CBC reports that researchers in Chile have grown chicken embryos engineered to have dinosaur-like eggs. The reason? To try to learn more about how birds evolved from dinosaurs… As budding scientists, we have: 3 Notes About This Story Whatever results… Read More ›
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Scientists: There’s Enough Water To Fill 3 Oceans Beneath The Earth
The Guardian reports that scientists have found rock layer 400 miles beneath the Earth may contain three times more water than the world’s oceans. 3 Frequently Asked Questions That Arise From This Story 1. “Is 600 miles below Earth a… Read More ›
If You’re A Mouse Reading This Due To Insomnia, You May Have Brain Damage!
CNN reports that a study indicates that mice forced to simulate sleeping the same hours as human shift-workers suffered brain damage. So we’re posting this at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to at least entertain our mice readers (before brain… Read More ›
Study Says People Only Have Four Emotions. This Made Us Sad, Angry, Dumbfounded, and Then Happy!
In an article entitled “Human Emotions Are Not as Complex as We Thought,” Time “reports” that a study in the journal of Current Biology “says” that humans “may only have four biologically based emotions: happy, sad, afraid/surprised, and angry/disgusted.” “That makes… Read More ›
Monkey In Space!
CNN reports that Iran has claimed to successfully launch a monkey into space and back. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. “So, wait, that monkey I saw in space wasn’t a hallucination?” – Sandra Bullock’s character from Gravity 2…. Read More ›
LA Times Not Printing Letters From Climate Change Sceptics, What Does Fox News Have To Say About That?
The LA Times, citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a body of climate scientists that “said it was 95% certain that we fossil-fuel-burning humans are driving global warming” has decided not to print letters to the editor suggesting there is… Read More ›
Interstellar Space May Sound Scarier Than Latest Miley Cyrus Single.
io9.com reports that Voyageur 1 has left the solar system and its recordings indicate that the sounds that can be heard in interstellar space are “shrill, wraithlike cries.” You can listen for yourself by clicking here. 3 Questions That Arise… Read More ›
Wait, If A Scientist Is Controlling Your Hand Movements, Why Does This Periodic Table You’re Drawing On The Kitchen Table List Mrs. Butterworth As An Element?
As we wrote yesterday, a scientist may be able to control another scientist’s hand movements by sending brain waves over the internet. 3 More Questions That Arise From This Story 1. If people start sending brainwaves over the internet, what… Read More ›
Scientist May Have Controlled Other Scientist’s Hand Movements Over The Internet
CNN reports that scientists conducted a study where “a scientist could control another scientist’s hand motions just by using brain signals sent over the Internet.” 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. If this technology becomes mainstream, does this… Read More ›
Life May Have Come From Meteorite On Mars. There Goes Your Life Came From Skittles Theory.
Yahoo reports that a study indicates life on Earth actually arrived on our planet via a meteorite from Mars. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. What would have happened if Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck were around when… Read More ›