Scientists barked like dogs at toads to make them pee in order to save the species from extinction, according to an Associated Press report by Dánica Coto: 1st in vitro Puerto Rico crested toad gives scientists hope …Extracting semen from toads that measure up to 4.5 inches (11 centimeters) long is normally easy: they release […]
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Alexander Levin joins Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS)
Alexander Levin has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). Russell Moss, who nominated him, says: Dr. Levin is a renowned researcher of grapes. He loves to water them and also not water them and write papers about it. One thing that he is careful to water are his long curly locks. Tales […]
Scary animals : a new classification [study]
Scary animals, a new study reveals, can be separated into five distinct clusters : “(1) non‐slimy invertebrates; (2) snakes; (3) mice, rats, and bats; (4) human endo‐ and exoparasites (intestinal helminths and louse); and (5) farm/pet animals. However, only snakes, spiders, and parasites evoke intense fear and disgust in the non‐clinical population.” The diagram below […]
Protecting furry pets from static electricity during thunderstorms [new patent]
Earthing mats (a.k.a. ElectroStatic Discharge – Safe Mats) are commonplace in the electronics industry, where sensitive components need to be protected against potentially damaging rogue electrostatic discharges (ESDs). Not so common, though, for protecting furry pets in the home. But this may now have changed. Inventors Thomas J. Gaskill (Haddonfield, NJ), and James S. Gatti […]