Are Some of Your Favorite Houseplants Poisonous? AO Wants to Know.
Toxicologist Liz Dauncey invites you to admire the marvels of plants (carefully).
Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island'
On an island in South Florida, scientists use trials to see how natural selection drives evolution in real time.#reptiles #evolution #animalislands #islands #scientistsatwork #science #lizards #partnerstoryinternal #section-Articles
Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island'
Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island'
On an island in South Florida, scientists use trials to see how natural selection drives evolution in real time.
Ah, yes, the classic "coding error" 🐒 that somehow spares the coffee machine but sends top scientists packing. The
#NIH decided to "debug" by hitting 'undo' on their human resources 🤦♂️. Maybe they should enable their brains before clicking send. ☕️💻
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-coding-error-triggers-firings-top-nih-scientists-called-back-work #codingerror #coffeehumor #techfails #scientistsatwork #HackerNews #ngated
How a UC Davis Research Center Is Changing the World of Coffee
That’s that UC espresso.
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines
A scientist's quest for mysterious sources of underground oxygen may offer clues about the origins of life.#elevators #mars #microbes #chemistry #underground #science #mining #mines #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines
A scientist's quest for mysterious sources of underground oxygen may offer clues about the origins of life.
The Secret Sex Lives of Lichens
Researchers found these dusty clumps of green and brown may be hiding how they get it on.
Inside Montréal’s ‘Dream and Nightmare Laboratory’
In a century-old hospital, a team of “dream engineers” investigates the science of uneasy sleep.
Why Did the Spider Cross the Road?
In Colorado, tap-dancing male tarantulas risk everything for love—including becoming lunch.
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.
#horror #psychology #scientistsatwork #dreams #aoloveshalloween #section-ArticlesThe Science of Fighting Our Nightmares
The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?#aoloveshalloween #fungus #science #scientistsatwork #graveyards #gravestones #cemeteries #section-Articles
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?
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