Tuesday, April 2, 2013

[Science] Sea Lion Bobs Head to Backstreet Boys in Groundbreaking Study

Sea Lion Bobs Head to Backstreet Boys in Groundbreaking Study
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2302721/This-sea-lion-REALLY-rocks-Ronan-non-human-mammal-world-hold-beat-dances-Backstreet-Boys-California.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
For the first time, a non-human mammal has proven its ability to "keep the beat" with music. Prior to the study by the University of California, Santa Cruz, this "rhythmic entrainment" was only seen in humans and birds talented in vocal mimicry.

Lake Erie Algae Blooms Expected To Continue, Threatening Ecosystem, People ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20130401_ap_reportpredictseverbiggerlakeeriealgaeblooms.html
Lake Erie is under attack from noxious algae blooms, and the problem only looks likely to get worse if something isn't done to reverse the trend, new research suggests.

New York Sure Looks Beautiful From Space at Night
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/astronauts-take-recordbreaking-sixhour-express-ride-to-space-station-20130401-2h2mr.html
New York Sure Looks Beautiful From Space at Night Sometimes, a new view of something you know well can make you stop and stareĆ¢€"like this beautiful image of New York at night, snapped by crew aboard the ISS.

Calling All Science Teachers: Help Track Cicada Swarm
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/radiolab-enlists-listeners-to-track-cicadas/
The 17-year cicadas are coming, and WNYC is inviting science teachers - as well as lovers of nature and DIY makers - to help predict the emergence of cicadas by building a homemade sensor and sharing your observations.

Yvonne Brill, a Pioneering Rocket Scientist, Dies at 88
http://www.theprovince.com/Scientist+obit+makes+paper+look+behind+Times/8182116/story.html
She was a brilliant rocket scientist who followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children.



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