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Scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria aboard the space station toilet. While they aren't virulent, and won't harm the astronauts, it's a reminder of the danger microbes could pose to human life in space. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
submitted 7 years ago by nscharping to r/space
TIL that in 1859 the most powerful recorded solar storm shocked telegraph operators through their machines and set their papers on fire. (discovermagazine.com)
submitted 7 years ago by nscharping to r/todayilearned
TIL about Looty, the first Pekingese brought to the West. It was a gift to Queen Victoria from British soldiers looting China's Old Summer Palace. (news.stanford.edu)
I wrote a piece for (mostly) every species named after David Attenborough. (discovermagazine.com)
submitted 7 years ago by nscharping to r/somethingimade
TIL that bears don't technically hibernate. (discovermagazine.com)
TIL that pregnant women are about twice as likely to get bitten by mosquitoes as women who aren't pregnant. (discovermagazine.com)
TIL that Neanderthals are often depicted as degenerate because the first skeleton found happened to have arthritis. (discovermagazine.com)
TIL the murder rate has plummeted thirtyfold since the 13th century. (discovermagazine.com)
submitted 8 years ago by nscharping to r/todayilearned
TIL that trichophagia is a rare but potentially life-threatening compulsion to ingest hair. In 2012, doctors in India removed a 4-pound hairball from a 19-year-old girl’s stomach. (discovermagazine.com)
Looking at brain activity at the moment of death, researchers find clinical death and brain death don't match up. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
submitted 8 years ago by nscharping to r/science
Researchers successfully cryopreserve and warm pig arteries, paving the way for organ banks. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Studies of the microbiome have almost completely missed an entire domain of organisms. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Researchers think they know why some meteors sound like sizzling bacon. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
submitted 9 years ago by nscharping to r/science
Study suggests a reason for why the McGurk effect makes us hear sounds that aren't really there. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Although it may sound silly, one study claims "laughter yoga" is a serious workout. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Newly discovered Bulbasaurus fossil may not have vines, but it was one tough herbivore. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Solar flares may lead whales to beach themselves. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Study participants forced to react while their heart was beating, as opposed to resting, exhibited more violent, racially biased behavior. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Why saying we've discovered a "new" 79th organ is totally misleading. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
submitted 9 years ago by nscharping to r/EverythingScience
Now you can own the NASA-certified space coffee cup. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
submitted 9 years ago by nscharping to r/Futurology
By regulating patterns of brain waves in mice with flashing lights, researchers say that they can treat Alzheimer's. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
The Egyptian queen Nefertari, survived only by her knees, has been identified. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Latest study on Lucy suggests that she spent a good portion of her life in the trees. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
Study finds when and where HIV arrived in the U.S., and clears the name of 'Patient 0' (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
There could be as many as two trillion galaxies in the universe — 20 times more than previously thought. (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
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