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• Juvenile cowbirds sneak out at night
• Traveling through space? Don't forget your sleeping pills and skin cream
• Does cheering affect the outcome of college hockey games?
• Sleepwalkers feel no pain, remain asleep despite suffering injuries
• Into how many pieces does a balloon burst?
• In 2030, we will have local protein on our plate
• Signs of acid fog found on Mars
• Uncovering the secrets of ice that burns

Juvenile cowbirds sneak out at night Posted: 02 Nov 2015 12:26 PM PST A new study explores how a young cowbird, left as an egg in the nest of a different species, grows up to know it's a cowbird and not a warbler, thrush or sparrow.

Traveling through space? Don't forget your sleeping pills and skin cream Posted: 02 Nov 2015 10:15 AM PST A new study is the first-ever examination of the medications used by astronauts on long-duration missions to the International Space Station: the medications they used, the reasons they used them and how well they said the medicines worked were analyzed.

Does cheering affect the outcome of college hockey games? Posted: 02 Nov 2015 09:57 AM PST We all love belting our lungs out at sporting event, hurling insults and encouragements in turn, but does it actually have an effect on either team's performance? A study conducted suggests that no, it probably won't.

Sleepwalkers feel no pain, remain asleep despite suffering injuries Posted: 02 Nov 2015 07:02 AM PST A new study of sleepwalkers found an intriguing paradox: Although sleepwalkers have an increased risk for headaches and migraines while awake, during sleepwalking episodes they are unlikely to feel pain even while suffering an injury.

Into how many pieces does a balloon burst? Posted: 02 Nov 2015 05:35 AM PST A moderately inflated rubber balloon pricked with a needle bursts into two large fragments. However, if you inflate it until it bursts spontaneously, you get dozens of shreds, new research shows.

In 2030, we will have local protein on our plate Posted: 02 Nov 2015 05:32 AM PST In 2030, new sources that will not accelerate climate change and that are located near the consumer will make available both food and fodder. New foodstuffs are being developed by breeding insects, cultivating mushrooms and processing vegetable raw materials.

Signs of acid fog found on Mars Posted: 02 Nov 2015 05:32 AM PST While Mars doesn't have much in the way of Earth-like weather, it does evidently share one kind of weird meteorology: acid fog. A planetary scientist has pieced together a compelling story about how acidic vapors may have eaten at the rocks in a 100-acre area on Husband Hill in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater on Mars.

Uncovering the secrets of ice that burns Posted: 02 Nov 2015 04:53 AM PST Methane hydrates can be seen as a potential energy source or as a dangerous source of methane - a greenhouse gas that is 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. With the help of a supercomputer and an interdisciplinary team, scientists have uncovered important details about their stability if they are disturbed by human-induced or natural forces.

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