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• White matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis, study shows
• Cichlid fish view unfamiliar faces longer, from further distance than familiar faces
• Insect DNA extracted, sequenced from black widow spider web
• Stretch the new flex for programmable rubber keyboard
• Exploring the physics of a chocolate fountain

White matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis, study shows Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST Smoking high potency 'skunk-like' cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, according to a new study.

Cichlid fish view unfamiliar faces longer, from further distance than familiar faces Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Fish viewed digital models with unfamiliar fish faces longer and from a further distance than models with familiar faces, according to a new study.

Insect DNA extracted, sequenced from black widow spider web Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Scientists extracted DNA from spider webs to identify the web's spider architect and the prey that crossed it, according to this proof-of-concept study.

Stretch the new flex for programmable rubber keyboard Posted: 24 Nov 2015 05:43 PM PST Scientists have developed a soft, flexible, stretchable keyboard using a type of rubber known as a dielectric elastomer. The keyboard was made from a single laminated structure with two sensing layers oriented at 90 degrees apart.

Exploring the physics of a chocolate fountain Posted: 24 Nov 2015 05:43 PM PST A mathematics student has worked out the secrets of how chocolate behaves in a chocolate fountain, answering the age-old question of why the falling 'curtain' of chocolate surprisingly pulls inwards rather than going straight downwards.

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