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Visit Prehistoric Scotland With A Couple Clicks

Vishay SinghApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017Discover Magazine

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How Bioluminescent Fungi Glow In the Dark

Vishay SinghApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017Discover Magazine

(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Take a moonlit walk through the woods, and you may notice small, glowing green mushrooms brightening your path near the bases of trees and in the underbrush. There are roughly 80 species of bioluminescent fungi scattered throughout the world, and 2015 study indicated they likely glow in the dark to attract spore-spreading bugs. But how they do it has been unclear, and a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances indic ...read more

Flashback Friday: What the shape of your nose says about your quality as a mate.

Vishay SinghApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017Discover Magazine

Photo: flickr/jbcurio Compared to the noses of most other primates, the human nose is quite large and easily broken. Why have we evolved such a risky appendage? According to this study, it might be because of sexual selection — in other words, a nice nose acts as an indicator of an individual’s fitness as a mate. To test this hypothesis, the authors photoshopped either a man’s nose or mouth so that it looked slightly asymmetrical in some photos (see figure below) and the ...read more