Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. This new pattern explains, for the first time, changes in the water that are important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A Norwegian man on a fishing trip in the northern region of the country captured video footage of a rare albino moose. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A dazzling white smile might be essential for Hollywood stars. But those glow-in-the-dark teeth aren't right for most people, according to scientists who have worked out a formula for the perfect smile. They took several factors into account, including the size and width of each tooth, the curve, colour and shape of the teeth and the overall width of the mouth. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A rare ghost orchid has been found growing high in an old cypress tree in a southwest Florida nature preserve. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A perfect post for today's FAF, a team of scientists in Edmonton have found a gene that blocks HIV from spreading to other cells and may prevent the onset of AIDS.
If they can find a vaccine or a cure for AIDS, they might be my favorite Canadians. picked by chinook 6 months ago

Scientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the area’s high biological diversity and value. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Scientists announced today the discovery of reef structures they believe doubles the size of the Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and richest reef system, the Abrolhos Bank, off the southern coast of Brazil's Bahia state. The newly discovered area is also far more abundant in marine life than the previously known Abrolhos reef system, one of the world's most unique and important reefs. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A rare winter snowstorm dusted South Africa's commercial capital Johannesburg early on Wednesday as a winter weather front moved across the country, closing mountain passes and claiming at least one life. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Hungarian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees preserved from 8 million years ago which could provide clues about the climate of pre-historic times. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A rare 111-year-old New Zealand reptile with links to the age of the dinosaurs is to become a father for the first time in at least 38 years after regaining an interest in sex. picked by AfroMosHi 3 weeks ago

Scientists have stopped the aging process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released today says. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have discovered a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam _ a find that carries great scientific and cultural significance.
Swinhoe's soft-shell turtle was previously thought to be extinct in the wild. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain.

In a related story scientists give up on finding pessimism part of brain... what's the point... (sigh) picked by proverb 10 months ago

Dubbed SDSSJ0737+3216, the just discovered galaxy is 100 times lighter than our own Milky Way and is the smallest galaxy ever identified at that distance. It is about half the size and approximately one-tenth the "weight" of typical small galaxies found closer to Earth. picked by julea 11 months ago

Some really rare and expensive things and their prices, for some strange reason, in Doubloons... picked by kamaloo 7 months ago

A U.S.-led international team of scientists has reported preliminary evidence consistent with Einstein's disavowed theory of a force that opposes gravity. In 1917, Einstein proposed a cosmological constant -- a force opposing gravity -- to explain why the universe does not collapse under the force of gravity. At the time, Einstein and other scientists believed the universe was static. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Conservationists have been observing a garden pond in Carmarthenshire after albino tadpoles were discovered there.

The tadpoles have characteristic pink eyes and pale colouration and were first discovered when four separate blobs of albino spawn were spotted. Picture picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The science fictional invisible man is a step closer to reality now that U.S. and European scientists have created a way to bend light around objects. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

By altering a gene in the brain of a female worm, scientists were able to change its sexual orientation so that it was attracted to other females. picked by DemureArt 10 months ago

Researchers have thawed ice estimated to be at least a million years old from above Lake Vostok, an ancient lake that lies hidden more than two miles beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica. The scientists will now examine the eons-old water for microorganisms, and then through novel genomic techniques, try to figure out how these tiny, living “time capsules” survived the ages in tota... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago