Many dogs like to play fetch. But what about cats? 🐕 🐈
From @TheConversationUS: "Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to combine elements of predatory and social behavior for both species."
Many dogs like to play fetch. But what about cats? 🐕 🐈
From @TheConversationUS: "Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to combine elements of predatory and social behavior for both species."
What’s that smell — and how’d you know?
From @KnowableMag: "It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we sniff remains mysterious. A neuroscientist explains."
Mars News
The Mastcam team of the Curiosity rover is hoping to capture a special celestial event above the Martian skyline as one of Mars’ moons, Phobos, will be in conjunction with Earth on the evening of this Martian day. So everyone look up, and smile for the camera!
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4295-4296-a-martian-moon-and-planet-earth/
#Mars #Phobos #Earth #Curiosity #rover #Sol4295 #news #Astronomy #Astrodon #space #science #STEM
Humpback whales make custom fishing nets – out of bubbles.
NPR reports: "The 50-foot whales blow circles of bubbles underwater, creating a net of air that entraps the krill. A new study shows that humpbacks can do this with remarkable precision to corral their prey, even tailoring the bubble nets for the type of food they’re eating."
NASA is known for its cool tools, and the space agency has developed another: an autonomous underwater robot. A fleet of these robots will dive deep under Antarctica’s polar ice to help scientists better understand how rapidly the ice is melting due to climate change. Learn more about Project IceNode in this video from CNN: https://flip.it/YJQaRs
#Science #NASA #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Antarctica
The paws of a dog have a distinctly similar smell to a popular snack food: Fritos. We’re not sure if that’s an insult to dogs, corn chips, or what but a veterinarian has an explanation. Read more from Live Science: https://flip.it/SEMK.I
#Science #Dogs #Odor #Smells #Snacks
New research shows that the Moon has experienced volcanic activity, and it was a lot more recent than previously believed. Three microscopic beads of glass retrieved from the Moon’s surface during the China National Space Administration's Chang'e 5 mission are evidence of a wild, volcanic period that occurred about 120 million years ago. @ScienceAlert has more on this unlocked secret: https://flip.it/f_V71V
#Science #Space #Moon #Earth #Volcano
Follow @space-ScienceAlert for more exciting space news.
Ancient asteroid 20 times larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs likely hit Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
CNN reports that Japanese researchers are studying the possible impact of the collision some 4 billion years ago: https://flip.it/KnQk9p
Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines.
AP reports: "The asteroid — about 3 feet (1 meter) across — was spotted by astronomers in Arizona and broke apart over the coast of the Philippines hours after the discovery. This space rock, dubbed 2024 RW1, is only the ninth to have been spotted before its impact."
For similar content, follow @space-ScienceAlert
"Enthusiastic amateur" finds "remarkable" Pictish ring buried for more than 1,000 years.
From CNN: "The 'kite-shaped ring with a garnet or red glass center' was unearthed by a volunteer at the site of a fort in Burghead, in northeast Scotland."
For similar stories, follow @archeology-today-science
Should we think twice about fluoride?
@Vox reports: "Too much fluoride might lower IQ in kids, a new [U.S.] federal report says. The science (and debate), explained."
Colossal stone monument built 1,000 years before Stonehenge shows neolithic engineers understood science.
From @Smithsonianmag: "A recent study of the Menga dolmen in Spain reveals complex construction techniques used roughly 6,000 years ago."
Here's the original study from Science Advances: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp1295
#Engineering #Archaeology #Anthropology #Science #History #Spain
Planes, trains and monster diggers: The vehicles pushing the limits of electric power.
From the BBC: "How much energy you can pack into a battery is one limit on how big an EV can get — but meet the EVs ditching batteries altogether to attain mammoth proportions."
What does climate change do to your brain? A former neuroscientist turned environmental journalist lists five key insights from his new book, “The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains.” Fast Company has more: https://flip.it/ikPIfe
#Science #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Neurology #Brain
If one of your elementary school teachers admonished you for fidgeting in your desk, maybe it was them, not you, who had the problem. According to research, misokinesia, the stressful sensations caused by seeing others fidget, affects as many as one in three people. Read about it at @ScienceAlert: https://flip.it/2UyjnJ
#Science #Psychology #Disorder #Human #Brain
For more stories on the human condition, follow @humans-ScienceAlert.
OMG.
A triangle of glowing plasma.
Bigger than the Earth.
Hovering over the surface of the Sun last week.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html #space #science #astronomy #sky
Here’s some good news for fans of shooting stars. Rocky debris blasted away from the tiny asteroid Dimorphos when NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally slammed into it in 2022 could create the first human-made meteor shower known as the Dimorphids. New research suggests fragments will arrive in the vicinity of Earth and Mars within one to three decades. “This material could produce visible meteors as they penetrate the Martian atmosphere,” said lead study author Eloy Peña Asensio. Read more from CNN: https://flip.it/F4dEo5
#Science #Space #NASA #ShootingStars #MeteorShower #Dimorphos
Scientists have long been puzzled by large gold nuggets and how they came to be. New research provides an interesting possibility: the electricity generated by earthquakes. Phys.org has the details: https://flip.it/HTWgpQ
#Science #Earth #Gold #Earthquakes #Geology
It’s a viscous cycle: The planet gets hotter, more people want air conditioning, the planet gets hotter. But thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, University of Maryland researchers are developing climate-friendly air conditioning. Read more from Inside Climate News: https://flip.it/hF7d46
#Science #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Climate #AirConditioning #Earth
Find more articles on climate change at @InsideClimate.
Hope for migraine sufferers. A new drug may prevent symptoms, if you spot certain signs before the headache starts. Read more from BBC Science Focus: https://flip.it/sgpdwY
#Science #Health #Medicine #Human #Migraines
Find more science news at @sciencefocus.
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