Pretty Finches
Check out Ed Yong’s story about the mating habits of these beautiful birds at Not Exactly Rocket Science.
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Neuroscience: Memories are held in specific brain cells.
Linguistics: I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone call soda “tonic“, but I’ve only been in Boston two years. The Boston Globe examines changes in language.
Journalism: A humorous take on how to write like scientist.
Cameras: Scattered light lets you see around corners.
Physiology: The science of judo.
Materials: Magnetic nanoparticles pick out biomarkers in record time.
Three of this week’s top science stories.
- Gigantic Jurassic fleas! [Scientific American]
- Graphene can be used to image mouse tumors. [C&EN]
- Stem cells can produce new human eggs. [Nature Medicine (abstract), NY Times]