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• Precise method underlies sloppy madness of dog slurping
• Small fish species evolved rapidly following 1964 Alaska earthquake
• Enhanced rock weathering could counter fossil-fuel emissions and protect our oceans
• Headbanging Aussie bee takes a heavy metal approach to pollination
• When brain metabolism dips, desire goes up in monkeys on 'female Viagra'
• Quantum physics problem proved unsolvable

Precise method underlies sloppy madness of dog slurping Posted: 14 Dec 2015 01:57 PM PST Using photography and laboratory simulations, researchers studied how dogs raise fluids into their mouths to drink. They discovered that sloppy-looking actions at the dog bowl are in fact high-speed, precisely timed movements that optimize a dogs' ability to acquire fluids.

Small fish species evolved rapidly following 1964 Alaska earthquake Posted: 14 Dec 2015 01:57 PM PST Evolution can happen quickly. Consider a tiny fish species that evolved within decades -- both in its genome and external phenotypic traits -- after the 1964 Alaskan earthquake.

Enhanced rock weathering could counter fossil-fuel emissions and protect our oceans Posted: 14 Dec 2015 10:06 AM PST Scientists have discovered enhanced weathering of rock could counter human-made fossil fuel CO2 emissions and help to protect our oceans.

Headbanging Aussie bee takes a heavy metal approach to pollination Posted: 14 Dec 2015 06:27 AM PST Research has for the first time revealed the heavy metal secret behind an Australian bee's unique approach to pollination: high-speed headbanging. In an effort that would put metal fans to shame, the native blue-banded bee has been filmed head banging flowers up to 350 times a second. The technique causes vibrations that release pollen into the air similar to the motion of a salt and pepper shaker, helping pollinate the flower.

When brain metabolism dips, desire goes up in monkeys on 'female Viagra' Posted: 10 Dec 2015 03:16 PM PST As the drug touted as 'the female Viagra' comes to market, researchers are learning more about how the drug, called flibanserin, affects the brain.

Quantum physics problem proved unsolvable Posted: 09 Dec 2015 11:27 AM PST A mathematical problem underlying fundamental questions in particle and quantum physics is provably unsolvable, according to scientists. It is the first major problem in physics for which such a fundamental limitation could be proven, they say.

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