Color Glass Condensate

Another one of Einstein's theories is being proved in the lab.  Dealing with particles on the subatomic level, a state of matter known as color glass condensate is being observed and studied.  The science behind the theory gets rather technical, but is fascinating.  Check out the full article found on flipboard.com.

Corpses Found to Thrash Around for a Year After Death

It's bad enough to think of dying, or even to see a dead body, but to think, or see a body moving around for over a year after death?  That's macabre!  Check out this brief article about this odd phenomenon and how it could help forensic scientists.  

Glowing Sharks

Although sharks are not man-eaters like Hollywood would have us believe, they are still frightening creatures with their rows of razor-sharp teeth and stealthy attack abilities.  But how would you feel seeing a shark coming your way that was glowing bright green, especially at night?  Check out this interesting information on these fascinating creatures. 

Taking an MRI of an Atom

Scientists have now taken an MRI of an atom.  Yes, that's right.  An atom!  The scientists took the technology of MRI's and combined it with a scanning tunneling microscope and were able to take an MRI of an atom.  This fascinating article describes how this was done!

Gorilla Crow?

Crows are awesome!  I love them and their cousins, ravens.  They're intelligent, comical, odd, and often just plain intriguing.  Check out this picture and short article of explanation about a crow that looked like a gorilla standing on the sidewalk. As I said, odd but comical!

Self-Torque

Take donut shaped light and add it together and you get a croissant shaped image.  Scientists using orbital angular momentum, extreme ultraviolet lasers, argon gas atoms and the electromagnetic spectrum have discovered a new property of light dubbed self-torque.  This National Geographic article explains more detail on this fascinating discovery of creation.

Enlarged External Occipital Protuberance

Young people today are growing horns.  Yes, horns on the back of their skulls. And evidence is pointing to the cause.  Use of modern technology, specifically phones and devices wherein they are constantly tipping their head forward throwing off the normal growth of muscles and bone.  This article from The Seattle Times has in-depth details on this growing phenomena. 

Eating a Credit Card a Week

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There's now so much plastic encasing the globe from mountain peaks to the depths of the Mariana Trench, that humans are ingesting the equivalent of a credit card of plastic each week.  Most of it is coming from water, both bottled and tap. People are consuming up to 250 grams of plastic each year or about 102,000 pieces less than 1mm in size.  Check out some further details in this article from telegraph.co.uk.  

Twistronics

In past posts I shared articles dealing with graphene and its ability to produce electricity when twisted.  This new study is called "twistronics". This article continues that discussion highlighting the unique angle of 1.1 degrees that allows this fascinating phenomena to occur. 

Stiletto Snake

As if snakes weren't creepy enough, scientists have now discovered a new species of snake called the Branch's Stiletto Snake which can strike and attack sideways by using a fang protruding from the side of its mouth.  This also poses a danger to humans as the typical way of handling snakes by grabbing them behind their heads doesn't work since they can twist and strike to the side.  Check out more details here.