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Pigeons Have Built-in GPS System That Uses Earth's Magnetic Field
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) found a group of 53 cells in the brainstems of pigeons, dubbed "GPS Neurons," that react to the Earth's magnetic field. April 29, 2012
Chewing Gum Negatively Impacts Short-Term Memory Recall Say Scientists
The results of several experiments were published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. April 29, 2012
Half-Mile Wide Snowballs Seen Punching Through Parts of Saturn's F Ring
Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed half-mile-sized objects punching through parts of Saturn's outermost ring (F ring). April 29, 2012
Entomologist Endures Over 15,000 Mosquito Bites a Year to Sustain Colony for Science
Dr. April 28, 2012
Fragments of Egyptian Book of the Dead Found in Australian Museum
ABC News in Australia reports that fragments from the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funerary text, have been found in the Queensland Museum in Brisbane, Australia. April 28, 2012
Columbia University Study Finds Trees Grow Much Faster in Urban Environment
Researchers from Columbia University found that common native red oak seedlings grow as much as eight times faster in New York's Central Park than in more rural, cooler settings in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. April 28, 2012
Award Winning Micro-CT Film Shows Beetle From the Inside
Professor Javier Alba Tercedor, of the University of Granada Department of Zoology won the Best Film of the Year at the SkyScan Micro CT Meeting. April 28, 2012
Human Genome Contains Pieces of DNA From Ancient Dinosaur Era Viruses
More than 90% of every mammal's genome has no known function. April 28, 2012
Rare Bongo Calf Born at Taronga Zoo
A rare Bongo calf was born earlier this month at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. April 28, 2012
Ammonites Survived Three Mass Extinctions Before Going Extinct at End of Cretaceous
Ammonites lived on Earth for 300 million years. April 28, 2012
Scientists Make Human Blood Vessels in the Lab
Cytograft Tissue Engineering Inc. April 27, 2012
Lake on Titan Resembles Namibia Mudflat
Ontario Lacus, a footprint-shaped lake on Saturn's moon Titan, resembles a salt pan on Earth in Namibia called the Etosha Pan. April 27, 2012
Battelle's Vortex Gun Shoots Rings of Gas
Scientists at Battelle have filed a patent application for Vortex gun, a device that fires rings of gas. April 27, 2012
TheCorpora Robotic Company Begins Pre-orders for its Qbo Robots
Automaton reports that Thecorpora has started taking for its autonomous Q. April 27, 2012
MIT Researchers Develop Fog Resistant, Self Cleaning Glass
MIT researchers have developed a glass they say is self-cleaning and resists fogging and glare. April 27, 2012
Salps, Tiny Jellyfish-like Creatures, Knock Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Offline
The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that millions of sea salps have forced the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County, California to power down. April 27, 2012
Cassini Finds Saturn's Moon Phoebe has Planet-Like Qualities
Data from NASA's Cassini mission reveals that Phoebe, one of Saturn's many moons, has more planet-like qualities than previously thought. April 27, 2012
Hugvie is a Huggable Vibrating Robotic Cushion
Hugvie is a robotic cushion designed for hugging. April 27, 2012
Scientists Concerned About Invasive Giant Asian Tiger Shrimp in U.S. Coastal Waters
Scientists are concerned about the rise in invasive Asian tiger shrimp in U. April 27, 2012
Orfield Labs in Minneapolis is Home to the World's Quietest Room
Orfield Labs in Minneapolis contains an anechoic test chamber, which is billed as the quietest room in the world. April 27, 2012