Tuesday, March 26, 2013

[Science] Scientists closer to Potter's Cloak of Invisibility

Scientists closer to Potter's Cloak of Invisibility
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/science/20130326_Scientists_closer_to_Potters_Cloak_of_Invisibility.html
Holy Hogwarts! Scientists are one step closer to creating a real version of Harry Potter's Cloak of Invisibility. A team of physicists announced Monday they had successfully hidden a seven-inch cylinder from a microwave imaging device with a ...

7 Choices?! Strange Creature Picks Its Sex at Random
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475948-scientists-untangle-the-mystery-of-a-single-celled-organisms-seven-sexes?lite
With seven different sexes to choose from, the single-celled organism Tetrahymena thermophila determines its biological mating type in a game of molecular chance, new research finds.

Two-headed shark discovered
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9956132/Two-headed-shark-discovered.html
A study carried our by experts at Michigan State University confirmed the shark was a single shark with two heads, rather than conjoined twins.

Ancient African Penguin Fossils Reveal High Species Diversity Millions of Years ...
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5812/20130326/ancient-african-penguin-fossils-reveal-high-species-diversity-million.htm
(Photo : Flickr/Tim Strater) Newly-discovered, ancient penguin fossils reveal that Africa had four other species of penguins in the past.

Sea Shepherd campaigns to stop sea lion killing
http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Shepherd+campaigns+stop+Oregon+from+killing+lions+Columbia+River/8154438/story.html
A conservation group known for interfering with whaling ships wants to stop Oregon's killing of sea lions that eat endangered salmon in the Columbia River.

Two new species added to world lemur count
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/03/26/Two-new-species-added-to-world-lemur-count/UPI-55801364344317/
Caught on camera for the first time, this image shows the newly identified Marohita mouse lemur. Credit: Peter Kappeler. Published: March.

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