Science Etcetera, Mercuryday 20080827

August 27th, 2008

Chemists in Philadelphia believe the range of human taste sensations, such as sweet, sour, and salty, should include “calcium”.

A section of a rat tongue stained for
the calcium-sensing receptor
Credit: Michael Tordoff

Indigenous children are able to count without words, suggesting numerical skills are innate.

Fusioneers are a small group of hobbyists who build working fusion reactors at home, but so far they consume more energy than they produce.

Nicole Kuepper has figures out how to make solar cells in a pizza oven.

Dimensions is a collection of video from math professors to help you see in four-dimensions.

Cultural norms influences how we recognize faces.

mysqlgame is a mmorpg that runs entirely on SQL queries.

A new record for unmanned flight time was set by a solar-powered aircraft.

Peruvian Animal Rescue Team Training Sea Lions

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