This scaleless Antarctic fish has crystal clear blood
This is Chionodraco rastrospinosus, an ocellated deep sea ice fish that swims in the frigid waters off Antarctica. Unlike other vertebrates, its blood is completely devoid of hemoglobin — and is...
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How meteorites powered Earth's primordial soup
Scientists aren't exactly sure how life arose on primordial Earth, leading some to suggest that meteorites may have been responsible for delivering the key components required to spark and sustain...
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Latest science shows that size really does matter to women
A new study by Australian researchers shows that well-endowed guys are more attractive to women — but only to a point. Like other physical characteristics, male genitalia are subject to sexual...
View ArticleDefinitely a good point to bring across.
Definitely a good point to bring across. I'm actually going to update accordingly.
View ArticleSomeone seriously needs to do a remix.
Someone seriously needs to do a remix. Add a cool 4/4 beat and some clever edits, and you've got something that wouldn't be out of place on the dance floor.
View ArticleSpencer asked me to post this response: When we say that a test is 98%...
Spencer asked me to post this response: When we say that a test is 98% accurate what we mean by that is that if you have the disease the test says you have the disease 98% of the time, whereas if you...
View Articledefinitely scaling back on that, though some still slip thru
definitely scaling back on that, though some still slip thru
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Listen to the first 760,000 years of the universe
By pulling the latest data from the ESA's Planck Mission project, a physics professor from the University of Washington has created an auditory representation of the Big Bang. Physicist John Cramer...
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Why escaping to the water wouldn't have saved you from a dino attack
New evidence from the University of Alberta suggests that some terrestrial dinosaurs, including carnivorous theropods, were very capable swimmers. Canadian paleontologist Scott Persons recently...
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Watch 3D-printed synthetic tissue react like the real thing
Scientists from Oxford University have developed a tissue-like printed material consisting of thousands of water droplets encased in a liquid film. They've essentially created printable artificial...
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There's a Massive Green Blob in Space
Could this be a cosmic-scale amoeba like the one encountered by the Enterprise crew in “Immunity Syndrome?” More likely, it’s the planetary nebula IC 1295 — a glowing green bubble made from gas that’s...
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More insane discoveries from old World War II battles
The past several weeks have seen the discovery of a surprising number of remnants left over from the Second World War. The latest finds include a sunken Nazi sub off the coast of Norway, the...
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Can the Doomsday Argument predict our odds of survival?
The classic form of the Doomsday Argument says it’s more likely that we’re closer to the end of our civilization than the beginning. In other words, apocalyptic destruction awaits us in the...
View ArticleOh, the 107 billion is the current best estimate of humans born so far; the...
Oh, the 107 billion is the current best estimate of humans born so far; the 70 billion humans was Leslie's estimate. Sorry for the confusion.
View ArticleActually, I think you're on to something.
Actually, I think you're on to something. A similar approach has indeed been applied to the Simulation Hypothesis, and by Bostrom himself.
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