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- Does the moon affect our mood or actions?
- A crack in the mystery of 'oobleck' -- friction thickens fluids
- First sensory system that detects air humidity described
| Does the moon affect our mood or actions? Posted: 06 May 2016 07:56 AM PDT While the full moon cannot turn people into werewolves, some people do accuse it of causing a bad night's sleep or creating physical and mental alterations. But is there any science behind these myths? |
| A crack in the mystery of 'oobleck' -- friction thickens fluids Posted: 06 May 2016 06:58 AM PDT By revealing missing details behind the odd behavior of a science fair favorite -- a soupy mixture known as 'oobleck' that switches back and forth between liquid and solid -- scientists could help to end a long-running scientific debate and improve processes ranging from pouring concrete to making better body armor. |
| First sensory system that detects air humidity described Posted: 06 May 2016 06:58 AM PDT Most insects have dedicated sensory systems to detect water vapor in the air, but little has been known about how they work. Now researchers are the first to discover a sensory system that directly detects humidity. The scientists have identified key genes involved in the fruit fly's ability to detect changes in external humidity, and they also discovered the sensory neurons -- the fly's humidity receptors -- in a strange, small sac in the insect's antennae. |
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