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Category Archives: EveryDayScience
Lack of stress explains floppy ears, white fur patches and cute faces
The white spots of cows, the curly tails of pigs and the hang ears of rabbits are just a few examples of typical domestic animal traits compared to its wild relative. Darwin already observed this remarkable pattern in mans' best … Continue reading
The Ocean Clean Up: couldn’t be done until this 19 year old came along
Getting rid of of the millions of tons of plastic couldn’t be done the experts said until Boyan Slat thought outside of the box and created a concept which could do the job. Collecting the plastic with huge floating barriers, … Continue reading
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When Gaia banged with Theia we got a full moon, but no total meltdown
Our moon is the result of a big bang splash between a planet-sized astronomical body and our earth. Originally it was thought that the impact was so severe that both Earth and Theia (size of Mars) melted completely due to … Continue reading
The $800 million word of the day you never heard before: Parbuckling
The wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia will be 'parbuckled' today. The ship will be rotated from it's current angle on the rocks to a normal position and it's outfitted with huge floaters to get it stable. Giant metal chains and … Continue reading
Pop science and the wonder women
Science and engineering got popular and when young women do it, it's just hot. Now you might wonder why I want to discuss this as I'm very supportive of the +STEM Women on G+ so let me explain, A post … Continue reading
Solar panels on roof make your airco work less: double win in summer
Solar energy can be a bit much at times but for there is good news for people using solar panels on their roofs according to a university study. Not only do panels provide free energy to keep that aircon running, … Continue reading
Up to a trillion sex obsessed insects will hit Eastern parts of the US
Sensational title, but true. Scientist expect between 30 billion and 1 trillion cicadas to come out of the ground to mate. And they have been waiting for this moment; 17 years to be precise… A strange species which is best … Continue reading
After meticulous drill Rover obtained first Mars rock samples from hole
but don´t forget that the Russians did so on Venus in the late seventiesNasa considers it the most complex operation since the landing on Mars so only after a lot of preparation and practice, the Rover drilled the first hole … Continue reading
Horse meat found in hamburgers upsets English speakers
Hamburgers and other processed food are central in a scandal where up to 100% horse meat is used instead of the labeled beef. Brits and Irish consumers are shocked and their papers produce horror stories, while other parts of Europe … Continue reading
Our common ancestor is a huge disappointment reveals Tree of Life
The project Assembling the Tree of Life is trying to map all species in a huge Darwinian tree and filling in the blanks. By combining all known common genomes and resulting physical traits, out came the below image. An ugly … Continue reading