Tag: flipscience
Your science textbook is wrong: The truth about the ‘tongue map’
VectorStock You may have been taught that only specific areas of the tongue can detect particular tastes. You may have…
The arctic reindeer is the first mammal to show this eye-catching ability
San Diego Zoo Timeless Yuletide tunes and tales have cemented the mystical, almost mythical place of the reindeer (๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด)…
How temperature dictates whether sea turtles become male or female
Wikimedia Commons Unlike humans, sea turtles aren’t born male or female based on chromosomes. Rather, they follow temperature-dependent sex determination…
Wright or wrong: Was this really man’s first successful flight?
NASA/Library of Congress On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright accomplished the seemingly impossible: the world’s first successful manned,…
‘Monkey-eating’ misnomer: What does the Philippine eagle actually eat?
Rey Sta. Ana/orientalbirdimages.org On December 16, 1896, Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant presented a majestic, newly described bird species at…
Eating and sleeping all day: the life of a giant panda
pandasinternational.org At first glance, the giant panda (๐๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ค๐ข) might seem like it’s living the dream. This iconic Chinese bear…
Of castles, pet elks, and fake noses: Tycho Brahe’s incredible life
Eric Drass (shardcore) for Gizmodo The contributions of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe to astronomy are undeniably significant and remarkable. A…
Frogs don’t drinkโso how do they absorb water?
Lipton Despite what internet memes featuring green anthropomorphic amphibians would have us believe, here’s the real tea: Frogs are generally…
Woolly mammoths went extinct a lot later than you think
HuffPost When we think of woolly mammoths, we tend to imagine them going extinct during the age of early human…
(Periodic) pillar of victory: The elements used in prize medals
Daniel dela Cruz Consider the three metals used in medals for various competitions and academic awards, and look at where…
