Stretching spider silk to its high-tech limits - tech - 26 January 2012 - New Scientist

Stretching spider silk to its high-tech limits - tech - 26 January 2012 - New Scientist

For 5 pts extra Portfolio credit, email a description of 5 different novel uses for spider silk identified in the article by Friday, January 27. Open to all classes.

Apple unveiled....

Rise of the Super-Earths

Rise of the Super-Earths

Zoologger: Gecko's amputated tail has life of its own - life - 19 January 2012 - New Scientist

Zoologger: Gecko's amputated tail has life of its own - life - 19 January 2012 - New Scientist

How does this adaptation help geckoes survive?

Astrophile: How to spot a dark-matter galaxy - space - 18 January 2012 - New Scientist

Astrophile: How to spot a dark-matter galaxy - space - 18 January 2012 - New Scientist

What is the digital universe?

.....and what does quantum computing have to do with it?

Watch the video and answer these questions in an email to me . I'll give you five points extra homework credit if you're on the right track.

Test Tube Yeast Evolve Multicellularity

By watching evolution in progress, scientists reveal key developments in the evolution of complex life and put evolutionary theories to the test


http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=test-tube-yeast-evolve&page=2

Zoologger: Unique life form is half plant, half animal - life - 13 January 2012 - New Scientist

Zoologger: Unique life form is half plant, half animal - life - 13 January 2012 - New Scientist

Why physicists can't avoid a creation event - physics-math - 11 January 2012 - New Scientist

Why physicists can't avoid a creation event - physics-math - 11 January 2012 - New Scientist

Largest dark matter map holds clues to dark energy - space - 11 January 2012 - New Scientist

Largest dark matter map holds clues to dark energy - space - 11 January 2012 - New Scientist