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Brits want to use bees as security guards to protect historic site
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:27 PM EST (io9)
Vandals are damaging a historic site in Wales, and its operators have come up with an ingenious solution: protect the place with bees. This should work, for as noted bee expert Homer Simpson once observed, bees will bite your bottom, and then your bottom's big.
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Frito Pie and the Chip Technology that Changed the World
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:42 PM EST (smithsonianmag.com)
The curvy chips crinkle and crunch. Top the salty, golden corn chips with chili and you’ve got yourself a Frito pie, sometimes portioned out right inside the silvery, single-serving bag.
Weird & Wild: Male Mice Have "Singing Voices"
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:32 PM EST (National Geographic)
For the first time, scientists caught wild male house mice and used digital audio software to examine the durations, pitches, and frequencies of their sounds. The results revealed that the males’ songs are more complex than mere squeaks, and that each male has a differen …
Deceptive Beauties – The World of Wild Orchids
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:23 PM EST (National Geographic)
Confucius called them the “king of fragrant plants,” and John Ruskin condemned them as “prurient apparitions.” Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductiveness. But …
The Babe of bunnies? Rabbit herds sheep around the farm (video)
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:43 PM EST (io9)
Champis the dwarf rabbit has decided that dogs aren't the only animals that can herd sheep. It turns out that the little guy isn't half bad at giving his farm's sheep the runaround.
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:49 PM EST (USA Today)
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment. The genetics-environment question is key to understanding cancer.
Just some simple music, Matchbox 20, Kate Nash, Death cab for cutie, and Johnny Nash
Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:56 AM EST
Music can say so many things. It can "touch your heart and make your toe to tap". "Music can bring tears to your eyes." Love and hate, peace and war are all expressed in music. Music can aid us when working in tandem, and keep us company in the quiet solitude.
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Can You Choose to be Gay?
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:50 AM EST (Discovery.com)
"I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line 'I've been straight and I've been gay, and gay is better.' And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice.
Fish Sounds Recorded: Deep-Sea Fish Grunt And Quack (VIDEO)
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:07 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Ecologists may have captured the first deep-sea fish sounds, hidden among the sounds of dolphins and humpback, fin and pilot whales, they report in a new study.
Even In Death, Egyptian Birds Were Fed
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:33 PM EST (Discovery.com)
Ancient Egyptians placed food in the mouths or stomachs of animal mummies, suggesting that animals were treated equally to humans in death and perhaps also in life. In this case the mummies were sacred ibis birds In a study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, …
Stunning Images of Rare Albino Hummingbird
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:25 PM EST (Discovery.com)
Jan. 27, 2012 -- These shots of an extremely rare albino ruby-throated hummingbird were photographed by two Virginia teenagers and two preteens: Marlin Shank, 16, Shaphan Shank, 14, Darren Shank, 12 and Allen Shank, 9.
Study into Jersey Neanderthal mammoth hunters
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:44 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
About 30 years ago, evidence suggested early residents of what is today the island of Jersey chased wooly mammoths off the cliffs at La Cotte above Ouaisne. Dr Geoff Smith, an analyst for Jersey Archive, is undertaking a more systematic analysis of the evidence to put thi …
Are You Eating Your Sexual Desire?
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:20 AM EST ()
There is an undeniable relationship between our sexuality and the food we eat. And somehow, for millions of Americans we have lost our way on our search for sexual satisfaction and pleasure somewhere in a big box of chocolate.
Frog perfume? Madagascar frogs communicate via airborne pheromones
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:28 PM EST (mongabay.com)
Researchers have found that some frogs in Madagascar communicate by more than just sound and sight: they create distinct airborne pheromones, which are secreted chemicals used for communicating with others.
Jumping Spiders Use Blurry Vision to Pounce
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:02 PM EST (Discovery.com)
Jumping spiders, which hunt by pouncing on their prey, gauge distances to their unsuspecting meals in a way that appears to be unique in the animal kingdom, a new study finds. The superability boils down to seeing green, the researchers found. There are several different visu …
Obama-Brewer friction on display on tarmac tiff
Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:39 PM EST
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama during an intense discussion on an airport tarmac. But the Republican governor says the Democratic president showed disrespect for her by abruptly ending their conversation.
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Bessie Coleman - Born January 26, 1893
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:18 PM EST (lkwdpl.org)
The air is the only place free from prejudices. ~ Bessie Coleman
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing & Money for Nothing (including Sting)
Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:40 PM EST
Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by former journalist and teacher Mark Knopfler, initially composed of Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) …
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Georgia Teacher Resigns Over Slavery Math Lesson
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:12 AM EST (FOXNews.com)
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. – A spokeswoman says a suburban Atlanta teacher has resigned after an investigation about third-grade students being assigned math homework with word problems about slavery.
Human Nature and the Neurobiology of Conflict
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:44 AM EST (Wired News)
Science can offer new insights into how social behavior reflects -- and perhaps even shapes -- basic human biology. An very important upcoming issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B features a collection of new studies on the biology of conflict.
10 things I Dislike About the World We Live In...Which ones are yours? (Poll)
Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:27 AM EST
The things which annoy me tend to be those that rob us of our humanity, which do not build, but merely destroy, and which detach us from our world, like the following: 1.
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A List Of All Obama Lies With Links…..You Can't Make This Stuff Up | Red White Blue News
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:09 AM EST ()
This is exactly what the headline says it is.
New study of hunter-gatherers suggests social networks sparked evolution of cooperation
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:26 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)
Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests. "The astonishing thing is that ancient human social networks so very much resemble what we see today …
Poachers threaten rare wild-growing Venus flytrap
Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:42 PM EST
The Venus flytrap's precarious survival in the wild along the coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers looking to cash in by uprooting and selling them.
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Weird & Wild: Male Mice Have “Singing Voices”
Deceptive Beauties – The World of Wild Orchids
Deceptive Beauties – The World of Wild Orchids
Weird & Wild: Male Mice Have “Singing Voices”
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A Petition to the Moderators and Management of Newsvine.
Frito Pie and the Chip Technology that Changed the World
A Petition to the Moderators and Management of Newsvine.
Frito Pie and the Chip Technology that Changed the World
Weird & Wild: Male Mice Have “Singing Voices”