Recent entries tagged "nitrous oxide"

• Shoo, porpoise, shoo! →

  Small "pingers" keep porpoises away from fishing nets, and don't seem to bother them at all.

• Dueling studies: Coffee →

  Too much coffee may be bad for you, but just enough can help lower women's body fat.

• A visual ‘prosthetic’ for the blind →

  In an early proof of concept, researchers were able to have blind people "see" letters via brain stimulation.

• “Shapeshifting vampire demon anchovy” →

  A new, freaky looking prehistoric fish was discovered in Pakistan. Emphasis on "freaky looking."

• Laughing at penguin poop →

  Penguin poop apparently emits a lot of nitrous oxide. Bad for the environment, but funny for researchers.

• Saving face →

  Beard hair isn't just a fashion thing — it may protect hipsters' faces from inevitable punches.

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