Here's a thread to talk about things that scientists have recently figured out about life, the universe, and everything. For starters, Mars is packing. (http://news.yahoo.com/strange-mystery-spheres-mars-baffle-scientists-123054357.html?_esi=1)
Planet with four suns discovered. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19950923)
Allergy-free milk. (http://www.thedailymeal.com/genetically-engineered-cow-produces-allergy-free-milk)
Magnetic tape that can store 35TB of data. (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cassette-Tapes-Rise-Again-Can-Store-35TB-of-Data-Somehow-301227.shtml)
Zebrafish neurons: Improvements in light-sheet microscopy enable real-time activity imaging of almost every neuron in the brain of zebrafish larvae. Dunno why we did it, but hey, it's science. http://bit.ly/WTrs41 (http://bit.ly/WTrs41)
Giant squid: They're all pretty much the same species. Who knew? http://bit.ly/YWMTi8 (http://bit.ly/YWMTi8)
Mariana trench: Microbes manage to survive in it. Considering the vast amounts of water pressure they have to undergo, it's actually kinda cool. http://bit.ly/YMsWuu (http://bit.ly/YMsWuu)
Black hole & binary star: A star is orbiting a black hole while said black hole is slowly, slowly sucking the life out of it. http://slate.me/WFmC84 (http://slate.me/WFmC84)
Planck mission data: We've determined that the universe is 13.82 billion years old. Well, it's at least that old, anyway. http://slate.me/Yci6Bi (http://slate.me/Yci6Bi)
Crocodile newt: New species of salamander that looks like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon without wings. http://bit.ly/ZYZobS (http://bit.ly/ZYZobS)
DISCUSS DAMMIT!!!
We can grow kidneys. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22150038)
We're finally finding a cure for AIDS. (http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/348990/description/Bee_venom_component_might_offer_HIV_protection)
Scientists find the part of the brain that causes aging. (http://www.nature.com/news/molecules-in-the-brain-trigger-ageing-1.12891)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-cell-phone-in-a-pill-bottle-to-te-2013-05 (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-cell-phone-in-a-pill-bottle-to-te-2013-05)