Scientists just invented a device that produces "non-stop" wine
Researchers have developed a miniature device capable of producing an endless supply of wine on the spot, by fermenting plain old grape juice with the help of some strategically placed yeast. This "micro winery", currently being trialled by American and Swiss scientists, can turn grape juice into alcoholic wine in the space of just 1 hour - way faster than conventional winemaking in barrels, which can sometimes take weeks. The micro winery was developed by researcher Daniel Attinger from Iowa ..>> view originalVarroa mite discovery in Townsville could put the bite on northern queen bee breeders
Varroa mite discovery in Townsville could put the bite on northern queen bee breeders Updated July 08, 2016 16:21:33 Movement restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the devastating varroa mite could prevent queen bee production by one of Queensland's largest breeders.North Queensland apiarist Graham Armstrong sends queen bees to hives across Australia at times when they are not readily available elsewhere.Mr Armstrong said there was a real possibility the 'precaut..>> view originalHD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns
HD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns Posted July 08, 2016 11:07:04 An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not just one sun, but three.The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, Tatooine, which orbited around two suns, according to the findings published in the US journal Sc..>> view originalThis monstrous two-headed prawn will make you rethink everything about the sea
You know when you just want to have a chill Saturday arvo? A few drinks with friends and throw some shrimp on the barbie? And then the freakin’ shrimp (they’re actually just prawns in Australia) HAS TWO HEADS?! Yeah, it’s not a common occurrence. In fact, “A double-headed prawn is extremely rare,” according to prawn breeding expert Professor Dean Jerry (don’t worry, I didn’t know that was a thing either), “I’ve been talking to a couple of farmers today who every year roll out millions of prawns..>> view originalForests of the sea in Western Australia slashed by marine heatwave
Forests of the sea in Western Australia slashed by marine heatwave Updated July 08, 2016 05:24:34 Great swathes of the temperate kelp forests on Western Australia's reefs that underpin tourism and fisheries industries worth $10 billion annually are gone. Key points:The ocean off Western Australia is warming twice as fast as the global averageSince 2000, nearly 1000 square kilometres of kelp forest have been lost from the areaThese "forests of the sea" underpin tourism ..>> view originalHow tails may have helped ancient animals make the transition from water to land
Clambering out of the water and up sandy shorelines was a monumental feat for some of the first creatures to walk on land. These ancient animals needed all the help they could get to push beyond the water’s edge — and scientists say some of that help may have come from their tails.After studying the movements of a unique fish called the African mudskipper, researchers realized that tails were an essential tool that could have allowed the first land-dwellers to gain traction on the sloped, sandy..>> view originalWatchers have a whale of a time as migration continues
AS PODS of whales head north along the east coast on their annual winter migration keen watchers can hope to glimpse the magnificent creatures. Sunreef Diving took snorkellers out on the first whale swim experience of the season on Friday, where they had "some amazing swims with the whales and a surprise guest appearance from an awesome pod of super friendly dolphins". Sunreef Diving took visitors swimming with the whales on Friday for the first time this season. Sunreef Diving R..>> view originalScientists created a cyborg stingray powered by the heart of a rat
Researchers have developed a new kind of synthetic creature, using the heart cells of a rat to make a robotic stingray that follows light. While the rat-ray hybrid certainly sounds like a bit of a Frankenstein mish-mash, it's serious research that could help pave the way for a greater understanding of how hearts pump blood around the body – in addition to leading to new kinds of more sophisticated synthetic robots. The ray is the brainchild of bioengineer Kit Parker from the Wyss Institute at ..>> view originalGrisly evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism uncovered in a Belgian cave
The Neanderthal bones found at Goyet cave. (Asier Gómez-Olivencia et al.) The bones bore unmistakable signs of butchery: indentations where they were hammered open to expose the marrow within, cut marks left by knives used to tear the flesh away. They were scattered throughout the cave, and jumbled with the remains of horses and reindeer that had been similarly cut and bruised. When the scientists pieced the skeletons together, they formed five humans: four adults and a child. The remains, w..>> view original
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