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November 21, 2015
What We Didn’t Know About The Penis
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Most people tend to assume that science is "done" when it comes to human anatomy. I mean, we've been studying it for THOUSANDS of years. We've dissected dead humans, cut millions of them open every year and fix things while they're still alive. We have advanced technology that can peer inside the living human body. What can there POSSIBLY be left to discover?
Well, quite a lot as it turns out. As Diane Kelly tells us in this great TED Talk, we still have a lot to learn about basic human anatomy. One example: how does the male erection work?
Beautiful And Rare “Blue Dragon” Washes Ashore In Australia
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Looks more like a Pokemon than a real animal, right? But the 'blue dragon" is quite real. It's actually named Glaucus atlanticus and is a small sea slug found in in tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. One recently washed ashore in Queensland, Australia, and the little critter has gone viral.
Scientists Develop World’s First Cyber Plant
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Electronic plants. Linköping University
A team of scientists at Linköping University in Sweden have developed the first electrically augmented plant, creating both analog and digital circuits inside a living rose. This technology could allow scientists to regulate growth and chemical processes in plants, as well as harness photosynthesis to create new solar cells.
November 20, 2015
Math Can Equal Fun
Harvey Mudd College math professor Arthur Benjamin talks about his new book The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why.
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Hyena Gets A Nasty Surprise When He Tries To Eat An Elephant Through The Anus
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Life as a carnivore is hard. Hunting can be painful and deadly, and scavanging food can be even moreso if you're chased off by larger predators defending their kills.
But every so often, you get lucky. One hyena certainly thought he had, when he stumbled across a dead and undefended elephant. But then ...
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What We’re Reading
Happy Thanksgiving, NCSE supporters—we’re thankful for you!
It’s almost Thanksgiving! Here are a few articles NCSE staff came across this week, for you to read while your turkey roasts. No “What We’re Reading” next week—you’re on your own. You should probably take a walk after that big dinner anyway...
Health Experts Are Explaining Drug-Resistant Bacteria Poorly, The Atlantic, November 16, 2015 — The inimitable Ed Yong addresses the importance of science communication, and the staggering lack of basic knowledge about medicine and our own bodies that contributes to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Genomic Insights into the Evolutionary Origin of Myxozoa within Cnidaria, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, November 16, 2015 — Genomic data confirms that myxozoans—microscopic parasites that infest, in their life cycles, annelids and fish successively—are, in fact, tiny cnidarians, cousins of corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Amazing!
Why Pumpkins and Squashes Aren’t Extinct, National Geographic, November 16, 2015 — This story has it all: co-evolution, natural and artificial selection, and fossilized mastodon poop. Ed Yong explains how new research is providing insights to why pumpkins and other squashes should have gone the way of the megafauna, but didn’t—and no, it isn’t so Starbucks (and everyone else) can make pumpkin spice lattes.
NOAA Climate Feud: Pursuit of Scientific Truth vs. Public Accountability, Washington Post, November 17, 2015 — House Science Committee chairman Lamar Smith (R–Tex), has issued a congressional subpoena for all internal communications among NOAA scientists and officials, on the grounds that he suspects that they manipulated evidence for political reasons in a study, published in Science, that refuted the common climate change denier claim that global warming has been on “pause” for the last 17 years. The implication that Congress can intervene whenever the scientific community reaches conclusions that are politically unpopular is deeply troubling. See my post on the topic here.
Evolution Is Finally Winning Out Over Creationism, Slate, November 19, 2015 — A sign of hope that the stubbornly high percentage of Americans that reject evolution may finally be dropping, especially among the young. NCSE staff are extensively quoted.
Dash those pre-Thanksgiving blues! Earth Touch News reports “Watching this pink fairy armadillo digging will make you inexplicably happy.” They’re right.
Largest Diamond In Over A Century Found In Botswana
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The discovered diamond. Lucara Diamond Corp.
A 1,111-carat diamond has been discovered in a mine in southern Africa. According to the mining company, the gem is the largest find in more than a century, and the second largest discovered in the world so far.
European Space Agency To Launch A Satellite To Measure Plant Photosynthesis
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The spacecraft will be able to tell when plants are under stress or not. Jaggat Rashidi/Shutterstock
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced plans to build and send into orbit a satellite to measure the faint glow that plants give off as they photosynthesize. The new satellite will join a series of missions that already measure and study the biological systems that control our planet. Known as the Fluorescence Explorer – or FLEX – the spacecraft will be the eighth installment in the organization's
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