RoundTable.

• 2011
• Jul
• 28

Send Ants to College

An Anonymous Reader sent us this recent feature written over at Scientific American. Here’s an excerpt:

Nothing says summer like ants. They’re at your picnics, on your porch, why there’s one crawling up your leg right now. Well, now it’s your chance to turn the tables, picnic and otherwise, on these summertime pests. Because researchers at North Carolina State University want your ants–for science. [More]

• 2011
• Jul
• 28

Unable to open RSS Feed http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml with error HTTP ERROR: 301, exiting

An Anonymous Reader submitted this fascinating HTTP ERROR: 301, exiting
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• 2011
• Jul
• 15

Drinking six to eight cups of water called ‘nonsense’ in editorial

An Anonymous Reader wrote in with a delightful post posted on Digg. The article reads:

Drinking six to eight glasses of water each day is healthful, most health experts agree. But apparently not everyone is on the same page.

• 2011
• Jul
• 14

ScienceShot: It’s Lonely—And Stressful—At the Top

Steven emailed us this charming report highlighted on Science. Here’s a taste:

Savanna baboon alpha males have stress hormone levels equal to many of their subordinates