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Recent Archives
Cats and Barking
How come cats don’t bark? (Barking is meaningless, and cats have a clear set of vocal signals.)
No-Cal Sugar
How can sucralose be made of sugar and not have any calories? (Tongue recognizes it, but not receptors in the gut.)
Fish, Geckos and Flowers
Better fishing strategies, how geckos stick to smooth surfaces, and the rare blooming of the smelly corpse plant
Mosquito Bites
How does a mosquito know that it’s biting a human? (Senses carbon dioxide and other chemicals)