‘Water scarcity’ affects four billion people each year Global map charts locations that use more water than is available in at least one month each year. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19370 Source: Nature News ‘Water scarcity’ affects four billion people each…
Fighting the menstruation taboo in the field
Fighting the menstruation taboo in the field Field researchers discuss online the challenges of having a period in remote areas. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19372 Source: Nature News Fighting the menstruation taboo in the field Nature News
Zika-microcephaly paper sparks data-sharing confusion
Zika-microcephaly paper sparks data-sharing confusion Virus study used data released online without adequate acknowledgement, researcher complains. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19367 Source: Nature News Zika-microcephaly paper sparks data-sharing confusion Nature News
Cryogenics: Entire Rabbit Brain Successfully Frozen and Revived For First Time
Cryogenics: Entire Rabbit Brain Successfully Frozen and Revived For First Time For the first time researchers have successfully froze a rabbit’s brain, preserving its all of its synapses, cell membranes, and intracellular structures. This marks a major breakthrough in cryopreservation.…
Blacktip Sharks Get Late Start In Annual Migration To Florida
Blacktip Sharks Get Late Start In Annual Migration To Florida Each year “skittish” blacktip sharks migrate to South Florida in search of warmer waters and food. This year, however, the sharks have lingered longer in waters off the coast of…
Small Fish That Survive in Toxic Environment
Small Fish That Survive in Toxic Environment Called “extremophiles,” certain small fish are predisposed to remain lively and (well) alive in toxic waters when other fish cannot do so. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature World News Small Fish That…
‘Gravity waves’ is an OK way to refer to gravitational radiation
‘Gravity waves’ is an OK way to refer to gravitational radiation There’s not lexicographical basis for complaints that ‘gravity wave’ is incorrect usage for gravitational waves. Source: Science News ‘Gravity waves’ is an OK way to refer to gravitational radiation…
Rare Whale: North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf in Florida Inlet For Two Days
Rare Whale: North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf in Florida Inlet For Two Days A 45-foot North Atlantic right whale mother and her 18-foot calf spent two days in a large inlet north of Vero Beach, Florida, this week.…
Fish Fins Can Sense Touch Like Human Fingertips, Study Shows
Fish Fins Can Sense Touch Like Human Fingertips, Study Shows Researchers have for the first time found that at least one species of fish can sense touch using their pectoral fins, much like humans use their fingertips to get a…
Menominee Crack: Michigan Researchers Finally Identify Mysterious Pop-Up Feature
Menominee Crack: Michigan Researchers Finally Identify Mysterious Pop-Up Feature The mysterious Menominee Crack split down the middle of Michigan forest following a magnitude-1 earthquake in Oct. 2010. Researchers have now identified the strange feature as a geological pop-up. Source: Natures…
