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Doomsday Clock Moves 1 Minute Closer to Midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) announced today that they are moving the Doomsday Clock one minute closer to midnight. January 10, 2012
Researchers Discover Jatai Soldier Bees
Scientists from the University of Sussex have discovered the first soldier bees. January 10, 2012
Nanoscale Biological Coating Can Stop Bleeding Within Seconds
MIT engineers say they have developed a nanoscale biological coating which can stop bleeding in the seconds. January 10, 2012
New Horned Viper Discovered in Southwest Tanzania
A colorful new pit viper has been discovered in southwest Tanzania. January 10, 2012
Scientists Add Tails to Robots After Watching Lizards Jump With a High Speed Camera
Scientists at UC Berkeley added tails to little robots after studying jumping agama lizards with a high speed camera. January 9, 2012
Mission Trailer for The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be the Hubble Telescope's successor. January 9, 2012
NASA: Re-thinking Alien World 55 Cancri-e
NASA created this video to show how the discovery that a super-Earth named "55 Cancri e" is wetter and weirder than astronomers thought has researchers re-thinking the nature of alien worlds. January 7, 2012
Bacteria Can Use Fungi as Bridges
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that bacteria and fungi enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship. January 7, 2012
Male Wolf Spider Copies Dance Moves of Rivals After Watching Videos
Scientists put two tiny video screens in an enclosure so male Schizocosa ocreata wolf spiders (captured in the wild) could watch the courtship dances of other males spiders. January 6, 2012
Flatworm Regenerates Without Centrosomes
Schmidtea mediterranea is a freshwater flatworm found in southern Europe and Northern Africa. January 6, 2012
Scientists Grow Supersoldier Ants
Researchers at McGill University have grown supersoldier ants in different species of pheidole ants. January 5, 2012
Prehistoric Saber-Toothed Predators Had Massive Arms
A study published in the journal Paleobiology says prehistoric saber-toothed predators had thick, robust arm bones, which are an indicator of forelimb strength. January 5, 2012
Researchers Produce World's First Chimeric Monkeys
Researchers have produced the world's first chimeric monkeys. January 5, 2012
Study Finds Conspicuousness of Poison Dart Frog's Color Pattern Corresponds to its Toxicity
A new study shows that in the case of at least one dart frog species, the more conspicuous the color, the more poisonous the frog. January 5, 2012
Giant Python's Diet Calls for Fewer Goats
A giant python, named Atomic Betty, has been put on a diet. January 4, 2012
MIT AgeLab Creates Suits That Simulate Old Age
MIT's Agelab created suits, called Age Gain Now Empathy System (AGNES), that simulate the effects of old age. January 4, 2012
Little Jawfish Pretends to be Part of Mimic Octopus
Scientists recorded for the first time an association between the black-marble jawfish (Stalix cf. January 4, 2012
New Crab Species, Ghostly White Octopus Discovered Living Near Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent
Creatures were discovered living over 2,000 meters beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, near Antarctica. January 4, 2012
Parasitic Fly Turns Honey Bees Into Zombies
New research describes a parasitic fly that can turn bees into zombie bees. It could be an additional cause of Colony Collapse Disorder. January 3, 2012
Man Brushes His Cat With a Remotely Controlled Robot Using Kinect and Wiimotes
A software engineer used a combination of a Kinect sensor, Wii remotes and a Nao robot to remotely brush a cat. January 3, 2012