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- What's behind a tarantula's blue hue?
- Rare fossil of a horned dinosaur found from 'lost continent'
- How funny is this word? The 'snunkoople' effect
- Simulating the jet streams and anticyclones of Jupiter and Saturn
- Missing link found between turbulence in collapsing star and hypernova, gamma-ray burst
- Could fish have consciousness? 'Emotional fever' experiment suggests they might
- Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study
- Unexpected activity on the Moon
- Wearable equipment supports human motion where and when needed: Easier, faster, stronger, and more enjoyable
| What's behind a tarantula's blue hue? Posted: 30 Nov 2015 03:22 PM PST Researchers have found that many species of tarantulas have independently evolved the ability to grow blue hair using nanostructures in their exoskeletons, rather than pigments. The study is the first to show that individual species evolved separately to make the same shade of a non-iridescent color, one that doesn't change when viewed at different angles. |
| Rare fossil of a horned dinosaur found from 'lost continent' Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:50 AM PST A rare fossil from eastern North America of a dog-sized horned dinosaur has been identified by a scientist. The fossil provides evidence of an east-west divide in North American dinosaur evolution. |
| How funny is this word? The 'snunkoople' effect Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:18 AM PST How do you quantify something as complex and personal as humor? Mathematicians have now developed a mathematical method of doing just that -- and it might not be quite as personal as we think. |
| Simulating the jet streams and anticyclones of Jupiter and Saturn Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:52 AM PST A researcher has successfully generated 3-D simulations of deep jet streams and storms on Jupiter and Saturn, helping to satiate our eternal quest for knowledge of planetary dynamics. The results facilitate a deeper understanding of planetary weather and provide clues to the dynamics of Earth's weather patterns evidenced in jet streams and ocean currents. |
| Missing link found between turbulence in collapsing star and hypernova, gamma-ray burst Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:52 AM PST Extremely bright supernovas, called hypernovae, have been linked to gamma-ray bursts, but theorists have struggled to explain how a collapsing massive star could produce a magnetic field a million billion times greater than that of the sun, which is necessary to blow off the outer portions of the star and accelerate charged particles to speeds needed to produce gamma rays. A new supercomputer simulation shows how this happens. |
| Could fish have consciousness? 'Emotional fever' experiment suggests they might Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:35 AM PST Researchers have observed an increase in body temperature of between two and four degrees in zebrafish, when these are subjected to stressful situations. This phenomenon is known as 'emotional fever,' as it is related to what animals feel in the face of an external stimulus. |
| Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:35 AM PST Do you often take chances and yet still land on your feet? Then you probably have a well-developed brain. |
| Unexpected activity on the Moon Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:46 AM PST The lunar space environment is much more active than previously assumed. The solar wind is reflected from the surface and crustal magnetic fields of the moon which has effects on for instance lunar water levels. |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:45 AM PST A new model of pneumatic muscle and an active type of assistive equipment incorporating this pneumatic muscle has been developed. This wearable equipment, called the Unplugged Powered Suit (UPS), supports human movement without requiring any electronic devices and tanks because it employs a newly developed pneumatic muscle named Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM) as an actuator. The UPS improves the quality of life of not only elderly individuals but also healthy people who enjoy sports activities. |
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