Budget Cuts Could Shut Down the Carbon Dioxide Monitors That First Warned of Global Warming
The monitoring program that gave us Keeling’s Curve is facing the axe as budgets are cut
To Dodge a Bullet, You’d Have to See It From Three Football Fields Away
Even the slowest handguns shoot a bullet at 340 meters per seconds
Hermit Crabs Avoid Conflict By Developing a Taste for Specific Types of Shells
As the crabs got older, their tolerance for shell diversity decreased, and they honed in on a single shell type they liked best
Here Are NASA’s Top 19 Typography Tips
For some, the choice of font is actually a matter of life and death
Fresh Brains Are Way Squishier Than You Thought
Brains are so soft that you can deform them with a touch
Why Men Tend To Have Bigger Noses Than Women
This also speaks to differences between modern humans and our ancient ancestors, since ancient humans had more muscle mass than we soft creatures of today
Some Kids Outgrow Their Synesthesia
It might be possible to be synesthetic as a kid, but then grow out of it
Women Can Act Aggressively, Too
Competition goes beyond feeling threatened by another woman’s looks and encompasses judgements about behaviors, too
Is Vodka Gluten Free?
The search for gluten free alcohol can be tricky - and now a debate over spirits labeling might make it even trickier
Reptiles Are Really Intelligent; We Were Just Giving Them the Wrong Tests
Now that scientists are coming up with new experiments and methods, they’re realizing that there’s a lot more to the reptile brain than they once thought
Look Up Tomorrow Night To See 29 Satellites Blast Into Orbit
After dusk, on the second day, look to the east
Alberta’s Oil Sands Account for 9 Percent of Canada’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The oil sands are a bigger source of greenhouse gases than all of Canada’s agriculture or manufacturing
This Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal Has Editors Who Are Still in Elementary School
Like grown-up scientific journals, Frontiers’ young editors must review manuscripts, complete with figures and citations, for clarity and topic value
There’s Boiling Magma Beneath the Antarctic Ice, And It Could Burst Out at Any Time
Swarms of earthquakes beneath the Antarctic ice could be signs of an impending volcanic eruption
Future Submarines May Glide Through the Water Like Stingrays
Cracking the underlying principles behind stingray movements is the first step to building future submarines
Indonesian Volcano Spews a Four-Mile High Column of Ash
Until August 2010, Mount Sinabung had been inactive for centuries
Where Do Dogs Come From—Europe Or China?
Where were dogs first domesticated?
Scientists Have Figured Out the Best Way to Goof Around at Work
You’re going to procrastinate anyway, but here’s how to make it work for you
Depressed People’s Cells Appear To Be Prematurely Old
The research does not address whether the shorter telomeres directly translate into health problems, however
Remnants of 3.5 Billion-Year-Old Bacteria May Be the Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth
The microbial sediment layers outdate previous evidence of life around 300 million years
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