Category Archives: Science

The rubber hand illusion: thinking a rubber hand is actually your own

January 9, 2012 @ 2:00 am

Haha, wow, this is weird!

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Time-lapse of Brinicle forming underwater

November 25, 2011 @ 2:00 am

Whoa, check out this video Neatorama posted of a natural phenomenon known as a “Brinicle” forming under water. As the Brinicle reaches the sea floor, it encases several starfish in a tomb of ice. It’s fast-forwarded in the video above. … Continue reading →

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Just add water: seeing microscopic organisms come to life after being subjected to the most extreme conditions

November 19, 2011 @ 11:28 am

Dr. Alan Tunnacliffe of the Institute of Biotechnology in Cambridge shows off his research in this video on bringing microscopic organisms back to life after they have been frozen or drained of all of their water. His hypothesis is that … Continue reading →

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Cracking an egg at a depth of 32 meters in water

November 8, 2011 @ 1:24 am

So what happens when you crack a raw egg in the water at 32 meters? Well, it stays together in its egg shape. That is, until a fish comes and eats it. [via]

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Bill Gates and how he hopes to reduce the death toll by 80% in 25 years

November 7, 2011 @ 11:37 am

I’m not paid by Forbes to say this, but if you have a chance, you should try and pick up the current issue of Forbes Magazine. It’s the one with Bill Gates on the cover (see above) and the cover … Continue reading →

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Prehistoric saber-toothed “mouse-sized” squirrel found by scientists

November 3, 2011 @ 12:49 am

New tattoo inspiration? Fossils of this “mouse-sized” squirrel called Cronopio dentiacutus have been found by scientists. The creature lived about 94 million years ago and is actually a distant relative of modern humans. Interesting…

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