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A general topic for science news and cool or interesting factoids.  How owls swivel their heads A study has suggested that owls can swivel their heads as far as they can because their carotid arteries aren't on the outside, like ours are, but are instead much closer to the spine, so they are more protected when the head moves. The vertebral arteries that go through the neck bones are given a lot more space to move and have a cushioning air sac. Owls' blood vessels also have more connections which can help to divert blood flow. What else have you discovered in science lately? My TCR Norns |
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 Wee Scrivener Trell |
That's amazing!  Trell "Holy crap in a casket!" |
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 Caves Dweller Rascii Administrator |
 I've been interested in octopuses lately. Apparently they're super intelligent. I first saw one in real life when I was snorkeling in Thailand. It changed colors right before my eyes and moved very mysteriously. Ever since then I've been fascinated by them. - Rascii |
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Malkin Manager |
According to the article, octopuses may be able to see with their skin and each arm has something of a mind of its own... That's really something! ![[nsurprised]](/images/smilies/emot_surprised.gif "[nsurprised]") My TCR Norns |
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 Small Birb Pann |
Octopi are adorable! I don't know why but I just find them so cute. There's a study recently here that honey bees might have their own personalities! I think that's really cool. Small bird who lives here sometimes, and wanders other times. Got Creatures related content to share? Submit to Heck Yeah, Creatures! Icon by gettehld on twitter! |
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 Puddini |
I only think octopi are cute when they are tiny babehs. Remember there once was an octopus called Paul that could predict who would win in a football game? |
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Malkin Manager |
 Pruney fingers may be an adaptation to give us better grip underwater Wrinkles in wet fingertips form a pattern of channels that divert water away from the fingertip, which has been shown to help people grip things underwater. My TCR Norns |
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 Jagotka |
Superfast Spinning Black Hole Tearing Up Space at Nearly the Speed of Light "Astronomers observed NGC 1365’s black hole using the NuSTAR and XMM-Newton observatories, and were surprised to find out it’s spinning so fast that the outer edge is moving at very nearly the speed of light!" I love love love space. Creatures tumblr Blog:Methods of Creatures Madness |
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 Patient Pirate ylukyun Manager |
3 new planets could host life Two of the planets -- Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f -- are described in a study released Thursday in the journal Science. They are part of a five-planet system in which the candidates for life are the farthest from the host star. |
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 TheSecond |
Bullfrogs eat anything that moves. "Over 15 classes of animals were reported from a total of 18,814 identifiable prey remains, including terrestrial and aquatic insects, spiders, crayfish, fish, frogs, salamanders, newts, snakes, lizards, turtles, birds, and small mammals." Sounds like it's time to open up a world wide Cajun Fried Frog Legs chain. My favorite norn is still Belldandy. |
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TheSecond |
A cybernetic roach could save your life. "Ultimately, we think this will allow us to create a mobile web of smart sensors that uses cockroaches to collect and transmit information, such as finding survivors in a building that's been destroyed by an earthquake," Don't stomp that roach! It's descendants could save you life some day. This just in: Mutant super-cockroaches from space a menace to mankind? "According to Russian news agency Novosti, baby cockroaches conceived aboard a satellite in September have apparently grown up to be faster and tougher than their terrestrial brethren." Change of plans, stomp the roaches before they conquer the universe! My favorite norn is still Belldandy. |
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Malkin Manager |
Neural network that detects breast cancer A teenage girl, Brittany Wenger, has created a neural network that can recognise malignant breast cancers from minimally-invasive biopsies with a 99.1% success rate - and as it sees more samples, it improves its accuracy. It is more accurate than commercial programs that do the same thing, and Wenger hopes it will be used in hospitals. It also has the potential to be adapted to detect other kinds of cancers. My TCR Norns |
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 Jacob |
Interestingly, Lobsters might actually be immortal due to an enzyme that repairs DNA when it replicates, as aging is caused by dna getting damaged over prolonged replication, it is assumed most, if not all lobsters die from external factors. i.e disease, hunting, other lobsters. Not really active around these parts anymore. |
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 KC11 |
Mississippi baby born with HIV is first child cured of disease I thought this was pretty dang cool wrapped in an awesome sandwich. Do not upset the ugly worm, lest it be a dragon in disguise. (>oo)> |
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 Peppery One Papriko |
Heard another case of someone being cured. The guy first got HIV, then he got blood-cancer. Against the cancer he got a donor of spinal cord. Well, a small amount of people is immune against HIV. By chance the donor was one of those immune people. The guy the stuff was donated to adapted that through the spinal cord and he got rid of both, HIV and cancer. Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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Malkin Manager |
Choir Singers Synchronise Heartbeats When choristers sing together in harmony, they breathe at the same points in the song - which eventually leads their hearts to beat together.  My TCR Norns |
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 Lollipop Lord C-Rex |
 The Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox is the largest bat in the world, with a 5 ft (1.5 meter) wingspan! It is native to the Philippines. |
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Malkin Manager |
There is a planet with four suns out there... In the artist's impression below, you can see the black circle to the bottom right is the planet.  My TCR Norns |
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