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The Weirdest Creature on Earth
As if the North American Star-Nosed Mole wasn't weird enough; this functionally blind mole (Candylura cristata), which has twenty-two worm-like and independently movable tentacles growing out of its nose, has also apparently discovered the secret of being able to smell underwater. The main difficulty with underwater olfaction is trying not to inhale any water.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Welcome to this week’s installment of Knox’s Wireless Green, a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. So far, I’ve managed to keep from tooting our own horn, so to speak, in this column. We’ve
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Knox’s Wireless Green is a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. What a week for space junkies. First off, the probability of alien life existing just got a little higher.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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