Category: Science
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Neanderthals and Ancient Humans Suffered from Swimmer’s Ear: Study
Exostoses of the ear canal — more commonly called swimmer’s ear — were surprisingly common in Neanderthals, according to new research by scientists from the United States and France. […] In the study, Washington University researcher Erik Trinkaus and his colleagues from the University of Bordeaux and CNRS examined well-preserved ear canals in the remains…
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Testing if Sharks Can Smell a Drop of Blood
What is likely happening is that the sharks can smell the blood but it’s just not in a quantity that is interesting to them especially since they don’t love human blood that much (btw, I spoke with a marine biologist and mammal blood is all the same from a chemical marker stand point so cow…
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Swimmers Vs Runners: Who Has The Strongest Heart? | The GTN Show Ep. 101
In this weeks GTN show we’ve got a couple of questions for you! Does a swimmer have a stronger heart than a runner? Or should you run with straight or bent arms? We also have some amazing new swim goggles and your chance to win some Assos cycling goodies.
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Weather You Know: Why can’t we swim during a lighting and thunder storm?
Now it’s time on #MorningBlend10 for Weather You Know, when Rob Carlmark answer kids’ questions about… well, the weather.
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The Problem With Sex Testing in Sports
This spring, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld rules imposed by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) limiting the participation of female athletes with high levels of testosterone. On the other side of the decision was Caster Semenya: a South African runner who has repeatedly been penalized by sports officials throughout her career.…
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Bacteria from your gut may be the key to running (and swimming?) farther
The researchers found the bacteria after examining the poop of 10 Boston Marathon runners. To generate energy for itself, Veillonella breaks down lactic acid, which is produced at a higher level when athletes perform particularly strenuous activities. To determine if the bacteria was making a difference, the researchers isolated a strain of it and inserted…
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Robot Fish Can Swim for 37 Hours with Blood-Powered Batteries
A new robotic lionfish can swim around thanks to a synthetic circulatory system, which pumps artificial blood made of battery fluid, around to its various components and motors. The synthetic blood allows the robot to store 325 percent more energy than if it was carrying a separate battery pack, according to Nature News, enough juice to lazily…
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Can You Swim in Shade Balls?
I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear. What are shade balls?
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