Austrian space diver no stranger to danger
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who had hoped to make history Tuesday with a jump from the edge of space, is no stranger to death-defying danger.
Space Exploration
Oct 9, 2012
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What can the water monster teach us about tissue regeneration in humans?
Based on two new studies by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, regeneration of a new limb or organ in a human will be much more difficult than the mad scientist and supervillain, Dr. Curt Connors, made ...
Biotechnology
Sep 25, 2012
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Mobile MITEs jump to fame in gene regulation
Moving genetic elements from one location to another in a genome makes for a very dynamic situation in terms of development and disease. An EU project has investigated a special type of micro transposable element and its ...
Biotechnology
Jun 18, 2012
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Mexican jumping beans may influence robot design (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Most animals move around by using their appendages, such as legs, wings, or fins. But a few exceptional creatures employ rolling as a mode of locomotion. Included in this group are rolling salamanders, spiders, ...
Proposed experiment would prove that quantum jumps are not objective events
(Phys.org) -- The famous physicist Niels Bohr first conceived of the notion of quantum jumps, or quantum leaps, in 1913. Bohr understood quantum jumps as objective events in which an atom emits or absorbs a photon, causing ...
Vampire jumping spiders identify victims by their antennae
Evarcha culicivora jumping spiders, also known as vampire spiders, are picky eaters by any standards. Explaining that the arachnid's environment is swamped with insects, Ximena Nelson from the University of Canterbury, New ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2012
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Skydiver prepares for record-setting freefall from the edge of space
In 2010, we reported on Felix Baumgartner and his upcoming attempt to break the sound barrier with his body, in a freefall from the edge of space. Part science experiment, part publicity stunt, part life-long ambition, the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012
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Jumping spider uses fuzzy eyesight to judge distance
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the ways in which humans determine distance is by estimating the sharpness of an image—closer objects produce a sharp image, while those further away are out of focus. For us, this is a minor ...
Bigger, scarier weapons help spiders get the girl (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you're a red-headed guy with eight bulging eyes and a unibrow, size does indeed matter for getting the girl.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2011
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Researchers uncover aerodynamics of the best attributes of the common jump rope
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the cool things about science is, no matter where you are, it’s all around you, and sometimes all that’s needed is for someone to open their eyes to something that has always just been ...
