Science Articles

Out On A Limb. January 11, 2010. Butterfly Ears.
The Blue Morpho butterfly have very good hearing. They have ears on their wings about the size of a tip on a pen. Their ears can distinguish different types of noises, such as a bird singing and a bird flapping its wings.

Out On A Limb. January 11, 2010. Talk to the Arm.
Stelios Arcadious had a third ear implanted into his forearm. It can't actually hear things, but he got a microphone placed into it. The microphone caused an infection and had to be removed.

Predator or Prey? May 10, 2010. Achy Snake.
A Pine Snake swallowed 2 burned out light bulbs in a chicken coop. Snakes often swallow indigestible objects because they smell like prey. This snake had the bulbs surgically removed, and was released back into the wild after recovery.

Predator or Prey? May 10, 2010. Shrinking Sheep.
Soay Sheep in St. Kilda have been getting smaller throughout the years. Scientists say it's because of climate change. Smaller sheep used to have less of a chance with the cold than big sheep, but because of the milder winters their size is no longer important.

Predator or Prey? May 10, 2010. Ghastly Baked Goods.
A bakery in Thailand has edible human heads and body parts instead of the goodies you would expect. However, these body parts are all bread. A student uses a special dough recipe to make the bread keep his details and he uses red dye to create the look of blood.

Caught on Camera! April 19, 2010. Living Art.
An online gallery showcases art that is created by bacteria. Eshel Ben Jacob takes pictures of the living bacteria. Bacteria is placed with few nutrients, which causes them to spread out to search for food. He then adds color to create the art.

Caught on Camera! April 19, 2010. Hairy Hearing.
Radhakant Bajpai has hear from his ears so long that he has to comb. He set the Guinness World Record at 13.2 cm long. He inherited the genes to grow long ear hair.