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Researchers claim to have solved the mystery of female orgasm

Researchers claim to have solved the mystery of female orgasm

If male orgasm helps prevent prostate cancer, the purpose of the female orgasm is quite different. A new study by a Yale University researcher says the female orgasm is needed to make women ovulate. In a new study of mammals, researchers at Yale and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital believe that the female orgasm may have evolved as an adaptation for ... Read More »

Flexible Building Blocks of the Future (Video)

Flexible Building Blocks of the Future (Video)

Scientists have developed new “metamaterials” that can solve problems like ill-fitting joint sockets, contact dermatitis and sebaceous cysts plaguing prosthetic patients for a long time. Scientists at Tel Aviv University, FOM Institute AMOLF and Leiden University in the Netherlands have developed a new approach to manufacturing mechanical “metamaterials” — synthetic composite materials with structures and properties not usually found in ... Read More »

Alligator fish could help fight invasive Asian carp

Alligator fish could help fight invasive Asian carp

Researchers are reintroducing Alligator gar into a number of locations in a bid to help them win the war against invasive Asian carp. The alligator gar is being seen as a valuable fish in its own right. Specifically, it’s being seen as a potential weapon against a more threatening intruder: the invasive Asian carp. “What else is going to be ... Read More »

Researchers to trial ‘cockroach milk’ as a future protein supplement

Researchers to trial cockroach milk as a future protein supplement

A team of researchers from various locations around the globe, curious about ways to mitigate widespread world hunger, offers a questionable alternative: cockroach embryo milk. Researchers from India, France, Japan, Canada and the US have published a paper detailing the identification of high-value protein crystals inside the Pacific beetle cockroach embryo. While it might not taste like much – at ... Read More »

Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches (Video)

Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches "Video"

A slimy, thick blue-green algae is taking over Florida’s coasts and it just might be here to stay. In addition to posing a risk to human health, the algae-infested waters have a negative economic impact on local tourism in the Sunshine State and are taking a toll on the ecosystem. The algal blankets on Florida’s coastline are so thick that ... Read More »

Exotic White Dwarf strikes companion star with high-energy pulse

Exotic White Dwarf strikes companion star with high-energy pulse

Astronomers announced today that they have discovered a new type of binary star, in which a rapidly-spinning white dwarf star sweeps powerful beams of particles and radiation over its companion red dwarf star, causing it to pulse across almost the entire electromagnetic spectrum from the UV to radio. This star system, called AR Scorpii, lies in the constellation of Scorpius, ... Read More »

Scientists Have Confirmed the World’s Deepest Sinkhole (Video)

Scientists Have Confirmed the World's Deepest Sinkhole

An underwater sinkhole big enough to accommodate the Eiffel Tower has been confirmed by Chinese researchers as the biggest of its kind in the world. They announced Friday that 11 months of study have confirmed that an underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea crushes that record. At 987 feet, it could nearly swallow the Eiffel Tower, reports the Washington ... Read More »

Mystery purple blob discovered on ocean floor (Video)

Mystery purple blob discovered on ocean floor (Video)

We’re not saying it’s aliens, but a team of researchers has just discovered a glowing purple orb at the bottom of the ocean, and if you’ve ever seen The Abyss, I think you know how this will end. While researching previously unmapped regions of the Channel Islands off the California coast, the research vessel Nautilus came across an unusual purple ... Read More »

Reduce bird window deaths with these tips, says new study

Reduce bird window deaths with these tips, says new research

Bird feeders may be increasing the risk of sometimes deadly window collisions, say researchers at the University of Alberta. The study spent 18 months looking at more than 1,300 household reports of bird collisions with windows. Justine Kummer, lead researcher for the study, says the reports show rural homes, bird feeders and yards with an abundance of vegetation are all ... Read More »

Badgers Are More Scared of the BBC Than Bears, researchers Say

Badgers Are More Scared of the BBC Than Bears, researchers Say

Study out of Western University shows the scariest predator is us. Scientists found that smaller carnivores, like European badgers, that may be prey to large carnivores, actually perceive humans as far more frightening. Around the world, humans kill small carnivores at much greater rates than large carnivores, and the study team said their results show smaller carnivores fear the human ... Read More »