Well-known Australian beach stinger causes panic when a single ones washes up...
• http://www.dailymail.co, By FREYA NOBLEWell-known Australian beach stinger causes panic when a single ones washes up on the New Jersey shore
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Biology, Botany and Zoology
Mass extinction: This time, we are the volcanoes, asteroids
• http://indianexpress.com,Proof that a sixth is upon us lies in showing that current rates of extinction are above the 'background' rate prevailing in the previous five extinctions.
How the turtle got its shell, a not-so 'Just So' story
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Sarah KaplanLong, long ago, in a time so far in the past it preceded the dinosaurs and the continents, lived a tiny creature named "grandfather turtle." It had many of the qualities of the turtles we know and love today: a boxy body, plodding legs, a long ne
Shape of Hallucigenia discovered: Study
• http://zeenews.india.comIn a first, the head of an ancient worm Hallucigenia, a species that baffled scientists for decades because of its complex shape, has been found after painstaking research.
New Species: Hairy-Chested Yeti Crab Found in Antarctica
• By Jason BittelThe deep-sea crustacean, which lives near hydrothermal vents, is only the third species of yeti crab known to science.
Researchers to use Google cloud to aid in genome analysis
• http://www.computerworld.com, By Sharon GaudinAnalytics tools and cloud platform to be used on genetics data
Modern humans and Neanderthals 'interbred in Europe'
• http://www.bbc.comModern humans and Neanderthals interbred in Europe, an analysis of 40,000-year-old DNA suggests.
Sensor to detect Earth's magnetic field discovered in an animal for very first time
• http://www.gizmag.comThe University of Texas at Austin (UT) have finally discovered the organic mechanism responsible for this in an animal.
The Math That Shows Humans Could Live Ten Times Longer
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BY BRIAN MERCHANTIn nature, there are numerous species that die immediately after reproducing, like the female octopus. Others, like the alligator, may not age at all. So what do they have in common?
The surprisingly logical minds of babies
• http://www.ted.com, Laura SchulzHow do babies learn so much from so little so quickly?
Dinosaur blood cells extracted from 75-million-year-old fossil
• newscientist.comJurassic Park saw dinosaurs brought back to life based on DNA preserved in the gut of a blood-sucking mosquito entombed in amber.
Humans 'will become God-like cyborgs within 200 years'
• http://www.telegraph.co, By Sarah KnaptonThe amalgamation of man and machine will be the 'biggest evolution in biology' claims Professor Yuval Noah Harari
[Study] The Human Attention Span Is 8 Seconds – Less Than A Goldfish!
• http://www.trueactivist.com,It may come as no surprise to learn that the human attention span has drastically lessened from the year 2000.
How to Clone a Mammoth: Science of De-Extinction
• http://www.voanews.com, Rosanne SkirbleAn international team of scientists recently sequenced the complete genome of the woolly mammoth. Led by the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, the work opens the door to recreate the huge herbivore, which last roamed the Earth 4,000 yea
Less zen, but more efficient: How the digital age is really affecting our brains
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Dario BorghinoA comprehensive Microsoft study is offering insights into how living in the digital age is affecting our ability to sustain attention, and how our brains are adapting to the constant flow of new stimuli.
A First Big Step Toward Mapping the Human Brain
• http://www.wired.com, KATIE M. PALMERIT'S A LONG, hard road to understanding the human brain, and one of the first milestones in that journey is building a … database.
A thrilling look at the first 21 days of a bee's life
• http://www.ted.com, Anand VarmaWe've heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable?
World first as SPERM is grown in a lab for the first time: Scientists claim breakthrough ...
• http://www.dailymail.co, By BEN SPENCERWorld first as SPERM is grown in a lab for the first time: Scientists claim breakthrough could give hope to infertile men
SILVER MAKES DEAD BACTERIA ACT LIKE ZOMBIES
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rachel FobarKILLING FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE
TRANSGENIC COWS MIGHT HELP STRUGGLING FARMERS IN AFRICA
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rachel FobarA BABOON GENE COULD GIVE CATTLE A FIGHTING CHANCE AGAINST A DEADLY DISEASE
THIS IS THE FIRST BABY CONCEIVED WITH CONTROVERSIAL MITOCHONDRIAL ...
• http://www.popsci.com, By Alexandra OssolaTHIS IS THE FIRST BABY CONCEIVED WITH CONTROVERSIAL MITOCHONDRIAL METHOD
Source of Antarctica's Eerie 'Bleeding Glacier' Found
• http://www.livescience.com, by Becky OskinAntarctica's Dry Valleys are the most arid places on Earth, but underneath their icy soils lies a vast and ancient network of salty, liquid water filled with life, a new study finds.
US 'will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA'
• http://www.bbc.com, By James GallagherModifying the DNA of embryos is a "line that should not be crossed", a leading figure in US research says.
Dark Knight of the Jurassic? Tiny Dinosaur Had Batlike Wings
• livescience.comMove over, Batman -- there's a new Dark Knight in town.
Newly Discovered Bacterial Crystals Are a Biophysics Mystery
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by MICHAEL BYRNE?Thiovulum majus is already a strange-enough form of bacteria.
Head transplant: man will be attached to new body in under an hour and aim is immortality...
• http://www.independent.co, ANDREW GRIFFINHead transplant: man will be attached to new body in under an hour and aim is immortality, doctor says
Chinese scientists just admitted to tweaking the genes of human embryos
• http://www.sciencealert.com, KEVIN LORIAIt's the first time in history something like this has happened... that we know of.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, RESEARCHERS EDIT THE GENES OF HUMAN EMBRYOS
• http://www.popsci.com, By Alexandra OssolaRUMORS THAT THIS RESEARCH WAS UNDERWAY TURN OUT TO BE TRUE
Protein converts pancreatic cancer cells back into healthy cells
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Nick LavarsScientists working in the area of pancreatic cancer research have uncovered a technique that sees cancerous cells transform back into normal healthy cells.
People aren't ready for the imminent rise of genetic engineering
• http://www.businessinsider.com, BOB ADAMSAs I put my thoughts together on a number of different trends, I am reminded every day how rapidly science and technology are changing.
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