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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often referred to as the “Red Planet” because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin […]
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Everyone knows that chameleons are the kings of camouflage. But as to the exact process by which these familiar lizards change colour to match their environment, no one knew. Until now. If a chameleon’s striking ability to change colours seems like a magic act of smoke and mirrors, that’s because their skin is quite literally
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Hello there, Happy New Month. We trust 2015 is going just fine for everyone. To flag off this new month, PassNowNow is bringing your way a new weekly series, Remarkable People, Places & Events (RPPE). This weekly series aims to intimate you with the life and times of individuals you’re probably not familiar with beyond the classroom.
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have propounded that teenage parents may be more likely to pass on birth defects to their children. The Study looked at DNA of 24,000 parents and their children found that when the father was 20 or younger, the children had many more mutations than did children of older dads, as well
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When a lizard loses its tail, it grows back. But how? Scientists have taken a big step closer to answering that question by pinpointing the genes responsible for tail regeneration. And the finding may yield important clues about how to regenerate limbs in humans. For the study, the researchers took a close look at roughly
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You don’t need a degree in astrophysics and lots of fancy equipment to detect cosmic rays, those invisible subatomic particles that zoom through space and crash into Earth. All you need is some duct tape and a couple of free apps, and you can turn your smart phone into a pocket cosmic ray detector. “It
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In 2006, Pluto lost its status as a planet when other bodies in the solar system of similar or greater size were found. The decision to demote it to a ‘dwarf planet’ by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) at the time was highly contentious – and it now seems many still want its planet status
Telepathy is a staple of science fiction–just think of Mr. Spock or the Jedi knights. But new research shows that mind-melds no longer belong only to the world of make-believe. An international team of scientists demonstrated what they call the first direct brain-to-brain communication, sending the words “hola” and “ciao” between two people thousands of
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You may think your microwave is good only for making popcorn or heating up last night’s leftovers. But with a big chocolate bar and a little ingenuity, you can use your microwave to calculate the speed of light. “It’s possible to measure the speed of light in your microwave because microwaves are really a type
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Ever feel like your besties understand you better than anyone? As in, it’s hard to believe you’re not actually related? Yup, us too—which is why we were thrilled (and yet a little unsurprised) that it turns out they might be more linked to us than we think. Geneticists at Yale University and the University of
