Have you ever heard of a Maleo Bird? Well the Maleo is a bird that has its very own beach on the Binerean Cape in northern Sulawesi. Reasearchers gave this species its own home because many “enemies” were devouring the eggs. This beach is ideal for the Maleo because they rely on the sun-baked sand [...]
Entries from May 27th, 2009
Speed of sound can detect melamine in milk
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Physics
There have been recent contaminations of milk coming from China. Where 300,000 babies were poisoned (only five died) by a drug called melamine which is used to form plastics and house-hold products. However China was reported to have put this harmful chemical in our pet-food and rice products that is shipped to the U.S. Now researchers [...]
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Finding Termites
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology, Physics
Scientists have found a way of finding a colony of termites without damaging the structure. The way they do this is by using an ultra sensitive stethoscope to pick up the sounds of the termites.When the soldier termites bang their heads on the walls as a form of communication this device will be able to [...]
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