ScienceDaily: Strange Science News |
- First ever underwater university lectures
- Skydiving is never 'plane sailing'
- Through the eyes of a burglar: Study provides insights on habits and motivations, importance of security
- High-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red
- Spiders: Capturing prey in silken netting and sticky hairs
- Crickets' calling song hits the high notes
| First ever underwater university lectures Posted: 17 May 2013 05:57 AM PDT Students at the University of Essex have taken their lectures to a whole new level -- 18 metres under the sea in remote Indonesia to be precise.  |
| Skydiving is never 'plane sailing' Posted: 17 May 2013 05:57 AM PDT Skydivers show the same level of physical stress before every jump whether a first-timer or experienced jumper, say researchers.  |
| Posted: 16 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT One way to understand what motivates and deters burglars is to ask them. A researcher did just that. He led a research team that gathered survey responses from more than 400 convicted offenders that resulted in an unprecedented look into the minds of burglars, providing insight into intruders' motivations and methods.  |
| High-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red Posted: 16 May 2013 07:56 AM PDT Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study suggests that it may have to do with their testosterone levels.  |
| Spiders: Capturing prey in silken netting and sticky hairs Posted: 16 May 2013 07:52 AM PDT The great ecological success of spiders is often substantiated by the evolution of silk and webs. Biologists have now found an alternative adaptation to hunting prey: hairy adhesive pads, so called scopulae.  |
| Crickets' calling song hits the high notes Posted: 16 May 2013 03:38 AM PDT Research has detailed how acoustic communication has evolved within a unique species of cricket which exploits extremely high frequency harmonics to interact.  |
| You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Strange Science News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment