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Researchers Say Brittle Stars Move Bilaterally, Like Humans
Researchers say brittle stars (Ophiocoma echinata) move bilaterally, like people. May 11, 2012
Ouarkziz Impact Crater in Algeria Captured by ISS Astronaut Photo
This image of the Ouarkziz Impact Crater was captured by an astronaut abord the International Space Station. May 11, 2012
Hubble Observes Dwarf Galaxy NGC 2366
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made detailed observations of the dwarf galaxy NGC 2366, which is home to a bright, star-forming nebula and is close enough for astronomers to discern its individual stars. May 11, 2012
Carnivorous Plant in Borneo Has Symbiotic Relationship With Ants
The carnivorous plant, Nepenthes bicalcarata, which grows in the nutrient-poor peat swamp forests of Borneo, has been found to have a symbiotic relationship with the ant species Camponotus schmitzi. May 11, 2012
Scientists Find Naked Mole Rats Have High Levels of NRG-1 in Their Brains
Scientists have found that naked mole rats contain high levels of Neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) in the cerebellum. May 11, 2012
Scientists Say A Few Hundred Thousand Billion Free-Floating Life-Bearing Earth-Sized Planets Exist in Milky Way
Scientists continue to increase the estimates of the number of planets out there in the Universe. May 11, 2012
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Takes First Drive of 2012
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again. May 10, 2012
Scientists Say Reusable Grocery Bags Help Spread Norovirus
Scientists in Oregon have linked transmission of the norovirus to reusable grocery bags. May 10, 2012
Japanese Researchers Create Buttocks Robot
Japanese researchers have created a strange buttocks robot named SHIRI. May 10, 2012
VISTA Telescope Views a Vast Ball of Stars
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA infrared survey telescope has revealed a new image of Messier 55 that shows tens of thousands of stars crowded together like a swarm of bees. May 10, 2012
Corn Flakes Last Longer in Milk Than Water Say Scientists
Scientists from the Department of Chemical and Bioprocesses Engineering at Pontificia University in Chile have conducted research on corn flakes and quinoa flakes to see how they respond to being immersed in milk and water. May 10, 2012
HeartWare Announces New 450 Person Trial for its Ventricular Assist System
A federal advisory panel recently recommended the approval of HeartWare's ventricular assist system. May 9, 2012
Scientists Say Sperm Crawl and Collide Their Way to Egg
Sperm have been described as swimming their way to fertilize the egg, but scientists say the a human sperm cell's journey to the egg is far less glamorous and involves a lot of crawling and collisions. May 9, 2012
Robot Legs Maintain Balance Despite Being Kicked From Multiple Angles
IEEE Spectrum's Automaton blog reports on a self-balancing robot named HRP3L-JSK, which was created by Junichi Urata and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab. May 9, 2012
Dwarf Mammoths Roamed Crete Millions of Years Ago
BBC News reports that mini mammoths (Mammuthus creticus) roamed the island of Crete millions of years ago. May 9, 2012
Image: All the Water on Earth as a Blue Sphere
Jack Cook from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution created an amazing illustration showing all of Earth's liquid as a blue sphere sitting on Earth. May 9, 2012
Breathalyzer Device Reveals Signs of Disease
A device called the Single Breath Disease Diagnostics Breathalyzer can reveal whether or not you have some diseases with one breath. May 8, 2012
Japanese Scientists Create Mannequin Input Device
Researchers from SoftEther Corporation and the University of Tsukuba have developed the Qumarion, a mannequin input device. May 8, 2012
Camera Trap Video From Cameroon Offers Glimpse of World's Rarest Gorilla
Conservationists working in Cameroon's Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary have collected the first camera trap video footage of the Cross River gorilla. May 8, 2012
New Trapdoor Spider Discovered in Auburn, Alabama
Auburn University researchers discovered a new trapdoor spider species in Auburn. It is named the Auburn Tiger Trapdoor Spider. The scientific name is Myrmekiaphila tigris. May 8, 2012