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Crows make tools, play tricks on each other, and caw among kin in a dialect all their own. These are just some of the signs presented in a recent book that point to an unexpected similarity between the wise birds and humans.
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A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who publish their findings today (20 February 2008).
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The chemical con trick used by Alcon blue butterfly larvae to get ants to take care of them has been detailed by scientists working in Denmark.
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Mom always said don
?t play ball in the house, but no one ever seems to say much about a good paper airplane. In fact, our story on how to to build the best paper airplane in the world, was one of the most popular items on RealTechNews.
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[Nat Geo] Some of pics, when enlarged, produce beautiful, near kaleidoscopic art-like images. Nice stuff. Pics shot all over world.
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The new issue of Stuff Magazine contains some new info regarding the songs shipping with Guitar Hero: World Tour which includes Michael Jackon’s hit. Other tracks unveiled were “The Joker” by Steve Miller Band, “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins, “Obstacle 1″ by Interpol, “Light My Fire” by The Doors & “In the End” by Linkin Park.
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This robotic, lifesized, butterfly uses Flexinol (aka “Memory Muscle”) to expand and contract wings based on environmental circumstance. Very lifelike, fools most people on first glance.
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Not green in the tree-hugging, blue skies and butterflies sense. Green as in the new Snakeskin Green finish. We want.
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I especially like the butterfly wings where you can see each individual “feather” – even something as ugly as a silverfish can be viewed as beautiful with close-ups under the microscope. Definitely worth viewing.
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The corollary of the Butterfly Effect is that tiny changes you make do in fact make a difference. And when those tiny changes are aggregated among millions of people, we can truly make a real difference in how much nature we save for our children, grandchildren, and beyond. We might even be saving them.
