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America, It’s Time To Freak Out About Killer Shrimp

December 14, 2020 by Gina Hagler Leave a Comment

Forget the killer tomatoes. Don’t stress about the zombie apocalypse. Turns out you should be worried about shrimp. Yes, the Dikerogammarus villosus, aka killer shrimp, to be exact. This species makes its home in the area around the Black and Caspian Seas. For the geographically challenged, that includes such places as Romania, Turkey, Russia, Iran,…

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Welcome To Your Very Own Hobbit Hole

September 26, 2020 by Gina Hagler 1 Comment

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I came to The Hobbit late in life. Like three years ago. I’d been hearing about it for years from Tolkien enthusiasts – my teen son prime among them – but it wasn’t enough to make me crack open that volume and care about toe hair until…

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So Much For Transfusing Coconut Water!

July 26, 2017 by Gina Hagler Leave a Comment

Some of us have ice water coursing through our veins. Others have the red hot blood of a lover. It’s also been reported that coconut water is another option. Yes. The liquid found inside a coconut has been repeatedly put forth as a substitute for blood plasma. As it turns out, it is not at…

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Marshmallows, Cats, and the Sea: Your 2015 Golden Goose Awards

October 14, 2015 by Gina Hagler Leave a Comment

This year, three projects were awarded the Golden Goose Award. These are awarded to federally funded basic research projects that have widespread impacts. The awards are made to underscore the need for funding for basic research at a level that is best supported by the federal government. What this means to us, as the people…

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Why Not Record Your Children For Three Years To See How They Learn?

October 1, 2015 by Gina Hagler Leave a Comment

What can I say? Offbeat science sings to me. Penguins and their bubbles. Honey bees and their ills. These stories pique my interest and hold it. The same can be said for stories about language acquisition. I got hooked on that in high school when a classmate and I duplicated the experiments run by Chomsky…

Filed Under: SciTech Tagged With: language, ted talk

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A Happy Day for Honeybees

September 28, 2015 by Gina Hagler 2 Comments

Finally. There’s some good news for the little guy. In this instance, the little guy happens to be the lowly honeybee, aka the pollinators that are essential to crops around the world. Pollinators that make it possible for us to have almonds in our cereal and melons at our cookouts. The die-off of honeybees has…

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Who Knew Pluto Was So Gorgeous?

July 16, 2015 by Gina Hagler 1 Comment

After nearly a decade, New Horizons has not only made its flyby of Pluto, it’s sent home photos! While you can count the time between a flash of lightning and the sound of thunder using the reliable “one alligator” method and be done before you get tired of standing by the window, the images from…

Filed Under: SciTech Tagged With: NASA, new horizons, pluto

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This Year’s Tour de France Tech Is Amazing, But Still Can’t Stop A Mammoth Crash

July 10, 2015 by Gina Hagler Leave a Comment

To make a good showing at the Tour de France you need more than strong legs and a healthy heart. You need the right gear. Just what constitute the right gear changes with advances in technology. There was a time when racing handlebars were the cutting edge. No more. And the drive to improve isn’t…

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Countdown To The Innate Insanity Of The Tour de France

July 1, 2015 by Gina Hagler 2 Comments

The Tour de France begins this Saturday, July 4, so that non-Americans can have something to care about on that day. It’s a race that will last for 23 days, cover 3500 km (2200 mi), and test the fortitude of every member of the 22 competing teams. This year the race starts in Utretcht, Netherlands.…

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Why Aren’t You Listening To Your Fingernails?

June 22, 2015 by Gina Hagler Leave a Comment

Taking care of your fingernails helps to project a professional and polished image, no matter your gender. Turns out paying attention to your fingernails actually confers an additional benefit. Your fingernails can tell if you’re suffering from several different rather-not-go-there illnesses. So as a step in your assessment of your health, take a look at…

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