved skeleton reveals the ecology and evolution of early carnivorous mammals Playing 3-D video games can boost memory formation |
Hydrogel Electronics Hailed As 'Band-Aid Of The Future'
Why Do Joints Pop? What Makes Muscles Grow? |
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Rare Deep-Sea Squid Caught on Camera Tiny new North Pacific fossil whale from 30 million years ago Accidental discovery of how to stay young for longer works in worms |
Why Your Body is Built to Run Long Distances How Does Anesthesia Work? CO2 emissions set for historic fall in 2015, study says |
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Check out this documentary from the Discovery Channel. Very interesting. Very scary. Very sad. The Extraordinary Octopus Brain Few migratory birds adequately protected across migration cycle First discovery of a hibernating primate outside Madagascar African wildlife: What it looked like 1000 years ago and why this is important |
Dinosaur Tracks Found in Scotland.
What if Americans Stopped Driving for Just One Day? Was There Always Water on Earth? Sperm carries information about dad's weight First direct evidence for synaptic plasticity in fruit fly brain |
12/2/15:
Parasitic tapeworm influences behavior and lifespan of uninfected members of ant colonies
Original blood vessels in 80 million-year-old fossil Failing phytoplankton, failing oxygen: Global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth |
Nano-walkers take speedy leap forward with first rolling DNA-based motor: Fastest DNA motor holds potential for disease diagnostics
Theory of 'smart' plants may explain the evolution of global ecosystems Cancer cells can poison normal cells: Like bacteria and viruses, cancer cells have the potential to infect normal cells, promote cancer progression |
12/1/15:
Can Science Save Coral Reefs From Extinction?
Why You Should Stop Using Hand Sanitizer! Looking Back 3.8 Billion Years Into the Root of the 'Tree of Life' Shining light on microbial growth and death inside our guts: Precise measurement of microbial populations in gastrointestinal tracts could be key to identifying novel therapies |
Do Crabs Feel Pain?
Strolling salamanders provide clues on how animals evolved to move from water to land Immune cells make appendix 'silent hero' of digestive health Could fish have consciousness? 'Emotional fever' experiment suggests they might |
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Functional human liver cells grown in the lab
Don't forget plankton in climate change models, says study Mystery of how snakes lost their legs solved by reptile fossil |
High-fat diet prompts immune cells to start eating connections between neurons
Extinction is key to terrestrial vertebrate diversity, new research reveals Earth's first ecosystems were more complex than previously thought, study finds |
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Living in thin air: Fruit fly research pinpoints genomic hallmarks of human high altitude adaptation
Hummingbirds rely on raw power, not physique, to outmaneuver rivals 'Healthy' foods differ by individual New camouflage mechanism fish use in the open ocean |
Functional vocal cord tissue grown in lab
Marine animals use new form of secret light communication 'Rat vision' may give humans best sight of all |
11/19/15:
Five Things to Know About the Genetically Engineered Salmon Approved by the FDA
FDA-approved drug protects mice from Ebola Scientists turn tastes on and off by activating and silencing clusters of brain cells |
Marine fungi reveal new branches on tree of life
Our closest wormy cousins: About 70% of our genes trace their ancestry back to the acorn worm |
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The Last Wild Horses Are Rebounding From Extinction
Ask Smithsonian: What Is a Freckle? This Chemical Compound Could Melt Away Cataracts |
DNA from a Huge Tooth Confirms a New Ancient Cousin
What a Dead Blue Whale Can Teach Us About Life in the Ocean, and About Ourselves What Growing Potatoes on Mars Means for Earth's Farmers |
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This is what it's like to eat food grown in a 'space garden' |
Researchers sequence genomes of parasite that is actually a 'micro jellyfish' Programmable plants: Synthetic biologists pave way for genetic circuits |
Emergency response system for blood formation identified inside body High-tech analysis of proto-mammal fossil clarifies the mammalian family tree |
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Monarch Butterfly Populations Could Quadruple |
Researchers Find Reclusive Eel That Grows Bright Green Loss of diversity near melting coastal glaciers: Sedimentation impacting an entire ecosystem on seafloor The dinosaur ankle re-evolved amphibian-like development in birds |
Alabaster, thought to be one of 50 albino alligators in existence, recently received his annual check-up by the staff at the South Carolina Aquarium where he lives and was found to be healthy with moderate growth from last year. It's music to my eyes Uneven growth of identical twins may begin in first few days after conception |
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This HUGE alligator was caught near my neighborhood!! |
This is Your Brain on Art (From the University of Houston) |
Ant colony responds to predation simulation as a 'superorganism' |
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5 ways drinking enough water changes your body
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Too Much of a Good Thing Part 2: Algae Blooms in Lake Erie.
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An embattled SeaWorld is reportedly phasing out its killer whale show in San Diego
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What killed the dinosaurs? Dark matter may have played a role.
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In unsettling case, CDC says tapeworm may have infected man with cancerous cells.
Super Coral |
Life on the ISS |
Why Can't We Live On Mars? Blame The Sun.
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11/3/15: Not Biology, but WOW!!
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NASA Just Released the Largest Photo Ever Taken
He determines the number of stars; he gives to all of them their names. - Psalm 147: 4 |
10/30/15: Happy Halloween Guys!!!
10/29/15
How Did Plants Develop Photosynthesis?
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You might have seen ants forming a raft or a bridge, but they can also act like ketchup. That's because aggregations of ants exhibit properties of both liquids and solids, according to a new study published in Nature Materials. You might have seen ants forming a raft or a bridge, but they can also act like ketchup. That's because aggregations of ants exhibit properties of both liquids and solids, according to a new study published in Nature Materials. Scientists loaded thousands of the little creatures into what's called a rheometer, a specialized piece of equipment made to assess various materials’ solid-and-liquid-like responses. When the ants were "sheared" at speeds of up to 100 rpm, it was discovered that their viscosity increased as the speed did. David Hu, a mechanical engineer who has studied the behavior of ants for nearly a decade, said, “Ants seem to have an on/off switch in that they let go for sufficiently large applied forces. Despite wanting to be together, they let go and behave like a fluid to prevent getting injured or killed.” For example, when a penny is dropped into a cluster of ants, the ants allowed the coin to pass by as they flow around it. A quick poke, however, sends the ants back to their more rigid state. Physicist Alberto Fernandez-Nieves said, “This is the hallmark of viscoelastic behavior.” Such behavior is currently being used in the study of self-healing materials.
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There's a farm one hundred feet below London's streets. In an old World War II bomb shelter, innovators Steve Dring and Richard Ballard are growing salad greens with reclaimed water and lights powered by wind turbines. Finding ways to grow more food using less space will be key to feeding Earth's growing population. In Icy Breath of Saturn's Moon Enceladus, Cassini Hunts for Life.
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