By Cheryl Eddy It sure looks like this octopus at the Seattle Aquarium is attempting to flee to freedom before being caught in the act. Or, in the observant words of the person behind the camera, “He’s like … aww man, they got me!” Alas, that may not be what was really happening. … For…
The Milky Way’s fastest “hypervelocity” star probably picked up speed from a supernova — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Scientific American Content: Global
By Marisa Hayase By Captain and Pwo Navigator, Kālepa Baybayan Tucked away along a hillside in Porohara, South Island, New Zealand, is Onetahua Marae. Onetahua means the “Gathering Sands,” and is named for the spit of land that juts out into the Tasman Sea at the northwestern edge of South Island. Here sperm whales annually…
By Janet Fang Plants and Animals Photo credit: mosquito larvae / Svetoslav Radkov / shutterstock.com Where there’s standing water, there’re mosquitoes: Bloodsucking adults land on the stagnant pools of water to lay their Read Full Article Here For more great articles: IFLScience
By Lisa Winter Space Photo credit: Artist interpretation of 30 Ari. Credit: Karen Teramura, UH IfA Earth only has one parent star, but other planets exist in systems much different than our own. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: IFLScience
As schools adopt new education standards and rely more on computers in the classroom, a group of New Hampshire senators want to make sure the basics of learning cursive and multiplication tables don’t get left behind. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
By James Whitbrook Many fans expected Doctor Who’s current companion Clara Oswald to leave in the most recent Christmas special, Last Christmas, only for her to carry on adventuring with The Doctor into the next Season. But a new interview with Steven Moffat confirms that Clara could have been gone even earlier than Read Full…
By Alexandra Ossola When talking about sex, it’s hard to say whether the parents or the kids are more uncomfortable (it’s probably the kids). But it turns out those conversations aren’t… Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Popular Science
Marine scientists are raising concerns about the Obama administration’s decision to move ahead on use of seismic air guns in the Atlantic Ocean for oil and gas exploration. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Google is helping California drivers shop for car insurance as part of a new service that could foreshadow the Internet company’s latest attempt to shake up a long-established industry. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories