Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Oddments of Science in a Variety of Unusual Studies

Ethology is the study of behavior of creatures in the animal kingdom and sometimes that means ants. (Science Daily:  Ants communicate by mouth-to-mouth fluid exchange)

What do you know.  Ants do that too.


Sometimes creationists say speciation in which one species becomes two has never been observed but that's not true.  Researchers have shown it's possible to see it in a month or less.  (Science Daily: Biologists watch speciation in a laboratory flask)


Researchers came up with tiny crystals which glow in the presence of heavy metal contaminants such as lead, etc.  (Science Daily:  Glowing crystals can detect, cleanse contaminated drinking water)

The article is not clear on what removes these crystals from the water after they have absorbed the lead or other contaminant but check out the article and you may see it.


Researching life without oxygen is mostly toward understanding how creatures can survive on other planets but a surprising amount of that research can take place on Earth.  (Science Daily:  Ancient rocks hold evidence for life before oxygen)

The view of Earth without oxygen won't excite creationists either but that was the case in the early evolution.  The study is of bacteria which lived at that time and how they did it.


Here's an example of learning important things from the most primitive people.  (Science Daily:  Modern hunter-gatherers show value of exercise)

There are few tribes of hunter-gatherers remaining in the world but they enjoy exceptional health.


Here's how to raise your IQ by 23%.  (Menu.inc:  Want to Raise Your IQ by 23 Percent? Neuroscience Says Take Up This Simple Habit)

However, before you upgrade your computer to exploit your new mental powers, maybe take a deeper look. (WIKI:  Neurofeedback)

Did you see anything about raising IQ in the WIKI?

Right.  Neither did I.

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