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- Chemical warfare of stealthy silverfish: Parasites hide by covering themselves in ants' scent
- Petroleum-eating mushrooms
- Marzipan Santas, elves and stollen: Real deal or cheap fakes?
- Some people can hallucinate colors at will
- Controlled disorder: Scientists find way to form random molecular patterns
| Chemical warfare of stealthy silverfish: Parasites hide by covering themselves in ants' scent Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:25 PM PST A co-evolutionary arms race exists between social insects and their parasites. Army ants share their nests with several parasites such as beetles, snails and spiders. They also share their food with the kleptoparasitic silverfish. New research shows that the silverfish manage to hide amongst the ants by covering themselves in the ant's chemical scent.  |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:54 AM PST Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for two weeks in an incubator, and surprise, the petroleum and its smell will disappear.  |
| Marzipan Santas, elves and stollen: Real deal or cheap fakes? Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:04 AM PST With the December holidays a peak season for indulging in marzipan, scientists are reporting development of a new test that can tell the difference between the real thing -- a pricey but luscious paste made from ground almonds and sugar -- and cheap fakes made from ground soy, peas and other ingredients.  |
| Some people can hallucinate colors at will Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:02 AM PST Scientists have found that some people have the ability to hallucinate colors at will -- even without the help of hypnosis.  |
| Controlled disorder: Scientists find way to form random molecular patterns Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:51 AM PST Scientists have discovered a way to control how tiny flat molecules fit together in a seemingly random pattern.  |
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