Here's one last reminder: There’s 5 days left to submit entries for the 23rd installment of The Giant’s Shoulders, a special edition dubbed “The Leviathan’s Shoulders”! It will be hosted…
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: bilingual animals, horse-hunting hyenas, the nature of dark matter and toiletology
Bilingualism as a preadaptation for language. Can animals other than humans be "bilingual"? This fascinating question is addressed in research described by Sean at The Adventures of Auck. The horse-hunting…
12 days until The Leviathan’s Shoulders #23!
There's 12 days left to submit entries for the 23rd installment of The Giant's Shoulders, a special edition dubbed "The Leviathan's Shoulders"! It will be hosted by Kevin Zelnio over…
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: Digital distractions, echos from a black hole, and peer-to-peer storage
Dealing With "Digital Distractions" in the Classroom. I've certainly wondered what the best approach is to students who are using laptops in the classroom! Krystal at Anthropology in Practice asks…
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: fair chimps, cataclysmic variables, and marine sharpshooters
Chimpanzees Prefer Fair Play To Reaping An Unjust Reward. We're often told that "life isn't fair", but certain of our primate relatives feel otherwise: Eric Michael Johnson in The Primate…
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: bulletproof T-shirts, spinning light, beauty for birds, and flocking folks
Bulletproof T-shirts? Who'da thought it was possible? Christie over at Observations of a Nerd discusses recent successful attempts to "bulletproof" T-shirts! Measuring the Angular Momentum of Light. Light can carry…
One day left to submit “grand challenge” ideas to the White House!
My friend Damon over at Internal Reflections blog asked that I spread the word about this, as there is one day left to submit ideas. The easiest thing for me…
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: Leopards v. primates, “theories”, dark secrets of stars, and corals and climate change
Have the hunting habits of leopards shaped primate evolution? Brian at Laelaps looks at fascinating research which investigates how the hunting of primates by leopards may altered the evolutionary path…
10 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #22!
This is your monthly reminder that there's 10 days left until the deadline for The Giant's Shoulders #22! It will be hosted by The Lay Scientist. Entries can be submitted…
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: Ocean conveyors, UV paleontology, science and “truth”, and scientific misconduct
Ocean Conveyor running AMOC. Life on our planet owes a lot to the global ocean currents, but there is concern that global warming may shut this current down. Is there…