The 2022 winners in the Nikon Small World microphotography competition have been unveiled. The first place winner is the photo above by Grigorii Timin and Dr. Michel Milinkovitch of the University of Geneva. This little...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/The-Nikon-Small-World-Microphotography-Winners-2022/The excitement is growing during the annual Fat Bear Week tournament. On Sunday, a semifinal matchup between two previous champions, Holly 435 and Bear 747, ended in what seemed like a victory for Holly. However, those a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/A-Cheating-Scandal-Uncovered-in-Fat-Bear-Week-Tournament/<p>Back when the camera had no colors, people created illustrations to relay information and their knowledge. These illustrations were vibrant and full of tiny details. These were, in their own right, maste...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/The-Massive-Contribution-of-Scientific-Illustrations-Compiled-In-One-Book/<p>Artist Tsuyoshi Hisakado just had a new solo exhibition after four long years. His recent event was presented at Ota Fine Arts in Tokyo, and one of the works he showcased is this panel of multiple frames...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/The-River-of-Pi-by-Tsuyoshi-Hisakado/<p>Can dogs smell when a person is stressed? Turns out they can, and they're pretty accurate with it, too!</p><p>What makes dogs effective emotional support animals for those with anxiety, panic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/New-Study-Reveals-That-Dogs-Can-Smell-Stress/<p>Those still in their early years in the scientific field may be the "most innovative and creative," a new study suggested. Compared to previous studies about innovativeness, this research has h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/Scientists-Most-Innovative-and-Creative-In-Early-Years-Says-New-Study/<p>Located in Central Belize is a cave known as the Midnight Terror Cave. As its name suggests, the place does hold truly dark secrets — it is believed to be a site of human sacrifice to the Maya rain...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/The-Mystery-Behind-The-Blue-String-Found-In-The-Mouths-of-Maya-Sacrifice-Victims/The 1993 Disney film Hocus Pocus was too silly to be a horror film, too sexy to be a children's movie, and too feminine to be a Three Stooges comedy. After bombing in its theatrical run, it became a cult classic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/An-Honest-Trailer-for-iHocus-Pocusi/It appears that teqball has been around since 2014, but it's new to me. The ideal player is an expert soccer player who can adapt to the small confines of a table tennis setting. The table is curved to allow it to bank s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/Teqball-Is-Like-Soccer-and-Ping-Pong-Played-at-the-Same-Time/The iconic sitcom Seinfeld is often described as a "show about nothing", or to, borrow a play title from William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing. It is fitting to let the Bard of Avon have a go at s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/Shakespeares-Seinfeld/The year 2021. Berlin. Inside a neuroscience laboratory in the busy German city, a subject was made to sit on a chair with arms up and bare toes pointed down. Behind the first subject is a second subject, with full acces...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/The-Reason-We-Can-t-Tickle-Ourselves-According-to-Neuroscientists/<p>Since we ditched the old shorter vats of breweries in favor of the new cylindrical fermentation tanks (which are taller, produce more beer, and are easier to clean), the quality of the beer we drink has...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/How-To-Make-Beer-Taste-Better-According-to-Scientists/This is what bacteria, or at least the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, do to handle difficult (and most likely life-threatening) situations. They crouch, make a shell around their DNA, and then shut down all signs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/Positively-Charged-Potassium-Atoms-and-How-Dormant-Bacteria-Resurrect-Themselves/<p>The Chicxulub impactor, the 6-mile (10-kilometer) wide asteroid, seems to have done more than wiping out 75% of the Earth's plant and animal species 66 million years ago. It may also have shaken our plan...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/Asteroid-That-Caused-Mass-Extinction-on-Earth-Also-Triggered-A-Mega-Earthquake-That-May-Have-Lasted-For-Weeks/NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers do not have to worry about the Martian dust storm affecting their energy levels, as the two rovers are nuclear-powered. However, the same cannot be said for the InSight lander, as...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/10/11/NASA-s-Insight-Mars-Lander-Faces-Energy-Shortage-As-Continent-Size-Dust-Storm-Covers-Martian-Atmosphere/
