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Our redder, older-looking sister planet has always been an object of interest to us Earthlings – from the giant face to the possibility of Martian life. But more boringly, scientists have always wondered if water, at some point, existed on Mars. There has been a lot of speculation that it had once existed on the red planet, but we have never really known for sure. Until now!
Apparently, more than 3 billion years ago, in the most Northern parts of Mars, an ocean took up more than one third of the surface. With research into ancient river valley networks and deltas, scientists have suggested that early Mars could have had a global water cycle much like our current hydrological configuration – proving that Earth is the younger sister and not yet all dried up. But where did all the water go? Hopefully future missions to the 4th rock from the sun will tell.
More info here.
GM originally introduced the Hy Wire in 2002 but I just found out about it a couple of days ago and it’s a little bit exciting. It’s exciting because the Hy Wire is a Hydrogen powered car and from my understanding, the Hydrogen is produced with wind power, not fossil fuels, which would totally defeat the purpose. Although I don’t think they specifically say, so I’m not throwing out my bike any time soon. But, with fingers crossed, it seems like we’re finally catching up with the Jetsons.
Also, if you didn’t get the reference in the title:
Known for their intricate and mind exploding videos, OK Go has truly outdone themselves this time. Well, actually, Syyn Labs have outdone it for them. The music video for OK Go’s single This Too Shall Pass is an amazing example of a Rube Goldberg Machine. Just try not to watch it more than once. I dare you.
Here’s a science mystery for you: for some reason, dogs can’t help but react to the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit theme song. I’m sure there is a perfectly good explanation for this beyond the fact that it is just a purely amazing show. It more than likely has something to do with frequencies, but instead of trying to figure it out, have a look at 35 videos displaying this K-9 phenomenon.
A new study has shown that bats can hold their own when it comes to getting wasted.
The idea behind it is that bats consume a lot of fruit and some of that fruit most definitely ferments, creating some natural sweet berry wine. To see how these little guys deal with natural predators slipping roofies into their meals, researchers from Canada decided to run a controlled test where a group of bats ingested sugar water that was spiked with 1.5% alcohol and the other group was sailing straight and narrow. The two groups were then sent through an obstacle course. As it turns out, due to bats having an alcoholic history of millions of years, the bats that consumed alcohol were not effected at all. Both groups made it through the obstacle course with the same amount of flying colours.
Ars Technica has more on this story.
Probably not. But now scientists can find out for sure! New research has found that there are microscopic structures hidden in the bones of dinosaurs that contain hued pigments.
For more on this life shattering information, click here.
Word on the street is dolphins are genetically more like humans than any other land animal. A new study has scientists suggesting that we refer to them has “non-human persons” due to their vast intelligence. This makes chimpanzees look like uncles-in-law compared to dolphins when it comes to relating ourselves to the animal kingdom. Read more about how great our new wild creature cousins are here.
It has become scientific fact that octopuses actually enjoy playing with Rubik’s cubes. The original purpose of giving octopuses Rubik’s cubes was to find out wether or not they prefer a side (right-handed or left-handed) or if they are multidextrous. What the scientists at SeaLife marine park in Weymouth, UK found was that octopuses actually have 6 arms and 2 legs, making their name totally inaccurate.
Octopuses have yet to figure out how to complete the puzzle.
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