http://discoverybuzz.com/blog The latest scientific discoveries. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:53:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DESCPYRQ5JD5When is a mammal really a reptile? When it is a Myotragus balearicus, of course! Although extinct, the discovery of a goat that was cold-blooded is a very interesting find. Myotragus balearicus lived on a Mediterranean island (now Majorca), with scarce resources, so they did what all good ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/paleontology/coldblooded-extinct-goat-discovered/ NASA has announced that they've discovered a large lunar ice field on the Earth's Moon! ...the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9, 2009 impacts into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus cater near the moon’s south pole Very exciting. http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/astronomy/large-ice-field-discovered-moon/ A balloon-borne telescope has delivered video images of the sun's bubbling, gassy surface in details we've never before been able to see. [flowplayer src=sunsurface.flv, splash=sun-surface.png] The collaborative project between the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau and partners in Germany, Spain and the USA, launched the largest ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/astronomy/suns-bubbling-surface-detailed-video/ In a proposal reminiscent of Noah's Ark, scientists plan to collect DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus. The Genome 10K Project, or "genome zoo", will be analyzed to reveal evolutionary changes that took place, leading to the species here today. Sixty-eight scientists, called the ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/biology/noahs-ark-dna-proposed/ The quest for the ability to grow back organs and limbs, the "holy grail" of regenerative medicine, took a giant leap forward recently. Physorg.com reported Tuesday that researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies recently identified an essential cellular pathway that unlocks certain gene expression patterns that are last ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/biology/fish-brings-scientists-closer-unlocking-secret-regeneration/ With more than 17,000 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, all in danger of going extinct, it seems appropriate to gaze upon some incredible photos of nature's beauty now and then. Exotic Birds PICS - A full 12 percent of the world's known birds are on the list. ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/conservation/exotic-birds-photos/ Yesterday National Geographic unveiled an exclusive video, "Secrets of Google's 3-D Mars, Moon". The video offers tips on getting the most of Google Earth's Space features, and information on little known features found within the application. Featured in the video are two former NASA scientists who now work for Google: ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/space/national-geographic-exclusive-video-secrets-googles-3d-mars-moon/ The oldest known spider webs, approximately 140 million years old in fact, have been discovered preserved in amber. Despite the timing, with Halloween arriving and the close association of spider webs to the spooky holiday, this is no trick. The webs were found in Sussex, England along with ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/geology/140-million-year-spider-webs-discovered/ In research conducted by Katie Liljenquist of Brigham Young University, Chen-Bo Zhong of the University of Toronto, and Adam Galinsky of Northwestern University, test clearly showed that people exposed to rooms with fresh, clean smells such as those freshly spritzed with Windex, were more fair and generous than people in ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/psychology/clean-scents-unconciously-promote-ethical-behavior/ A team of researchers, including Dezhe Jin, assistant professor of physics at Penn State University and neuroscientists from MIT and Japan's RIKEN Brain Science Institute have discovered that specific neurons in primate brains keep track of time. This knowledge could help in creating cures for diseases such as Parkinson's, in ... http://discoverybuzz.com/blog/human-mind/brain-neurons-create-timestamps/